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An announcement of £1 billion worth of trade and investment between the UK and India included Infosys, as well as a number of other firms. Read
The real lake doesn’t look like an eye. Read
Pictures shared online have been falsely claimed to show that the ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theory is correct. Read
No deaths were reported over the Easter bank holiday weekend, leading to a spike in reports in the following days. The actual number of Covid-19 deaths occurring is falling. Read
Immigration
We look into Boris Johnson’s claims at PMQs that the former Labour Home Secretary first proposed plans similar to the government’s deal with Rwanda. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The claim that families are ‘£2,620 worse off’ does not account for any rises in wages or benefits, and is based on some cost estimates which are not reliable. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The PM claimed there are more people in work than there were before the pandemic. This figure only counts employees and not the self-employed. In total there are 600,000 fewer people in work. Read
Infosys, the company founded by Akshata Murty’s father, is not registered in Rwanda. Read
Health
To the end of 2021, over 150,000 deaths in the UK had been registered with Covid-19 as the underlying cause. Read
The post misunderstands how state pensions work in the UK. Read
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