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.
Crime and justice
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Mark Fortune: Edinburgh landlord filmed allegedly threatening tenant
Tenant Jason Chen said he was confronted by a man he believed to be his landlord in a row over
Patriotic Alternative member accused of racial hatred had Adolf Hitler picture at home
A senior member of the far right group Patriotic Alternative who gave a speech at an anti-asylum seeker protest in
‘Handing out gold’: how LA Homeboys are inspiring young Glaswegians to find purpose
While Los Angeles and Glasgow may be thousands of miles apart, many of the issues – gangs, poverty and adverse childhood
White supremacist who attended anti-asylum seeker protests in Erskine jailed for five years
A white supremacist from England who attended anti-asylum seeker protests in Erskine has been jailed for five years for racist
Why was some media coverage of fireworks night misleading?
Disturbances during fireworks night in Scotland led to significant coverage in the media this week. There were a number of
Police Scotland accelerates use of facial recognition
Police Scotland’s use of a controversial form of facial recognition has tripled over the last five years, and is
Scottish veterans suffering from PTSD abandoned by justice system
Former military servicemen and women across Scotland suffering from combat related trauma are falling between the cracks of the criminal
FFS explains: Glasgow’s drug decriminalisation policy
Efforts to tackle Scotland’s drug deaths crisis have been in the news frequently in recent months. Glasgow made headlines
Matters of the heart
As the public inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh Inquiry re-starts on Monday, The Ferret looks back on hearing
Spycops infiltration of Scots anti-nuclear groups unjustified, says inquiry
Undercover operations by so-called spycops to infiltrate Scottish anti-nuclear groups were not justified, an independent inquiry has concluded. Retired judge
Far right extremist with Patriotic Alternative jailed for terror offences
A far right extremist with links to Patriotic Alternative Scotland has been jailed for four years and eight months. Kristofer
Former Mark Fortune tenants urged to pursue deposits after tribunal ruling
A former Mark Fortune tenant who is due to have her deposit returned to her after winning a housing tribunal