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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Scottish Government gave £77m to secretive tax haven firms
A company controlled by billionaire media baron Rupert Murdoch, a US military aircraft producer, and a Clyde port owner with
Human rights checks on arms firms to be tightened but critics express concern
Human rights due diligence on firms seeking Scottish Government grants will be tightened following criticism that those supplying states accused
Catch of the day: industry pressures government to serve farmed salmon
The UK Government has been accused of acting as the “promotional wing” of the multinational salmon farming industry, after a
Far right group condemned for targeting teenager who posted racist content
A far right group has been condemned for targeting young men after one of its teenage activists posted racist, misogynistic
Israeli firm faced enforcement action over peat extraction in Scotland
An Israeli company linked to a major Conservative Party donor faced enforcement action over its peat extraction operations in Scotland,
Star wars: alarm at space agency’s 130 meetings with MoD
Senior officials from the UK Space Agency held over 130 meetings with the Ministry of Defence in 2024, prompting renewed
Author of slogan cited by white supremacist murderers invited to UK by far right party
The man behind a conspiracy theory cited by white supremacists and mass murderers has been booked as a conference speaker
Trident project rated “unachievable” third year running
A £4bn project to help replace nuclear-armed Trident submarines on the Clyde has been branded as “unachievable” for the third
Torture charity asks governments to better protect women from violence
The physical and mental abuse Sana suffered took place over many years and left her isolated, lonely and “psychologically destroyed”
‘Alarming’ environmental breaches spark calls for tougher action
Nuclear sites, King Charles’ childhood school and a famous battlefield were among nearly 1,000 sites across Scotland which broke
Radioactive pollution from bomb plant sparks cancer fears
Radioactive air pollution from the nuclear weapons plant at Coulport, on the Clyde, has more than doubled over the last
‘Sickening’: Grangemouth owners set for £6m closure windfall
The owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery are set to earn a multimillion pound windfall when the plant closes next