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.
Graeme Brown
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Scotland has highest rate of homeless deaths in the UK, new figures reveal
Scotland has a higher rate of homeless deaths than other UK countries, according to official statistics showing that 359 people
Homeless death toll in Scotland rises to 139
Charities are demanding urgent action to prevent a “tragic” loss of lives, as updated figures reveal at least 139 people
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
Review promised on Scottish homeless death statistics
Scotland’s national records office has said it will undertake a review that could see it count the deaths of
Revealed: the hidden storage costs faced by Scotland’s homeless
Charities and opposition parties have raised concerns about the hundreds of thousands in fees Scotland’s local authorities have charged
Councils paid £660m for temporary homeless accommodation
Local authorities across Scotland have paid out more than half a billion pounds putting homeless people in temporary accommodation such
Scottish Government housing scheme criticised for ‘reviving right to buy’
The first homes built under the Scottish Government’s National Housing Trust programme have been sold off, prompting claims that
‘Dysfunctional’ Help to Buy subsidy should be scrapped, say critics
The Scottish Government is being urged to drop a “dysfunctional” subsidy for home-buyers after new data obtained by The Ferret