Police in China's Yunnan province created a wanted poster for a vicious gang member but could not find a pic so used one from his primary school days. They were rightly mocked and subsequently apologised. The poster has now been withdrawn. #Police #china #Wanted

There’s a large hole in Exeter. Police are looking in to it.

Labour MPs (incl at today's #PMQs) claiming mortgage repayments are set to increase by £500/mth. But what's that figure actually based on? And how much of it is due to rates rising before the mini-Budget? Tony Thompson has been number-crunching... fullfact.org/economy/labour…

Former PMs can claim expenses of up to £115,000 a year for costs associated with “continuing to fulfil public duties”. Some claim it all, some don’t. For example, in 2020-21 John Major claimed the full amount, while Theresa May claimed about £58,000. fullfact.org/economy/liz-tr…

Calls for law to end 'deceptive' campaign practices before next general election news.sky.com/story/calls-fo…

Andrea Jenkyns MP claims millions have voted to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights. This is not correct. Millions voted to leave the EU but the ECHR is an entirely separate entity. buff.ly/45CLGDP

Speaking on the BBC R4 Today programme, health secretary Steve Barclay claimed NHS consultants receive tax-free pensions. This is incorrect. Pensions for consultants are subject to the same tax rules that apply to all pensioners. buff.ly/44bRB0C

Rishi Sunak says the UK was the first country to send tanks to Ukraine. The evidence says otherwise. fullfact.org/news/rishi-sun…

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❌ "His chancellor's Budget did not even mention defence”. Kemi Badenoch made this claim about The Labour Party's Autumn Budget. This isn't correct. Our fact check: fullfact.org/news/kemi-bade…

🚜 This week saw protests against proposed changes to inheritance tax on farms. But there’s been disagreement over how many farms might be affected. We take a look at the different figures circulating. buff.ly/496W1tQ

Fascinating demonstration of UK police use of the #polygraph at #detectivesforum

Gun homicide rates up by 31.6% since stand your ground law came into effect in Florida - no change in states w/o law jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

When a man on the train expresses surprise that a ‘young lady’ is reading the business section of the Telegraph and the FT. He starts explaining that Davos happens every year. What CBI and ECB stands for. I try to politely move on... he asks: ‘So what is it you do?’ 😬

Happy #NationalChocolateCakeDay #Cake Fact Oliver Cromwell banned the eating of chocolate cake in 1644, declaring it a pagan form of pleasure. For 16 years, cake eating and making went underground until the Restoration leaders lifted the ban on cake in 1660.

Fantastic investigation nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Understand this tweet and you'll be a master of meme, at least for now. x.com/MrRamgon9/stat…

As Tony Thompson & I argued stop & search is 1 tool to address #knifecrime but not only tool. It doesn't address safety fears of young ppl & it harms trust. There are other things police can do e.g neighbourhood policing which arguably more effective. LBC

This should put a smile on the face of everyone who's ex-job, or who's still in the job, or who just hates bureaucracy and loves a laugh. #policedogs #police