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Hard Brexit threat to Scotland’s ferries and harbours

Documents show a hard Brexit from the European Union threatens the maintenance of Scotland's ageing ferry fleet and harbours vital for Scotland's island communities.

Asylum, Human rights

Call for trafficking victims to be protected from ‘hostile’ immigration policies

Karin Goodwin on October 16, 2018October 16, 2018

Scottish legislation to protect trafficking victims is being overruled by UK immigration policy, say campaigners.

Human rights, Privacy and surveillance

Scotland’s former police chief sanctioned spycop who duped women into sex

Billy Briggs on October 15, 2018October 16, 2018

Scotland’s former police chief personally signed off an undercover operation which involved an officer duping a woman into sex.

Crime and justice, Fact check

Claim you can get cocaine faster than pizza in Glasgow is Half True

Ferret Journalists on October 13, 2018October 13, 2018

Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim that it is quicker to get cocaine than pizza in Glasgow.

Fact check, Politics

Claim Richard Leonard supported the Leave campaign in Brexit vote is False

Ferret Journalists on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim by Keith Brown MSP that Richard Leonard backed the Leave campaign in the EU referendum.

Housing and homelessness, Politics

Keep siblings together: Call for law to stop separation of brothers and sisters in care

Karin Goodwin on October 9, 2018October 10, 2018

Around 70 per cent of brothers and sisters in care are separated from at least one sibling, despite human rights law that should allow them to stay in touch.

Housing and homelessness

‘Let us remember them’: Scots count shows almost two people a week die while homeless

Karin Goodwin on October 8, 2018October 14, 2018

Senior figures working in homelessness are calling on the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland to urgently investigate the deaths of those who are homeless.