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Economy, Business & Finance
Figures published by the ONS showing a 2.2% fall in earnings do not account for bonuses, although there are a number of different figures available. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour’s claim that affordable housing supply has fallen by 95% misinterprets the statistics. Read
Data uncovered by an MP about the number of fraud investigators employed by HMRC and the DWP has been reshared on social media. But the figures are out of date and misleadingly presented. Read
Health
A retired neurosurgeon expressed this opinion in a journal article, which can be found by searching PubMed on the agency’s site. Read
Health
An article in a 1987 edition of the Times claimed a possible link between the smallpox vaccine and AIDS. There is no evidence for such a link. Read
Immigration
Some are eligible to receive £8 per week to cover costs for items not provided by their accommodation. Read
Health
The bigger question is why there are outbreaks in countries where it isn’t endemic. Read
Footage showing a driver escaping from a police roadblock by driving over the roof of a truck and then a double decker bus is a computer simulation. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Boris Johnson was wrong to make this claim, according to the government’s own definition of affordable housing. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
These estimates are uncertain for several reasons, but 12 million households would amount to many more than 12 million people. Read
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