Fact check 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. Alastair Brian Feb 11, 2026
Investigations CCA to be investigated over financial governance concerns The Scottish charity regulator has announced it will investigate Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts, which folded last month, due to concerns raised about its "historic financial management". Karin Goodwin Feb 10, 2026
Investigations Books are being challenged in Scottish schools. Librarians fear a 'chilling effect' on freedom of speech Dozens of complaints about reading material in school libraries have been received, with campaigners warning that "book bans" could increase. Alastair Brian, Karin Goodwin Feb 8, 2026
Human rights In photos: migrants finding refuge in Sarajevo Twenty-five years ago Sarajevo was the epicentre of a brutal war. Every day for four years Bosnia’s capital city Chris Leslie Nov 30, 2018
Human rights Bosnia 20 years on Documentary photographer and film-maker Chris Leslie first visited war-torn Bosnia in 1996. He returned in late 2015 to see what Chris Leslie Dec 14, 2015
