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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Covid-19 planning laws ‘captured’ by property developers
Rule changes during the Covid-19 pandemic favour property developers and risk shutting the public out from the planning system, according
Airbnb hosts in Scotland defy coronavirus lockdown
Airbnb hosts across Scotland are facing police and council action for welcoming guests despite a government ban aimed at slowing
Councils save millions by renegotiating controversial Lobo loans
Four Scottish local authorities have renegotiated or are renegotiating debts with commercial banks in a bid to save millions each
Edinburgh under fire for failing to make money from film disruption
The City of Edinburgh Council has admitted it has not made money from film companies for street closures despite the
Property industry treats top Scots politicians to £5,000 dinner in Cannes
The property industry entertained leading Scottish politicians with champagne and veal in a secret £5,000 VIP dinner at a
Anti-EU party standing for Leith ‘shameless’ for joining EU-funded group
A staunchly anti-EU party standing for the City of Edinburgh Council is a member of a far right group of
Campaigners: tourist tax should fund crack down on short-term lets
A campaign group has called on the City of Edinburgh Council to use money raised from a proposed new tourist
Trafficked children ‘missing’ from care by Scots councils
Dozens of children have been trafficked to Scotland with several going missing from care, says a new report. Minors from
Revealed: Edinburgh’s 466 breaches of homeless B&B law
The City of Edinburgh Council has broken the law 466 times in the last year by placing homeless families in
Information watchdog names bodies probed for ‘failures’
The Scottish Information Commissioner has intervened in ten different public agencies to try and remedy transparency failings over the last
Lives on hold: meet the people existing in Edinburgh’s homeless hostels
Sitting on a scrap of beach looking over Edinburgh’s Firth of Forth – a no-man’s land that is no
Family accused of providing ‘substandard’ homeless accommodation paid £15m
A family business running homeless bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) and hostels in Edinburgh that have attracted repeated complaints