Europe
Do pensioners in the rest of the EU get more cash than the elderly in the UK?
Pensions are difficult to compare internationally, and there are several different ways to do it. Read
Fact checks
Grace Rahman
News & Online Editor
Grace joined Full Fact in March 2018 from the Press Association. She’s in charge of our work on the Third Party Fact Checking programme with Facebook and is particularly interested in debunking rumours spreading on social media.
She is a qualified journalist and has a Biology degree.
Crime
What’s happening to HMP Birmingham?
Birmingham prison has been taken over from G4S by the government. Read
Analysis
Health
How many people die in fires?
The number of people dying in fires in 2017/18 was up a quarter on the year before. Read
Fact checks
What are the rules on burkas and niqabs in the UK?
Women wearing veils for religious reasons do have to show their faces in passport photos, when entering the country and if police ask them to. Read
Analysis
How to spot misleading videos online
Full Fact's guide to checking a video is what it says it is. Read
Comment
Crime
Violence and drugs in prison
In England and Wales’ prisons, drugs finds, assaults, and self-harm incidents are at a decade-high. Read
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Crime
How many armed police are there?
The number of police firearms incidents are at a ten year high. Read
Analysis
Health
Mental health: there are fewer beds, nurses and psychiatry trainees than in 2010
The number of mental health beds and nurses have decreased since 2010, and there are fewer psychiatrists in training. Read
Fact checks
Are MPs allowed second jobs?
MPs are allowed to do work outside of parliament, but they have to declare what that is, how many hours they work and what they’re paid. Read
Analysis
Is wolf whistling about to become illegal?
Wolf whistling is unlikely to result in a prison sentence, even if misogyny is upgraded to a hate crime. Read
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