We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK has six of the poorest 10 regions comparing GDP per person against nearby countries, but this doesn’t mean the people who live there are poorer. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK’s biggest export market is the USA. We exported 18% of our goods and services there in 2016, followed by Germany which took 9% of our exports. Our biggest trade deficit is with Germany. Read
Europe
In 2016, the majority of Northern Irish goods trade sent outside its borders went to Great Britain. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The economies of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia grew by 5.6%, 5.3%, and 6.5% respectively in 2017. That’s significantly faster than the UK, USA, and EU. Read
Europe
Between 2015 and 2016, the number of UK citizens being granted citizenship of another EU country more than doubled. Read
Europe
The Port of Dover has previously said that between 1% and 3% of lorries arriving at Dover are not from the EU, but we haven’t been able to confirm the source of the figure. Read
Europe
A poll estimated that 73% of under-25 voters voted Remain in the EU referendum. Other polls have reached a similar figure, but it’s impossible to say exactly what the true figure is. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK is the EU’s second largest economy after Germany, or third after Germany and France, depending on the measure of GDP you look at. Read
Europe
The OBR has estimated that the Brexit “divorce” bill will come to £37 billion and will be paid off by 2064. Read
Europe
After Brexit, the UK will no longer be subject to EU laws which prohibit mobile roaming fees within the EU. Read
