Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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Privacy watchdog orders Police Scotland to up standards at mobile phone labs
Police Scotland has failed to meet official standards for gathering evidence from mobile phones four years after a watchdog first
More than one million patients unable to opt out of NHS plan to share personal data
A £63m plan to exploit NHS medical records has been criticised for failing to offer patients a choice over whether
Cyber attack cost environment watchdog £2.5m
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has lost £2.5 million income from industry permits and inspections following a debilitating
Emails reveal Scottish ministers snubbed by Priti Patel over immigration raid
A series of urgent emails from the heart of the Scottish Government on the day of a Home Office immigration
Environment at risk from ‘disastrous’ cyber attack on government watchdog
Nearly five months after a crippling cyber attack, the Scottish Government’s environment watchdog is still struggling to process thousands
‘Astonishing’ pandemic parking bill at three PFI hospitals tops £5.6m
The Scottish Government has paid out more than £5.6m to private finance firms at three Scottish hospitals to waive
Reliability of police mobile phone evidence questioned after hack
The reliability of information gleaned from thousands of mobile phones analysed by Police Scotland could be called into question after
Edinburgh locals warned over ‘worrying’ Covid-19 conspiracy leaflet
Edinburgh residents have been urged by officials to be wary of ‘very worrying’ Covid-19 leaflets being delivered door-to-door in the
How ‘Kent variant’ Covid-19 spread throughout Scotland
New data obtained by The Ferret shows how a more infectious ‘Kent’ variant of Covid-19 spread rapidly throughout Scotland to
Covid cash cover-up prompts call for transparency probe
Emails revealing that the Scottish Government and councils are working together to block the release of information on billions of
£10.2m contact tracing deal prompts fears over outsourcing
A multi-million pound Scottish Government contract awarded to a Glasgow call centre firm without competition for Covid-19 contact tracing has
Golf resort linked to Lord’s estate handed £100k Covid bailout
A Scottish Government agency has been criticised after handing £100,000 in Covid-19 bailout funds to a luxury golfing development