Jobs, bills and energy security: Fact-checking claims about Jackdaw gas field
The new gasfield was announced in recent weeks by the UK Government, and a number of claims emerged about its impact.
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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,
Claim that Scottish Parliament banned gingerbread men is Mostly False
International media coverage was generated by a news story claimed that gingerbread men had been banned in the Scottish Parliament.
Scots prisons to consult on changes to transgender policy
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) will launch a consultation on updating its policy for transgender people, following Scottish Ministers’ move
Exhaust fumes blamed for killing mountain wildlife
Pollution from vehicle exhausts is “devastating” the fragile wild plants that cling to the arctic summits of Scotland’s highest
Anger over delays to information rights for housing association tenants
Scottish ministers have postponed plans to restore freedom of information rights to thousands of housing association tenants, prompting accusations of
Published: film of seabed ‘pulverised’ by scallop dredging
Underwater film footage revealing the damage allegedly caused by illegal dredging is being published today by The Ferret in the
Ministers ‘pandering’ to farmers on beaver shooting
Conservationists, welfare campaigners and the Scottish Greens have blasted the Scottish Government for delays in giving legal protection to wild
Claim student debt has doubled in Scotland is True
Teachers in Scotland have rejected the latest pay offer from the Scottish Government, and look set for industrial action. This
Closure urged after 350 cracks found in nuclear reactor
More than 350 cracks have been discovered in an ageing nuclear power reactor at Hunterston in North Ayrshire, breaching an
Kelp harvesting ban backed by Scottish Government
A ban on the mechanical harvesting of kelp around Scotland’s coast is to be backed by the Scottish Government,
Brexit impact: child protection fears over EU information sharing
Information on individuals barred from working with children will no longer be shared with Scotland’s criminal records disclosure agency
Autistic people denied mental health services, says report
A survey of Scottish autistic people has found that over half have had negative experiences while trying to access mental