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Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden’s claim that the current employment rate is higher than in “every year but one” under the Conservatives isn’t correct, according to ONS data.

South Yorkshire Police say no evidence of any crime has been uncovered and counter terrorism police are not involved in the investigation.

The health secretary appeared to tell the Labour conference that a “tax break for private healthcare” was Reform’s only health policy at the last election, but there were several in its manifesto.

The Labour government has so far not announced any changes to the headline rates of income tax in people’s payslips, which is what it says this pledge applies to. But it has extended the freeze in ...

Value Added Tax (VAT) is paid on most products and services sold by VAT-registered businesses. Businesses with a total taxable turnover of more than £90,000 must register for VAT. Most goods and ...

Net additional dwellings figures show 208,600 homes were added to England’s stock in the financial year 2024/25, fewer than the year before. While these stats cover a few months of the Conservative ...

The latest available data shows that as of June 2026 the number of asylum seekers housed in hotels was 46% lower than in June 2024, shortly before Labour entered government. The number of hotels used ...

South Western Railway, c2c, Greater Anglia, West Midlands Trains, Govia Thameslink Railway and Chiltern Railways have been brought into public ownership, following the passing of the Passenger Railway ...

The founder and leader of the Heritage Party, David Kurten, made several false claims about the health of Amish people in a widely shared tweet that has been viewed over 3.5 million times. Many Amish ...

Posts claim to show doctors from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust applying weight loss patches and losing weight over a period of time. These claims aren’t real and the posts feature videos ...

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