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Claim face masks are not effective against Covid-19 is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim that face masks are not effective against Covid-19.
Scots Oil firm linked to man at centre of Brexit donation mystery collapses
A Scottish oil and gas company – linked to the man behind the Democratic Unionist Party’s mysterious £435,000 Brexit donation – owes at least £4.5m.
‘All I could see was water’: Asylum journeys across the channel
Asylum seekers explain what it's really like to attempt to cross the Channel from France in an overcrowded rubber boat.
Deleted police records on thousands of Scots still held by other public bodies
Nearly 500,000 people have been removed from a police database - but other public bodies who received the records could still have them.
Scottish doctor named in UAE human rights abuses lawsuit
A doctor with the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has been named in a lawsuit filed against an international law firm accused of UAE human rights abuses.
Asylum in crisis: stories from inside the ‘broken system’
How a network of grassroots organisations are trying to catch people at risk of falling through the cracks in the UK asylum system.
Asylum charities spending tens of thousands to plug Home Office gaps
Refugee charities and grassroots organisations say they have spent tens of thousands of pounds in a matter of months because of gaps in Home Office provision.
Officers’ attempt to avoid punishment over ‘racist’ messages costs Police Scotland £200,000
Police officers' attempt to block disciplinary action for allegedly sharing racist and antisemitic WhatsApp messages cost Police Scotland nearly £200,000 in legal fees.
Poor schools four times more likely than private schools to have Higher passes changed to fail
New analysis has revealed Scotland’s poorest schools were four times more likely than private schools to have passing Higher grades changed to a fail.