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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Homecoming: Scots rugby legend joins aid convoy to father’s village in Ukraine
On the morning of June 28, 2023, a small village in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine awoke and began to
Women left physically and mentally scarred after dermal filler complications
Women have been left physically and mentally scarred after dermal filler complications, The Ferret has found as part of an
The Ferret launches partnership with Stirling University
The Ferret — Scotland’s multi award-winning investigative website — is pleased to announce a new partnership with Stirling University, with our
Revealed: the Sepa board member with ties to Norwegian oil
A long-serving member of the board of Scotland’s environment watchdog is also a director at a North Sea oil
For Fact’s Sake podcast: What does it take for a politician to lose their job?
On this week’s edition of the For Fact’s Sake podcast, Ali and Paul talk to Dr Ian Cawood
UK regulator failed to publish sea pollution report because expert retired
A UK government regulator has failed to publish a key survey of oil and chemical spills in British seas for
Fears raised for town centres due to cost of living crunch
Thousands of commercial units are lying empty across Scotland’s town centres, sparking concerns that more businesses will shut as
Water ecosystems worst on record in latest green watchdog surveys
Scotland’s rivers, lochs, canals and burns are in the worst state on record, with more than 400 damaged by
57 sites guilty of environmental breaches kept secret
The names of 57 sites across Scotland guilty of breaking environmental rules have been kept secret at the behest of
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
Revealed: the narrowing options at secondary schools in poorer areas
Children in poorer parts of Scotland have nearly 10 per cent fewer choices of subjects in secondary schools than those
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