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What we know about the Libyan flood and climate change
Research is still underway to establish the exact role climate change could have played in Storm Daniel and the Libya flood.
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Is the new BA.2.86 Covid variant spreading in the UK?
How severe is the new variant and how many cases have there been in the UK so far?
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Will ULEZ expansion to outer London improve air quality?
We calculate the expansion will add 13 minutes to the average Londoner’s life expectancy in 2023.
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Government spends millions on overspill prison cells in police stations, exclusive data reveals
Some police forces told us they received six figure sums for providing cells that weren’t ever occupied.
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What is the new Omicron Covid variant and how many cases are there in the UK?
A new Covid variant named BA.2.86 has been detected in the UK. Here’s what we know – and don’t know – so far.
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Who is eligible for the 2023 autumn Covid booster and when will it be available?
The UK’s Covid vaccination programme is entering its third winter season, with eligible groups able to get a top-up.
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Sunak claims North Sea gas ‘four times’ less polluting than imports
On the day he announced hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licenses prime minister Rishi Sunak told reporters that producing natural gas in the UK is “better for the climate” than importing it from abroad. He said that’s because it’s “far better to have it here at home rather than shipping it here…
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Would new North Sea oil and gas make Britain more energy independent?
The government will grant hundreds of new licences to extract oil and gas from the North Sea, Rishi Sunak said on Monday. The initial decision was announced last year, but Mr Sunak reiterated the plan this week alongside “millions of pounds” for so-called “carbon capture and storage” technology — which the government says would help reduce…
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Were the Greek wildfires caused by climate change?
This summer has already been marked as another year with record-breaking heat right across the globe, from China to North Africa and North America to Europe. In the past week at least 34 people died from spreading wildfires in Algeria, while in the Greek island of Rhodes thousands were evacuated due to wildfires following extreme…
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How many UK doctors are going abroad and how does pay compare?
How many doctors are actually leaving the UK to work elsewhere – and how does the pay compare? FactCheck takes a look.
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How many cats have died of feline coronavirus in Cyprus and are there UK cases?
What are the symptoms of cat coronavirus and has the outbreak spread to the UK? FactCheck takes a look.
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Why is US decision to give cluster munitions to Ukraine controversial?
US President Joe Biden has announced the country will supply cluster munitions to Ukraine to help its fight against Russian forces. FactCheck takes a look.
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What’s going on with the world’s oceans – and what’s a marine heatwave?
The world’s oceans have been heating to unprecedented levels in recent months, with some scientists debating whether the climate is changing beyond expectation. In the UK, June is now set to be the hottest on record. Similar records have been tumbling elsewhere and Antarctic ice has receded to its lowest point ever. The Met Office…
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Labour claims ‘Tory mortgage penalty’ costs £2,900
There’s more to this figure than meets the eye.
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What charges is Donald Trump facing and what happens next?
Former US President Donald Trump is facing charges over his handling of classified documents after he left the White House in 2021. FactCheck takes a look.
