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Health
There was a fall in the NHS England waiting list in October—but it followed three days of strikes by junior doctors, consultants and specialty doctors earlier in the month. Read
Politics
This past weekend saw the government’s changes to National Insurance contributions (NICs) take effect, reducing the main rate of NICs from 12% to 10%. We’ve looked into some contrasting claims … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister and the shadow chancellor have made contrasting claims about the impact of changes to personal taxes. Read
Sunset won’t happen after 7pm in the UK until the end of March. Read
This claim comes from a fake screenshot appearing to show a social media post by the police force. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Tax rules haven’t changed—you may still need to declare income of more than £1,000 from selling second-hand clothes, handmade goods or short-term property lets. Read
An unaltered version of the video shows that the person dancing is not the Ukrainian President, whose face has been digitally added using AI. Read
An image supposedly showing a dog injured in a hit-and-run is taken from a 2022 news article about a dog attack in Northern Ireland. Read
Health
First-year junior doctors earn about £15.53 an hour in basic pay only—but the average junior doctor earned at least about £44,500 in the year to September 2023. Read
Politics
While answering questions from the media following his New Year speech earlier today, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer made a couple of claims about the government’s record which we’ve been … Read
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