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Economy, Business & Finance
St Helena airport didn’t run commercial flights between its opening in May 2016 and October 2017, but now runs flights to Ascension Island and South Africa. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We factchecked claims made by Theresa May and Donald Trump during the latter’s recent state visit and found they were correct. Read
Environment
In recent years estimates for the number of plastic straws used in the UK or in England alone have ranged from around 4 billion to 40 billion. All of these figures carry a high degree of uncertainty. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Andrew Marr correctly quoted a number of figures on reductions in welfare spending, council funding and police numbers under the Coalition, during an interview on his show. Read
Health
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed over the trend in GP numbers at PMQs, but they were talking about different things. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Nine of the ten most deprived council areas in this country have seen cuts that are almost three times the average of any other council. Read
We’ve seen no scientific evidence to show these alternative therapies can cure cancer. Read
A brand of MMR vaccine used in the USA (not in the UK) lists diabetes as an ‘adverse reaction’. But that’s not the same as a side effect caused by the vaccine. Read
The original post made unverified claims about members of the US Congress. Read
Health
Around 200,000 nurses and health visitors who have left the NHS in England in the last eight years, including those who have retired or died in service. Read
