Fact check: Unemployment under Labour and Facebook ads
Round-up of claims from the campaign trail checked by Full Fact, including past Labour governments’ record on unemployment.
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Labour signals closer UK-EU trade ties as Sunak returns to campaign trail
Sir Keir Starmer’s party is focusing on the economy this week as it rides high in the polls.
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What to expect on the General Election campaign trail on Monday
Labour is highlighting its investment and wealth fund plans at the start of an economy-focused week, while Rishi Sunak returns to campaigning.
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Profile: Who is Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage said he will stand for Reform UK in the General Election, reversing his previous plans to focus on Donald Trump’s re-election in the US.
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Profile: Who is Sir Ed Davey?
Disclosures over his role as minister amid the Post Office horizon IT scandal have led to calls from Tory MPs for the Lib Dem leader to stand down.
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Singapore says dredger lost control and hit tanker causing oil spill
The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima struck the Singaporean fuel supply ship Marine Honor on Friday.
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Tejano singer and TV host Johnny Canales dies at 77
He is credited with launching the career of Tejano superstar Selena.
World News|Jun 14
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Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Ron Simons dies aged 63
SimonSays Entertainment, his New York-based production company, said Simons died on Wednesday.
World News|Jun 14
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LISTEN: Chalmers not about to give up on Paris dream
Alastair Chalmers is calling on two big mainland European meets in his rush to achieve the Olympic 400m hurdles standard.
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Scots Euros fan says blood is ‘100% German’ after lifesaving transplant
Ally Brown said he keeps in touch with his German donor using Facebook and the pair communicate using Google Translate.
UK News|Jun 13
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Fact check: Photo of Rishi Sunak’s mother’s pharmacy is from the 2000s
Mr Sunak had said he did not have Sky TV growing up.
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Farage: Tory Party may be dead and I can lead national opposition
The Reform UK leader also insisted he would not ‘surrender to the mob’ after being targeted by protesters on the campaign trail.
UK News|Jun 13
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Lucy Letby ‘caught virtually red-handed’ trying to murder baby girl, court told
Jurors at Manchester Crown Court were told the defendant was convicted last year of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six more.
UK News|Jun 12
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Jonathan Pie creator says comedians will ‘miss’ Tories if they lose election
Tom Walker, known for creating satirical ‘journalist’ Jonathan Pie, gives his predictions on the comedic landscape in the lead-up to July 4.
UK News|Jun 12
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Sunak insists he has not given up on victory amid Tory fears of Labour landslide
The PM said he was not conceding defeat despite Tory tactics warning about a massive Labour majority.
UK News|Jun 12
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