Europe
It's roughly correct that the European Union employs the same number of people as Derbyshire County Council, although it depends on who you count. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"We will raise at least £5 billion from continuing to tackle tax evasion, and aggressive tax avoidance and tax planning, building on the £7 billion of annual savings we have … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Today's GDP growth of 0.8% has been met with caution by some, who warn that there is still some way to go before individuals feel as rich as they did before the recession. Read
Crime
The Prime Minister was among those to call for an end to female genital mutilation this week. How widespread is the practice in this country? Read
Health
Comments by the Health Secretary have sparked a debate about charging patients for doctors' appointments. But how common are missed slots, and how much do they cost the health service? Read
Europe
"BRITISH taxpayers are giving more than £30million a year in Child Benefit to families in other EU countries." Daily Express, 28 May 2014 "Child benefit worth £30million paid by Britain … Read
Europe
UKIP's 2014 European elections posters were described by some as "inaccurate". So do the claims made by the party add up? Read
Europe
Full Fact Live: factchecking in brief from Full Fact and elsewhere Read
Economy, Business & Finance
With a wide range of estimates available on the number of people working on zero-hours contracts, do new figures show that the total doubled in 2013? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The government has claimed that its flagship welfare reform policy could save the taxpayer as much as £38 billion over the next decade, but today a Labour Treasury spokesperson said that it was in fact costing £190,000 per claimant Read
