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.
Coronavirus
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Did Eat Out to Help Out increase Covid-19 cases?
Boris Johnson has given evidence to the UK Covid-19 inquiry in recent days, as the decisions he and the UK
Highland estates and multi-millionaires bank £1m of taxpayers’ money from Covid-19 grants
Highland estates and multi-millionaire landowners banked more than £1m of taxpayers’ money through Covid-19 support grants, The Ferret can reveal.
Dramatic rise in deaths of those with home care prompts inquiry calls
The number of people receiving home care who died over the last year increased dramatically, prompting calls for their deaths
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
Covid lockdown cut air pollution – but only for a while
The coronavirus lockdown cut toxic exhaust fumes in Scotland’s towns and cities by a third in 2020 – but the
Covid cash cover-up prompts call for transparency probe
Emails revealing that the Scottish Government and councils are working together to block the release of information on billions of
Revealed: Covid’s toll on hospital operations could ‘take four years’ to fix
The dramatic reduction to operations in Scotland across specialisms including cancer and cardiology has been revealed by new health board
Asylum in crisis: stories from inside the ‘broken system’
Pictures by Angela Catlin. Anthony is jumping from one excited four-year-old foot to the other, as if to keep his
Ministers warned on Covid freedom of information failures
The Scottish Government’s freedom of information performance has collapsed during the coronavirus pandemic – undermining public accountability when it is
Scots landlords served hundreds of eviction notices during lockdown
Hundreds of tenants in Scotland have been handed eviction notices since the beginning of lockdown, despite government advice for landlords
FFS explains: how were Scottish pupils’ final grades decided?
Scottish school pupils received their grades for this year without sitting any spring exams for the first time since 1888
Tenants ‘sidelined’ as landlords lobby for extra Covid-19 subsidy
Landlord lobbyists have pressured Scottish Government officials for further coronavirus subsidies in regular meetings with civil servants, documents show. The