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

Scottish Whisky Association

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Politics and power

MSPs lobbying at £200 a head dinner sparks call for better transparency rules

A dozen Scots politicians, including two government ministers, were wined and dined by companies at a £200 per head dinner

Ally Tibbitt Feb 9, 2022

Politics and power

Yes they can: taxpayers billed £23,000 for Obama dinner tickets

Taxpayer funded bodies paid up to £1,200 per head for senior staff and their private guests to attend an

Ferret Journalists Jul 21, 2017