Fact checks about UK law, how legal systems work, justice and human rights
Economy, Business & Finance
What is the National Minimum Wage? What is a living wage? How different are they and what does the law say about them? Read
A hung parliament is when no one party has a majority of MPs in the House of Commons following an election. Read
MI5 distinguishes between seven different types of “intelligence gathering activities”. We explain what they’re allowed to do in each area. Read
Full Fact takes a look at the big changes to employment law since 2010. Read
BBC Question Time on 25 May featured a lot of discussion about the government’s Prevent strategy. But what is Prevent? Read
TPIMs, internment and Control Orders: how the government has tried to control terror suspects. Read
The Conservative Party has been under investigation by the Electoral Commission, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service over election spending. Why? Read
Europe
The World Trade Organisation, or WTO, comes up again and again in the Brexit debate. Here’s our quick, expert guide to what it does. Read
A High Court judge will decide whether Charlie Gard, a baby being kept alive on artificial ventilation, will continue to be kept alive or have his life support switched off. Why is it up to a judge? Read
The venue for legal disputes over marriage and children in England and Wales. Read
