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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A fifth of pupils did not sit standardised tests
The Scottish Government has been urged to scrap controversial standardised tests in schools after figures revealed that as few as
Dalwhinnie one of over 1,250 level crossings shut to public
A Scottish walking charity has condemned Network Rail for putting “impenetrable walls” between the public and the countryside by closing
The FFS Show episode 22: Long Covid and Christmas myths
The latest episode of The FFS Show looks at a claim about long Covid, and we delve into some of
Children as young as five restrained in care homes despite ‘promise’ to stop
Scottish local authorities are continuing to use “traumatising and humiliating” restraint methods on children as young as five in residential
Police Scotland ‘lied’ about its policing of two protests during COP26, according to new report
Police Scotland “lied” to the Scottish Police Authority to “cover up their failures” when questioned on its policing of two
Claim 100,000 have ‘long Covid’ in Scotland is Mostly True
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact Scotland and the rest of the UK, with further restrictions in place as
‘If I go out the Taliban will kill me – if I stay at home, poverty will’: Afghans make plea for UK help
Two Afghans in hiding from the Taliban in their home country – and in fear for their lives – have spoken to
‘Master propagandist’ neo-Nazi’s links to Scotland’s far right
A convicted British neo-Nazi – described as the “master propagandist” of a banned terror organisation – had links to far right
Parents can still face thousands in nursery fees when deferring school for four-year-olds
Parents are calling for an end to the postcode lottery that sees some forced to pay thousands of pounds in
‘Shocking’ figures show half of record number of homeless deaths related to drugs
Homeless people must be given “more than just a roof over their heads,” say campaigners, after official figures revealed a
Westminster and Holyrood “must up their game” on tobacco firms
Westminster and Holyrood “must up their game” to prevent tobacco firms influencing public health policies, say researchers. A new report
Homeless people owe £34m debt to councils for ‘highly questionable’ charges
Homeless people across Scotland owe councils over £34million in “highly questionable“ charges for temporary accommodation, according to research by a