Health
Non-Covid deaths in private homes are up, but have decreased elsewhere
Metro claimed the non-Covid death toll is soaring. This refers just to deaths in private homes, not all deaths. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What does an "Australia style" Brexit deal really mean?
On Sunday, Andrew Marr suggested that an “Australian terms” deal with the EU could well be called “Afghan” terms. Afghanistan actually has more favourable trade terms with the EU than Australia. Read
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Health
London Mayor candidate wrong to claim Covid-19 pandemic is no worse than a flu season
The number of deaths from Covid-19 far exceeds the number of deaths from flu in a given season, despite the much stricter controls in place. Read
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WhatsApp messages about a video called “India is doing it” are a hoax
The video and the hack mentioned in the message are not real. Read
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Health
Contact tracing has not stopped in schools
Single Covid-19 cases in educational settings are being traced centrally, instead of by local teams Read
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Royal Navy sailors died while preventing the slave trade, but not tens of thousands
Modern and contemporary records of naval deaths are in the low thousands. Read
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There almost certainly aren’t as many as two million unauthorised immigrants in the UK
A recent estimate put the figure between 800,000 and 1.2 million. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Andy Burnham was wrong about furlough on Question Time
The Mayor of Greater Manchester suggested that staff in closed pubs and bars in Bolton had no access to support. Read
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Health
Flu and Covid-19 statistics are being published in one report, but not added together
They will both now appear in the same weekly document. Read
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Health
Flu and Covid-19 statistics are not being added together
It’s just that they are both now published in the same weekly document. Read
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