News & Online Editor (former)
Health
Rises in the number of full-time doctors and nurses in the NHS do not include staff members who returned to help during the coronavirus pandemic. Read
Education
Figures given by the Department for Education about the amount of weekly funding for schools do not give the full picture. Read
Keir Starmer was Director of Public Prosecutions when it was decided there was insufficient evidence to charge Savile, but he was not the reviewing lawyer on the case. Read
Health
Boris Johnson claimed no country currently has a functioning Covid-19 track and trace app. Read
Viral Facebook posts falsely claim criminals are handing out face masks doused in chemicals that cause unconsciousness so they can rob houses. Read
Health
Grant Shapps claimed use of public transport is at 5% of its usual levels, but government figures show it is actually much higher. Read
Health
It was reported that new antibody tests were 100% accurate, but evaluation of the tests by Public Health England shows this is not the case. Read
A post shared on social media incorrectly claims Dominic Cummings is pictured as a member of the Bullingdon Club alongside David Cameron and Boris Johnson. Read
Health
In PMQs, Boris Johnson misspoke by saying 125,000 care home staff and 118,000 care home workers have been tested for coronavirus. Read
Health
Figures on the number of NHS workers who have died from the new coronavirus are incomplete. Read
