The Daily Mail, “enemies of the people”, and a Nazi newspaper
A recent meme compared a Daily Mail headline in 2016 with a Nazi newspaper published in 1933. Read
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Crime
It's hard to measure crime, which can make news stories seem more worrying than they really are. We look past the headlines to explain the full picture.
Europe
Was the EU referendum “advisory”?
A referendum can be legally non-binding but, arguably, politically binding. Read
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The cost of public inquiries
Figures cited on BBC Question Time for the cost of the Chilcot and Leveson Inquiries are correct. Read
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Europe
What does the High Court’s Article 50 ruling mean for Brexit?
The judgment on 3 November means that the government can’t leave the EU without parliament passing a law allowing Article 50 to be used. Read
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Limits on immigration detention
It's true that the UK is the only country in the EU without a specific time limit on how long someone can be held for immigration offences. Read
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FIFA has restrictions on England footballers wearing poppies
FIFA does have strict rules on political or religious symbols on football kit, which hit the headlines every few years. Read
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Europe
Brexit: which EU citizens will have the right to stay in the UK?
A high proportion of EU citizens in the UK are likely to be entitled to a special status under EU law by the time of Brexit, but it depends on the Government's negotiations with the EU. Read
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Immigration
Are our prisons "filling up with foreigners"?
Citizens of other countries make up a declining share of the prison population. Read
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Crime
Hate crime and the EU referendum
After the referendum, there was a sharp increase in the number of hate crimes that were recorded by the police. Read
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Health
Fewer police cells are being used to hold people with mental health problems
Police cells are being used less often as a ‘place of safety’ under the Mental Health Act. Read
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