Adult adoptees are taking desperate measures to obtain their family ‘health histories’
Adult adoptees are calling for access to genetic testing to address the ‘health gap’ caused by their lack of information about genetically inherited conditions.
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Claim Scottish child payment already lifted more than 100,000 kids out of poverty is False
The Scottish Government has announced its policy plans for 2024-25, with first minister John Swinney saying the eradication of
Suicide and self harm causing deaths of young people in care
At least 16 children and young people have died of suicide or drug overdoses while in the care system since
Fact check: Scottish drug deaths claims
The latest statistics on the number of drug deaths in Scotland were released this week, leading to significant media coverage
FFS explains: Do refugees increase crime in the UK?
Protests and riots were sparked by the fatal stabbings of three young girls in Southport, after false speculation spread online
Nine spycops snooped on anti-nuclear protests in Scotland
At least nine officers from London’s secret undercover policing unit, known as spycops, aided the infiltration and surveillance of
Claim 27 per cent of pensioners are millionaires is Mostly True
The Labour government’s decision to scrap winter fuel payments for about 10 million pensioners in England and Wales has
Claim SNP has power to scrap two-child cap in Scotland is Half True
The new Labour government is under pressure to scrap the controversial ‘two-child cap’. SNP politicians, alongside many Labour MPs
Ministers bow to salmon industry pressure on pesticide
A new safety limit on a pesticide that kills marine wildlife has been delayed by four years following pressure from
FFS explains: AI and healthcare
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term that has catapulted into the public’s consciousness in recent years, as the technology
Half of Argyll commercial forests flouting green rules, says watchdog
Environmental rule breaking in Argyll’s commercial forests has polluted protected lochs, including one home to Scotland’s rarest freshwater
Fact check: SNP manifesto
The SNP was the largest Scottish party at Westminster during the last parliament, and has launched its manifesto as it
Fact check: Scottish Labour manifesto
Scottish Labour launched its manifesto this week, as it seeks to take seats across the country and become the biggest