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Education
There are more children being “looked after” by their local authorities, which can mean they have been placed for adoption, fostered, and in some cases, placed with their parents. Read
Education
The criteria for receiving free school meals is changing Read
A day in the life of Full Fact factchecker, Claire Milne, who appeared on BBC Live Lessons to teach 11-14 year-olds about how to spot misinformation in the news. Read
Europe
The Port of Dover has previously said that between 1% and 3% of lorries arriving at Dover are not from the EU, but we haven’t been able to confirm the source of the figure. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Over the last 50 years, people in the UK have become richer in general. Life expectancy isn’t falling overall, but its rate of increase has slowed down in recent years. Read
We factchecked how young people voted in the EU referendum, young trans people who have attempted suicide, earnings and life expectancy, and the legal age for buying a house and getting married. Read
Health
A survey raised concerns about high numbers of young trans people attempting to take their own lives. We don’t know how representative the findings are of young trans people in Britain as a whole. Read
Europe
A poll estimated that 73% of under-25 voters voted Remain in the EU referendum. Other polls have reached a similar figure, but it’s impossible to say exactly what the true figure is. Read
In England and Wales, you can’t buy a house yourself until you’re 18. Read
Health
A higher percentage of A&E patients spend 12 hours in A&E in Wales than in England. Asking who is responsible for that is a complex question. Read
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