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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Over 400 university staff earn more than the first minister
Over 400 members of staff at Scotland’s universities earn more than the first minister, despite a funding crisis engulfing
Targets to restore peatlands missed for fourth successive year
The Scottish Government missed its annual target to restore Scotland’s peatland by a wide margin in 2021-22 for the
Gas lobby enlists academics to hone hydrogen PR before Fife trial
The UK gas lobby has enlisted sociologists from an English university to help hone its messaging on why hydrogen should
Plans to mine peat for a decade ‘breach climate targets’
New proposals to mine peat at a site in South Lanarkshire are “not consistent” with the Scottish Government’s targets
Revealed: the private schools that buy in exam help from government body
Scotland’s education watchdog has been accused of allowing inequity to be “hardwired into the system” following revelations that a
Nearly all Scottish universities fail to record student suicides
All but one of Scotland’s 15 universities fail to keep a record of student suicides, prompting criticism and calls
Scottish ministers urged to cut climate pollution from farming
The Scottish Government is facing unprecedented pressure to overhaul its plans to cut climate pollution from farming from a powerful
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
The Scottish streets poisoned by air pollution
Lethal exhaust fumes linked to degenerative brain diseases have polluted busy streets across Scotland in breach of safety limits, according