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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Scottish Government ‘committed’ to resisting NHS privatisation after public letter
The Scottish Government said it is “absolutely committed” to resisting NHS privatisation after a Ferret investigation into private healthcare led
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Why is bad diet advice online so dangerous?
Dieting and fitness advice is rife on social media, but listening to the wrong information can be devastating to people’
Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry podcast – The death message
Episode four: The death message “I remember asking them because I remember wanting to know what had happened. I mean,
Postcode lottery: Patients less likely to get face-to-face appointments with city GPs
Urban GPs with large patient lists are among those most likely to give patients phone consultations, The Ferret has found,
Scottish Government overturned 4 in 10 planning appeals last year
The Scottish Government has been accused of “stripping powers away” from councils after overturning four in ten planning decisions that
Man linked to alleged Chinese secret police met with Boris Johnson
A businessman behind a Glasgow restaurant accused of being a Chinese secret police station met with Boris Johnson at a
Comparing Scotland and England’s A and E performance
Scotland’s accident and emergency (A and E) performance has been the subject of criticism from political parties and campaigners.
Man convicted of race hate crimes broadcasted by Patriotic Alternative Scotland
A man who featured on a podcast by the far right group Patriotic Alternative Scotland has been convicted of inciting
Mapped: Authorised Gypsy/Traveller sites are near sewage plants and rubbish dumps
Authorised Gypsy/Traveller sites in Scotland are likely to be located near sewage plants, recycling and refuse centres, industrial estates
Police Scotland: 10 years in 10 charts
Scotland’s national police force, Police Scotland, is ten years old. It was formed in 2013 after the Scottish Government
Scotland’s ‘unlawful’ bathing water policy challenged by Environmental Rights Centre
A green charity has complained to Environmental Standards Scotland about the Scottish Government’s allegedly “unlawful” approach to protecting bathing
Home Office bill will “scythe” protections for trafficking victims in Scotland, lawyers warn
The Home Office is planning to take “a scythe” to protections currently offered to trafficking victims in Scotland – including sexually