Election update, 7 April: out-of-hours GP access and taxes
Has access to out-of-hours GPs improved or declined under the Coalition? Labour is saying there are 600 fewer GP surgeries opening across England in the evening and at weekends than … Read
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Has access to out-of-hours GPs improved or declined under the Coalition? Labour is saying there are 600 fewer GP surgeries opening across England in the evening and at weekends than … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"Families will be £1100 a year worse off on average because of this Tory Chancellor's choices."—Ed Balls The message is clear; the tax and benefits changes brought in over the … Read
It's the last day of the Easter long weekend, but in the news, it seems to be a day of things that people usually prefer not to talk about. At … Read
Housing continues to be in the news today, with the Telegraph leading on an exclusive interview with the Chancellor in which he pledges to "deliver a revolution in home ownership". … Read
Nicola Sturgeon is all over the front pages this morning. Not all the newspapers are preoccupied with that particular spat, though. The Sun has led with Conservative plans to toughen … Read
Seven out of 11 papers lead today with at least some mention of last night's televised debate. We expect it to dominate much of today's election coverage. Take a look … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
This evening the 7 party leaders took part in a debate chaired by Julie Etchingham. We were factchecking throughout the evening - you can see what we said on Twitter @FullFact, and we've rounded up 10 of the main claims below. Read
Tonight sees the leaders of seven parties appear in a live televised debate. Just like last week's leaders' interviews, we'll be live factchecking. Keep an eye out for our tweets … Read
The economy continues to be the election campaign's main battleground today. Labour will be setting out its plans to ban what it calls "exploitative" zero hour contracts. We'll be keeping … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A few years ago, no one knew what a 'selfie' was. Since 2014, suddenly selfies are everywhere. Are people actually taking more pictures of themselves? Maybe. But the trends we … Read