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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Scots university taught cadets from Saudi air force accused of war crimes
A leading Scots university is being criticised for opening its doors to a Saudi military academy that trains pilots for
‘An attack on human rights’: how austerity is eroding the lives of disabled people
For how long, wonders Alan Dick, can you stare at four walls before they start closing in? Seven years ago,
“My mother didn’t want me to be cut”: female genital mutilation in the UK
Rahma’s mother didn’t want her daughter to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), a procedure that involves cutting or
Nuclear company under fire for dam project in Burma
A French energy giant that runs nuclear plants in Scotland has been added to a “dirty list” for working on
UK arms sales condemned after 12,000 children killed or maimed
The UK government has been condemned for arming states named and shamed in a new United Nations (UN) report revealing
Scotland urged to reject sex work policy linked to violent crime increase in Ireland
Campaigners have called for Scotland’s lawmakers to reject a sex work policy after recent statistics showed that violent crime
UK arms sales slammed after UN report reveals 10,000 child casualties
More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed in conflicts during 2017, according to a new United Nations (UN)
Trump’s Palestinian aid cut could be ‘catastrophic’ for 500,000 children
The US is to withhold £47m in aid destined for the UN relief agency for Palestinians, a move that could
Scottish council pension funds “bankrolling” arms firms
Pension funds in Scotland have £420 million worth of investments in arms companies including nearly £12m in a US arms
Scottish ministers rapped for failing on community rights
Scotland is facing a reprimand at a United Nations (UN) summit for failing to give communities rights to fight damaging
Historic vote to ban nuclear bombs praised by Sturgeon – but dissed by Westminster
Backed by Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, but boycotted by Westminster, 122 countries have agreed a treaty for the
High Court allows UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia: critics to appeal
Critics of the arms trade will appeal a High Court decision which allows the UK Government to continue exporting arms