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.

CCA to be investigated over financial governance concerns

The Scottish charity regulator has announced it will investigate Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts, which folded last month, due to concerns raised about its "historic financial management".

Books are being challenged in Scottish schools. Librarians fear a 'chilling effect' on freedom of speech

Dozens of complaints about reading material in school libraries have been received, with campaigners warning that "book bans" could increase.

Medecins Sans Frontieres

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Human rights

Arms firms funded by Scottish Enterprise linked to displacement of refugees

Arms firms given taxpayers’ money by Scottish Enterprise have been linked to the displacement of tens of thousands civilians escaping

Billy Briggs Aug 10, 2021

Claim the UK Government is 'downgrading' issue of migrants that are 'breaking the law' is Mostly False

Human rights

‘All I could see was water’: Asylum journeys across the channel

Ali, a 27-year-old asylum seeker from Iran, was finally in a boat that worked. At 4am, along with around 15

Karin Goodwin, SophieBurges Oct 29, 2020

Politics and power

Saudi-led forces face trials over alleged war crimes linked to Fife arms firm

Air crews with the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen are facing Saudi legal proceedings for alleged war crimes linked to

Billy Briggs Feb 20, 2020

Human rights

UK trained war crimes investigations unit led by the ‘Butcher’

The UK Government trained a controversial war crimes investigations unit led by a man accused of complicity in torture and

Billy Briggs Jan 25, 2017