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Two Ukrainian personnel looking at missile remains

What weapon killed 50 people in Ukraine station attack?

There's mounting evidence that cluster weapons, which can cause heavy civilian casualties, are being used in this conflict.

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Video appears to show killing of captive Russian soldier

A video has emerged which purports to show Ukrainian forces shooting a captive Russian soldier.

Bucha

Bucha satellite image contradicts Russian claims

Russia called footage of bodies in Bucha 'staged' but its evidence for this does not stack up.

A mother feeds her child at a refugee shelter in Beregsurany, Hungary, 28 February 2022

How do the UK's schemes for Ukrainian refugees work?

How is the government helping Ukrainian refugees come to the UK?

Women seen in a camp for internally displaced persons in Afar region

Why it's so hard getting aid into Tigray

The movement of aid trucks has been disrupted for months into a region in desperate need of humanitarian supplies.

Man does sums on calculator

Is this the biggest personal tax cut for 25 years?

The Spring Statement cut some taxes but, overall, the government has raised taxes in the past year.

Bodrum protesters

The hunt for superyachts of sanctioned Russians

Wealthy Russians sanctioned by the US, EU and UK are having to find places they can keep their assets safe.

Still from video

Video appears to show killing of captive Russian soldier

A video has emerged which purports to show Ukrainian forces shooting a captive Russian soldier.

Bucha

Bucha satellite image contradicts Russian claims

Russia called footage of bodies in Bucha 'staged' but its evidence for this does not stack up.

A mother feeds her child at a refugee shelter in Beregsurany, Hungary, 28 February 2022

How do the UK's schemes for Ukrainian refugees work?

How is the government helping Ukrainian refugees come to the UK?

Women seen in a camp for internally displaced persons in Afar region
Man does sums on calculator
Bodrum protesters

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  2. Have taxes been cut for everyone?

    Reality Check

    Boris Johnson has told MPs: "We are responsible for cutting taxes for everybody."

    While measures were taken in the Spring Statement that cut some taxes for some people, it is not true to say that taxes have been cut for everybody.

    The announced tax cuts were smaller than the increases in taxes the chancellor had announced in the past year.

    The Office for Budget Responsibility predicts that the overall tax burden will rise from 33.0% of GDP (a measure of the output of the economy) in 2019-20 to 36.3% in 2026-27, which would be the highest level since the late 1940s.

    You can read more about it here.

  8. How we spot fake news from Ukraine

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    Video caption: How we verify social media posts from the war in Ukraine

    How we verify social media posts from the war in Ukraine

  19. Is Boris Johnson right about 'biggest tax cut for 25 years'?

    Reality Check

    Boris Johnson said earlier: “What we’re doing with income tax and National Insurance… it’s the biggest tax cut for 25 years."

    The prime minister is correct to say that the measures proposed in the Spring Statement last Wednesday, if taken in isolation, amount to a larger tax cut than any announced in a Budget over the last 25 years.

    The chancellor said the government would increase the amount you can earn without paying any National Insurance starting this July and would cut the basic rate of tax in 2024.

    But that’s not the full picture. If you look at all the measures announced by the government in the last year, they mean that people will be paying more tax in 2024 than they are at the moment.

    You can read more from our fact check here

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