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Crime
The government has given £5 million to the Scottish Police to help with the costs of policing President Trump’s visit. Other police forces can also apply for special funding to cover the costs. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The government did introduce legislation to allow for temporary energy tariff caps, as promised in the 2017 Conservative manifesto. Read
Europe
Lorry design specifications are set by the EU, but the UK initially opposed its plans to allow safer lorries on the road. Read
A petition signed by over 100,000 people has asked parliament to make stealing pets a crime “in its own right”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
HMRC employs around 1,000 staff to work with and investigate the tax affairs of the affluent and super-rich. DWP employs around 4,000 staff in its benefit fraud team. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The number of UK part-time workers unable to find full-time work is relatively high, but the number of people overall who want more work is low. Read
This week Question Time was in King's Lynn. We factchecked claims on social care funding, universal credit and food banks, NHS funding and satisfaction. Read
Health
Increases in council tax aren’t enough to meet the demand for social care. Experts point to a lack of council funding from central government. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Trussell Trust research shows increases in food bank use in areas where Universal Credit has been rolled out. It’s difficult to measure the extent that one is causing the other. Read
Health
Most NHS funding is from general taxation, some from National Insurance contributions and a few percent come from patient charges. Read
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