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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Nuclear crash exercise beset by blunders, says MoD
An exercise testing emergency responses to a nuclear bomb convoy crashing, exploding and spreading a cloud of radioactive contamination was
Revealed: nuclear bomb convoy’s 40 safety incidents
The nuclear bomb convoy that regularly criss-crosses the UK by road has logged 40 safety incidents in the last three
‘Sleekit’ increase in Trident nuclear warheads on the Clyde
The UK Government has secretly boosted the number of Trident nuclear warheads stored on the Clyde over the last five
22 nuclear bombs delivered to Scotland despite Covid
As many as 22 nuclear warheads were transported from England to Scotland in eight road convoys during 2020 despite coronavirus
MoD took seven years to conduct ‘urgent’ review of nuclear convoy dangers
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken seven years to conduct a review of the risks of nuclear bomb convoys
Safety mishaps during nuclear bomb convoys rise to record high
Safety problems plaguing the nuclear bomb convoys that regularly crisscross the country by road have risen to a record high,
Government ‘failing to protect Scotland from nuclear convoy crash’
Scotland is “wholly unprepared” to deal with an accident or an attack on the nuclear bomb convoys that regularly travel
Alarm over steep rise in nuclear bomb convoys in Scotland
The number of nuclear bombs being driven to and from the Clyde rose more than fivefold last year to help
Nuclear convoy collisions and breakdowns exposed
The nuclear bomb convoys that shuttle across the country have reported 43 safety incidents in the last three years, according
We’ve made 23 nuclear flights in five years, says MoD
Nuclear weapons materials have been flown between the UK and the US 23 times in the last five years, according
Top secret mock nuclear accidents reveal catalogue of failures
Top secret mock nuclear accidents testing the responses of the military and emergency services have revealed numerous mistakes that would