We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
Europe
Ian Holloway was wrong to suggest that non-British organisations had changed the VAR and handball rules against the will of British football organisations. Read
Europe
The government has put into force part of the EU Withdrawal Act, which will repeal the European Communities Act on Brexit day. But parliament still has the means to stop this if it wishes. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A survey claiming that Britons have spent £4 billion on Brexit stockpiling likely over-counted the amount being stockpiled. Read
98% of global trade is done by members of the WTO, but most of this trade is done via trade agreements, not WTO rules. Read
Europe
The text has been circulating online for some time attributed to Monnet, but he doesn’t seem to have said it. Read
Europe
The Telegraph claimed a majority of people support the suspension of parliament. The figure was in fact 44%. There are other problems with this poll. Read
There are not 26,911 words in EU cabbage regulations. It’s an urban legend which dates back to 1951. Read
Europe
Free ports (areas within countries where import tariffs don’t apply) exist within the EU, but in a more limited form than elsewhere in the world. Read
Europe
It’s incorrect to say we can only export lamb to Japan because of the EU-Japan trade deal. It’s because Japan lifted a ban on lamb imports from the UK. Read
Europe
Ann Widdecombe made a claim about fishing regulation during her maiden speech at the EU parliament saying they’d reduced income by 40%. Read
