Claim Glasgow City Council put up posters of ‘high risk’ areas for sexual assault is False

Posters appeared on social media purporting to be from the local authority, but they are fake.

Ferret Journalists Jul 20, 2026

Society

School absence rates are reaching crisis point. How can we help young people facing ‘extreme’ social isolation?

Academics are raising concerns that an increasing percentage of young people, unable to cope with school, are withdrawing into their bedrooms, while families claim support is “woefully inadequate”.

Claire Prentice Jul 19, 2026

Human rights

Children in care die at twice the rate of others. Why are so few of their deaths reviewed?

A disproportionate number of children and young people growing up in care are dying prematurely, prompting calls for preventative action.

Karin Goodwin Jul 16, 2026

Bees

2 articles

Climate and the Environment

Fish farm companies ‘bidding to use bee-harming pesticide’

Scotland’s salmon farming industry is planning to use a toxic pesticide banned in terrestrial agriculture because of dangers to

Rob Edwards Mar 17, 2020

Climate and the Environment

Bees slowly poisoned by pesticides, say scientists

Toxic pesticides in widespread use by farmers around the world are gradually killing neurons in the brains of bees and

Rob Edwards Apr 17, 2016