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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Asylum seekers’ lives ‘put at risk’ by decision to move them to hotels
Hundreds of asylum seekers claim their lives are being put at risk after they were moved out of their flats
NHS struggled to recruit senior anaesthetists before coronavirus
Many Scottish health boards have struggled to recruit as many consultant anaesthetists as they need, making it harder to keep
Fact check: debunking myths about coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak, Covid-19, is having a significant impact on people’s lives across the globe. It has also led
Fact check: Immigration claims on BBC Question Time
The UK government has announced its new ‘points-based’ immigration system which will come into force in 2021 after the Brexit
Firms linked to tax havens profit from NHS recruitment crisis
Firms profiting from NHS Scotland’s recruitment crisis have links to tax havens and pay their directors up to £184,
Operating theatre at £27m Fife hospital unused since opening 10 years ago
An operating theatre at a £27 million Fife hospital has never been used for surgery since it opened ten years
Chronic pain: £270,000 ‘talking shop’ slammed as frontline services stretched
A university project given nearly £300,000 of taxpayers’ money to research chronic pain has been criticised amid claims that
Lucky and still here: students struggle to access mental health services
Journalist Alisa Wylie‘s mental health took a turn for the worse during her time at university after the death
Rise in restraint of mental health patients causes concern
Scotland’s Mental Welfare Commission is to examine the use of physical restraint in NHS facilities after data gathered by
Asylum seekers in Scotland deprived of health care
Destitute asylum seekers in Scotland are not getting proper healthcare because the UK government denies them recourse to public funds,
Fact check: Theresa May’s Brexit agreement letter
Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been met with scepticism by many in her party and across the political spectrum.
Fact check: Scottish Labour’s party political broadcast
Scottish Labour’s latest party political broadcast has been released, setting out the party’s vision for Scotland. [sc name=