Claim 'abortion to birth' is now legal in the UK is Mostly False
Changes to abortion law in England and Wales have been misrepresented on social media.
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Royal Navy silent on nuclear submarine crashes
The Royal Navy has refused to say whether anyone was disciplined following an incident in which a nuclear submarine nearly
Named: 102 GP practices shared patient information with Data Loch project
Hundreds of doctors have shared their patients’ medical records with researchers through a controversial project called ‘Data Loch’. The UK
Watchdog helped pesticide firm avoid freedom of information
A Scottish Government watchdog has been caught advising a pesticide company how to avoid disclosure under freedom of information (FoI)
‘Devastating’ nuclear accident risks kept under wraps
A ruling allowing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to keep nuclear safety problems secret has been condemned as a threat
Cyber attack cost environment watchdog £2.5m
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has lost £2.5 million income from industry permits and inspections following a debilitating
Claim Nicola Sturgeon missed early Covid-19 COBRA meetings Mostly True
Boris Johnson has faced renewed criticism about missing emergency meetings in the build up to the Covid-19 crisis. The Prime
Selling off Scotland: public bodies shed property worth half a billion
Scotland’s public institutions sold off more than half a billion pounds worth of land and property between 2015 and
Salmon companies rapped for breaking rules on shooting seals
The Scottish Government has reprimanded salmon farming companies for breaking the rules on shooting seals — but has not taken any
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
Wildlife agency: beavers ‘good’ for eating and stuffing
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency told farmers that beavers were “good to eat and could be used for taxidermy”
SNP health minister wanted to stop freedom of information during Covid-19
Scotland’s health secretary wanted to suspend freedom of information (FoI) legislation in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to
Ferry firm ‘breaching own company policy’ with live animal exports
P&O Ferries has continually breached its own animal welfare policy by aiding the export of Scottish animals abroad