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.
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Scotland risks ‘lagging behind’ England on animal welfare rules for live exports
Scotland risks “lagging behind” England and Wales on animal welfare by not matching the UK Government’s pledge to ban
Scottish farmers ‘forced out’ of business by ‘mega dairies’
The Scottish and UK Governments are being urged to change the rules to stop “mega dairies” and supermarkets paying low
Wildlife agency under fire for ‘sickening’ beaver images
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency has come under fierce attack for including images of dead and dying beavers – including
Probe after bloodied beaver found dead in Perthshire
The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) is investigating the death of a beaver shot in
School milk fee rise blamed on Brexit as subsidy ends
Scottish parents face rising school milk costs following the Brexit vote because of a loss of EU subsidies, The Ferret
Exposed: the businesses that most often lobby Scottish ministers
Most lobbying of Scottish ministers has been carried out by big businesses and farmers, according to an analysis of Holyrood’
Rejected meat: five million defects found by food watchdog
More than five million animal welfare, contamination and processing problems have led to meat being deemed unsafe for humans in
Pressure mounts on ministers as 87 beavers confirmed killed in Tayside
The Scottish Government is under growing pressure to act after confirmation that 87 beavers have been shot under licence in
“Wholesale slaughter”: around 100 beavers shot in Tayside
Farmers and landowners have legally killed around one hundred wild beavers in Tayside, The Ferret can reveal. Campaigners have condemned
Ammonia air pollution risk as Scotland’s dairy herds grow
The growing size Scotland’s dairy herds could boost ammonia gas pollution, which contributes to millions of deaths worldwide, experts
Revealed: the 130,000 wild animals licensed to be killed by wildlife agency
The Scottish Government agency responsible for protecting wildlife has licensed the killing of 130,000 wild animals in the last
Revealed: the intensive farms polluting Scotland with ammonia
Intensive farms are polluting Scotland with increasing amounts of ammonia gas that contributes to millions of deaths worldwide, according to