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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.
Glasgow mother plans Supreme Court battle over care for disabled son
A Glasgow mother plans to take Scotland's largest council to the Supreme Court over the funding of a care package for her disabled son in a case that may have far-reaching implications for families across the country.
Police apologise to anti-fish farm campaigner over access
Police have apologised to an anti-fish-farming campaigner after he complained of being wrongly warned off filming salmon cages in lochs.
Facebook pages promoting banned QAnon cult still live
Facebook pages promoting a cult called QAnon in Scotland have not been removed by the social media giant despite a promise to ban them.
National Trust deemed ‘imperious’ for selling Scottish island
The National Trust for Scotland sold off the 90-acre Isle of Insh for £353,000, even though it's former owner wanted it to stay in a natural state.
Cracks in Hunterston nuclear reactor predicted to rise to 1,000
Running an ageing nuclear reactor at Hunterston in North Ayrshire for another year could cause cracks in its core to rise 65 per cent to nearly a thousand.
Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that Jaffa Cakes are biscuits is False
Ferret Fact Service looks into the age-old question. Jaffa Cakes: cake or biscuit?
‘Green’ housing project row over destruction of woodland
An exclusive private housing development backed financially by a Scottish government “green” fund has been criticised for destroying “cherished woodland” and not providing affordable homes.