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For Fact’s Sake podcast: Does being bullied push people towards conspiracy theories?
On this week’s edition of For Fact’s Sake, we look at how workplace bullying can make people more likely to believe in conspiracy theories.
Sepa quietly scrapped 1,000 information requests
Nearly 1,000 unanswered information requests have been binned by the Scottish Government’s environmental watchdog (Sepa) without requesters being told.
Environmental regulator accused of law breaking over pollution
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has been accused of breaking the law by failing to maintain a public register of over 175,000 pollution permits.
Watchdog investigates Sepa ‘failure’ to stop sewage pollution
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is under scrutiny by a new government standards watchdog for allegedly failing to stop sewage pollution.
Is environmental regulation in Scotland failing?
Our new series 'Is environmental regulation in Scotland failing?' will look at the performance of the body tasked with protecting Scotland's environment, Sepa.
‘Disgusting’: half of Scotland’s most popular beaches plagued by sewage
More than half of Scotland’s most popular beaches for wild swimming have been polluted with unsafe levels of sewage this summer.
FFS explains: Why is the XL Bully being banned?
Ferret Fact Service looks at the evidence behind the forthcoming ban on XL Bully dogs.
New footage shows deformed salmon at RSPCA-assured fish farm
Video footage shows salmon apparently suffering from deformity and disease at a Highland fish farm certified by leading animal welfare and environmental bodies.
Podcast: UK Government rhetoric puts torture survivors at risk, says top psychotherapist
The UK Government's rhetoric against asylum seekers puts people at risk from harm, according to a psychotherapist who works with torture survivors in Glasgow.