Fact check: General election petition, the law on spiking, and NHS waiting lists
This roundup of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s largest fact checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. General election petition…
‘How I became a self-made millionaire after leaving school with one GCSE’
A man who left school with just one GCSE has shared how he went on to build his fortune. From a young age, Adam Stott struggled to learn in a…
Is Netanyahu immune from ICC arrest warrant as France claims?
Paris has argued that the warrants issued against the Israeli PM for war crimes are not valid as Israel is not a member of the ICC. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Footballers face risk of extreme heat stress in 2026 World Cup, study warns
Two-thirds of the sites hosting the men’s football World Cup in North America could put players at very high risk of extreme heat stress, a study has warned. Analysis published…
King Frederik and Queen Mary to spend Christmas apart from family members following royal feud
King Frederik and Queen Mary are set to spend Christmas apart from key family members following a royal feud. The King and Queen of Denmark have revealed they will spend…
Net migration to UK hit record 906,000 in 2023
Numbers fell 20 percent from the record high to 728,000 in the year to June 2024. A general view of the UK Border crossing at Heathrow Airport in London, UK…
PM announces overhaul of immigration system as net migration hits 906,000
The Prime Minister has announced a wide-ranging overhaul of the immigration system, as he accused the Conservatives of running “a one-nation experiment in open borders”. On the day revised figures…
Starmer unleashes furious attack on ‘unforgivable’ Tory ‘open border experiment’ as he vows huge immigration crackdown
Sir Keir Starmer has blasted the Conservatives, accusing them of running an “open border experiment” as he laid out Labour’s reaction to the latest migration figures. The Prime Minister was…
American Thanksgiving: U.S. authorities expect millions to travel
Travelers who waited until the last day to make their Thanksgiving holiday treks need to be prepared for busy highways and the most crowded day yet this week at the…
Australian social media ban for under-16s a ‘retrograde step’, UK charity says
Australia’s plans to ban under-16s from social media is a “retrograde step” that would leave young people facing a “cliff edge of harm” when then turn 16, a UK charity…