Fact check: Waiting lists, NHS strikes and immigration returns
Round up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
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Southport riots: Father of three jailed for calling for mosques to be burned
Geraint Boyce, 43, of Penrhiw-Fer, Wales was jailed for two years at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court for publishing threatening material.
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Sales slump at Ikea UK as prices cut to attract more shoppers
The UK arm of the Swedish homeware giant said retail sales dropped by 6.8% to £2.3 billion for the year to August.
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NHS is entering winter ‘in bad shape’ as new figures show rising waits
An estimated 7.64 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of August, relating to 6.42 million patients.
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Rafael Nadal ends an era in which he unleashed one of sport’s greatest weapons
Nadal’s forehand left many opponents watching on in staggered disbelief.
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Inspectors warn of ‘catastrophic levels’ of drugs, violence and rats in prison
HMP Manchester, previously known as Strangeways, was visited by HM Inspectorate of Prisons.
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Talking points as Craig Bellamy’s Wales prepare to face Iceland in Reykjavik
The Dragons collected four points from their opening two Nations League matches in September.
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Taiwan celebrates its National Day holiday against background of Chinese threats
China claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory.
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Key questions answered ahead of Great Britain’s America’s Cup challenge
Ineos Britannia has come a long way under the guidance of four-time Olympic champion Sir Ben Ainslie.
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Flats for homeless youngsters expected to be filled instantly
SEVEN new training flats for homeless young islanders in Victoria Road are expected to be filled as soon as they are completed early next year, as local charities team up to tackle the problem.
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GAAS looks to rehouse residents before closure
FINDING alternative accommodation for remaining ‘dry house’ residents is the immediate priority for Guernsey Addiction Advisory Service director Dave Newman, as he begins to wind up the charity.
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Next election will include just eight polling stations
THERE will be just eight polling stations for the next election – a big drop from the previous election.
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Sark Property Company says it has 120 investors interested in the island
IDEAS to turn Sark into a Singapore-style destination, create an independent financial centre and increase the population to 100,000 have come in from potential investors but been rejected by the Sark Property Company as it continues to pursue plans to acquire the Barclay family’s property portfolio in the island.
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Pensions ‘could be used to help workers build a rainy day savings pot’
Workplace pensions should be viewed as part of a broader savings strategy, a report from the Resolution Foundation said.
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Amazon rainforest nearing irreversible tipping point partly driven by UK – WWF
The UK is contributing to deforestation of the Amazon, WWF warned as it urged ministers to ban the sale of commodities linked to global forest loss.
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