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

Professor Lindsay Paterson

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Students hugging after opening exam results

Society

Claim Higher passes are highest since devolution is Mostly True

Students in Scotland received their results on Tuesday, and for the second year in a row pupils have been graded

Ferret Journalists Aug 12, 2021

Society

‘Pupils will pay the price’ under new system for awarding grades, claims professor

The Scottish Government’s system for awarding grades to school pupils this year is “a less defensible” version of the

James McEnaney Jun 21, 2021