Ferret Fact Service Claim Glasgow City Council put up posters of ‘high risk’ areas for sexual assault is False Posters appeared on social media purporting to be from the local authority, but they are fake. Ferret Journalists Jul 20, 2026
Society School absence rates are reaching crisis point. How can we help young people facing ‘extreme’ social isolation? Academics are raising concerns that an increasing percentage of young people, unable to cope with school, are withdrawing into their bedrooms, while families claim support is “woefully inadequate”. Claire Prentice Jul 19, 2026
Human rights Children in care die at twice the rate of others. Why are so few of their deaths reviewed? A disproportionate number of children and young people growing up in care are dying prematurely, prompting calls for preventative action. Karin Goodwin Jul 16, 2026
Politics and power UK Government bought compost from Scottish peatlands despite climate pledges A UK Government agency has bought nearly 4,000 cubic metres of compost extracted from peatlands in Scotland, prompting criticism Donald Campbell, Alastair Orr Feb 8, 2021
