Politics Claim Scotland is ahead of UK in emissions reductions is True The SNP election manifesto contained a claim about the performance of the Scottish Government in reaching 'net zero' emissions. Alastair Brian Apr 20, 2026
Investigations Scottish Government ‘rolling out red carpet’ for UAE despite human rights record Documents show deputy first minister did not raise human rights once on trip to Gulf state accused of fuelling Sudan’s brutal war. Paul Dobson Apr 19, 2026
Scottish Environment Protection Agency Sepa gave 400 Scottish lochs 'good' environmental status but only checked 54 of them Lochs are classified as having a “good” environmental status based on samples from other lochs many miles away – and as much as a decade old – prompting concerns that environmental regulation isn’t “fit for purpose”. Rob Edwards Apr 16, 2026
Politics and power FFS explains: Why is Keir Starmer audio ‘leak’ likely to be fake? The Labour Party conference took place in recent days with the party keen to promote its policies ahead of the Ferret Journalists Oct 11, 2023
Fact Checks For Fact’s Sake podcast: Will ChatGPT make it easier to spread lies online? ChatGPT is the incredible AI chatbot that’s taken the internet by storm, and led many of us to wonder Ferret Journalists Feb 8, 2023
