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
Can a Norwegian seafood giant allay locals’ fears over a Highland fish farm?
It’s an unseasonably warm November evening and at a packed public meeting in Ullapool, a Norwegian multinational is being
Explained: Why are Scottish universities worried about money?
In recent months questions have been raised about the viability of the current funding system for Scotland’s higher education
Four people die every week in Scotland while in state custody or care
Four people die every week in Scotland while in prison, police cells or other forms of state detention or care,
More than 200 Glasgow University academics call for a ceasefire in Gaza
More than 200 academics at Glasgow University have signed an open letter calling for an immediate ceasefire to the “relentless
Five ways to fix the high street
Once considered one of Scotland’s best shopping streets, Sauchiehall Street is now the most struggling. Dr Allison Orr and
Strathclyde University accused of stalling on slavery ties
Strathclyde University has been accused of failing to make progress on commitments — made more than two years ago — to research
Glasgow University criticised for investing in firm linked to Trump’s ‘inhumane’ immigration sector
Students have called on the University of Glasgow to divest from a company linked to Donald Trump’s US immigration
How ‘Kent variant’ Covid-19 spread throughout Scotland
New data obtained by The Ferret shows how a more infectious ‘Kent’ variant of Covid-19 spread rapidly throughout Scotland to
Lockdown may increase inequalities for Scots children, say researchers
Academics fear the Covid-19 lockdown could increase levels of inequality in Scotland because children in deprived areas are stuck at
Catholic church told to shut down gay conversion therapy groups
The Catholic Church has been told to act swiftly to shut down groups across Scotland promoting gay conversion therapy after
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