How long do murderers serve in prison? – Full Fact
WEBThe average amount of time people released from prison for murder have served is about 16.5 years. According to a Freedom of Information request we sent, answered by the Ministry of Justice, about 10% of prisoners released between 2010 and 2018 having served time for murder had served under 10 years, and about 10% had served more than 24 years.
World Trade Center 7 didn’t collapse for ‘no apparent reason'
WEBSep 16, 2021 · A nearby building did collapse on 9/11 despite not being hit by a plane, due to a complex process of structural failures caused by fire.
The Nazis were not socialists – Full Fact
WEBSep 25, 2019 · Multiple posts on social media have claimed that the Nazi party were socialists, due to their full name—the National Socialist German Workers' Party.. This argument has been used to attack socialism through association with Nazi policies. It has also led to confusion, as Nazism is normally associated with fascism and far-right-wing views. The issue of whether the Nazis were socialists isn ...
How sweet is sixteen? Legal age limits in England and Wales
WEBFeb 1, 2018 · Defining a child. Both the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Children Act 1989 define a child as someone under the age of 18. The UN Convention adds that this is “unless, under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.” In the UK, children gain rights under certain laws before the age of 18.
The Great Pyramid’s location isn’t as spooky as this post make
WEBMar 31, 2020 · A popular Facebook post suggests that the location of the Great Pyramid of Giza is mysteriously connected to the speed of light. It says: “Speed of light: 299,792,458 m/s. Coordinates of the Great Pyramid of Giza: 29.9792458°N. Coincidence?” This figure for the speed of light (in a vacuum) is correct.And, as the post implies, it is not necessarily a coincidence that it matches the ...
What do we know about the ethnicity of people involved in sexual ...
WEBSep 6, 2017 · Problems with the data on grooming gangs. There were over 1,200 cases of sexual grooming recorded by police in England and Wales in 2016/17. The scale of this, and other sexual offences against children, is difficult to measure as in many cases it goes unreported.. Naz Shah’s office pointed us towards research done by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and Office of ...
There is no upper limit for how much MPs can claim to cover heatin
WEBApr 14, 2022 · Our verdict. There is no upper limit on how much MPs can claim for utilities bills. MPs can claim their petrol and diesel costs on their expenses. MPs can claim 45p per mile for the first 10,000 miles and 25p per mile thereafter for certain journeys taken by private car. MPs just got a £2,000 pay rise so now get paid £86,000 a year.
The inventor of PCR never said it wasn’t designed to detect …
WEBOct 23, 2020 · A number of posts on Facebook have made claims about the man who invented PCR tests, Dr Kary B. Mullis, and what that means about Covid-19 testing. One such post claims: “[Dr Mullis] said that this PCR test was not made to detect any type of infectious disease. It’s designed to pick up a signature of …
What is the NHS? – Full Fact
WEB1 June 2017. The NHS stands for the National Health Service. It refers to the Government-funded medical and health care services that everyone living in the UK can use without being asked to pay the full cost of the service. These services include: Visiting a doctor or a nurse at a doctor’s surgery. Getting help and treatment at a hospital if ...
Keir Starmer led the CPS when it did not charge Jimmy Savile, but …
WEBJun 26, 2020 · Since the election of Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party earlier this year, there has been a lot of discussion online and in the media about the role Mr Starmer played in the Jimmy Savile scandal and the decision not to prosecute him in 2009. Our readers have asked us to look into this. Mr Starmer was head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) when the decision not to prosecute ...