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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Disabled in Scotland: death by a thousand cuts
The UK government’s disability benefits system has come under fire repeatedly in recent years. Since moving from the Disability
Concern as Airbnb properties “snowball” across Scotland
There is growing alarm that a rapid increase in Airbnb rented properties could harm residential communities in Scotland, The Ferret
I survived war in Syria, but almost died in Europe
The Ferret has obtained disturbing footage of terrified refugees trapped inside a lorry as oxygen runs out, as they desperately
Facebook cracks down on Kurdish content
Facebook has banned Glasgow Girl Roza Salih for posting a photo of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan alongside a quote
Revealed: SNP links with private welfare-to-work lobby
As the Scottish Government readies itself to commission newly devolved employability services for the unemployed, including those with disabilities and
African farmers evicted under guise of UK and US aid
Farmers and local communities in north-eastern Nigeria are losing their livelihoods, as an American prisons tycoon turns their land into
Meet the women fighting for Africa’s food future
This article was first published in June 2014. Africa is at a tipping point – soon the scale of foreign agribusiness