What we found out by factchecking claims about the EU membership fee
Remember the bus? You probably know by now that it was wrong. Here's the story behind the claim. Read
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At least 120,000 children in Great Britain are homeless
Calculations by a housing charity for the number of under-18s and expecting mothers living in temporary accommodation stack up. Read
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Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We've factchecked claims about the economy, housebuilding, poverty, and the cost of children's funerals from today's PMQs. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The economic outlook: IMF or IFS?
The UK is set to be the 18th fastest-growing of the ‘advanced economies’ in 2016, according to the IMF. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Poverty: up or down?
About 2.7 million fewer children were living in absolute poverty by the end of the last Labour government, or 2.1 million fewer if you take housing costs into account. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
House building: counting the government's record
We've looked at the Labour and Conservative records on house building, the impact of the financial crisis and how house building measures affect the picture. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The cost of children's funerals
The average funeral costs between £3,700 and £3,900 according to insurers, although some fees may be waived in the case of a deceased child. Read
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Brexit in the Supreme Court: the arguments
The Supreme Court will decide whether the government has the power to trigger Brexit without an Act of Parliament. These are the competing legal arguments the justices will hear. Read
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Health
Will you have to prove you need to see your GP?
About 180 GP surgeries are using initial telephone consultations (telephone triage) systematically to manage high demand for their services (out of about 7,700 practices in England). Read
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Brexit in the Supreme Court: a preview
The Supreme Court will decide whether the government has the power to trigger Brexit without an Act of Parliament. Here's what you need to know about the case. Read
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