Europe
Human rights and the EU
What does the European Union have to do with human rights laws? A little, and a lot. Joshua Rozenberg explains. Read
Analysis
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.
Education
Schools, migrant children, and sentencing: Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on schools, migrant children, and sentencing. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
Jobs, pollution, and academies: Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on employment figures, pollution, renewable energy, gun crime, and academies. Read
Fact checks
The Court of Protection
An overview of the Court of Protection, which deals with cases where people lack capacity to make their own decisions. Read
Analysis
Education
Teacher shortages, school places and childcare: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on teacher shortages, school places, childcare and joint enterprise. Read
Fact checks
Crime
Could killers convicted under 'joint enterprise' walk free from jail?
Could killers walk free as a result of changes to the law? Not necessarily. Read
Fact checks
Crime
Domestic violence: 1.9 million say they were victims last year
And two women a week are killed by partners, ex-partners, ‘emotional rivals’, and family members. Read
Fact checks
Crime
Can killers now avoid life in prison with a guilty plea?
Suggested new guidelines for judges, published today, wouldn’t significantly change the rules on when someone stays in prison for life. Read
Fact checks
Crime
Prisons: re-offending, costs and conditions
The Prime Minister will today announce reforms to the prison system in England and Wales. We've factchecked the key claims we've heard this morning. Read
Fact checks
Crime
The rising prison population
The prison population was about 45,000 in England and Wales in 1990 and 1991 and is now about 86,000. Read
Fact checks