Will Grimond

Conservative governments have been in charge of immigration policy since they were elected in 2010 (PA)
Politics

Fact check: Labour has not been in charge of immigration policy since 2010

Senior Labour figures have previously called for more relaxed immigration policies, but these have not been put into practice.
By Will Grimond
6 Jun 2024
The most recent available figures put 36 as the average age for owning a home (PA)
Politics

Fact check: What age do most people buy their first home?

Most people are homeowners by the age of 36, but the average first-time buyer is younger.
By Will Grimond
5 Jun 2024
Mopeds parked in central London (PA)
Politics

Fact check: It is not clear how many delivery drivers are working illegally

Government figures suggest some delivery drivers are operating without valid work permits, but it is not clear how many.
By Will Grimond
5 Jun 2024
Water pollution can come from sewage discharges, industrial dumping, agriculture and road run-off (PA)
Environment

Cornwall is a water pollution hotspot, figures show

The South West county recorded more incidents than any other in England.
By Will Grimond
8 Dec 2023
Thousands of complaints about leaks, damp and mould have been made about social housing across England in the past three years, new figures reveal (Andrew Paterson/Alamy/PA)
Politics

Thousands of complaints about leaks, damp and mould in social housing

The Housing Ombudsman received 5,838 complaints about leaks, damp and mould in the three years to March 2022, figures show

By Will Grimond
13 Jan 2023
New police recruits after their inspection by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick during her last Passing Out parade at Hendon, London, ahead of her last day as chief of the Met on April 10 (Yui Mok/PA)
UK

Two in five police recruits are female

The gender balance of new hires varies by police force.
By Will Grimond
16 May 2022