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Revealed: allegations of sexual harassment by NHS staff led to at least 25 investigations
Allegations of sexual harassment by NHS staff in Scotland led to at least 25 internal investigations by health boards last year resulting in dismissals, resignations and ongoing police cases.
Wildlife in Scotland under less legal protection than in England
Wildlife in Scotland has weaker protection against damaging developments than wildlife in England and Wales, according to emails released by the government’s conservation agency, Scottish Natural Heritage.
Ferret Fact Service: a year of fact-checking by the numbers
Ferret Fact Service is one-year-old! Take a look at some of the numbers behind our fact-checking since April 2017.
Scottish ministers urged to cut climate pollution from farming
The Scottish Government is facing unprecedented pressure to overhaul its plans to cut climate pollution from farming from a powerful alliance of food and environment groups.
Scotland Office used tax-payer funded Facebook ads to ‘manipulate voters’
Campaigners said the Scotland Office could be using taxpayer funded Facebook ads to “manipulate potential voters for party political purposes.”
Scottish Government bid to exempt fish farming from US ban on seal killing
The Scottish Government has been secretly trying to wriggle out of a proposed US ban on imports of salmon from fish farms that shoot seals, according to documents published by The Ferret.
Northern Irish company criticised for role in Egyptian juvenile courts
A company owned by the Northern Irish government has been sharply criticised by the international human rights group Reprieve for its role in setting up juvenile courts in Egypt.
Claim that Scotland does not use private accommodation for homeless people is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from the UK homelessness minister Heather Wheeler on Scotland's homeless accommodation.
Scots far right group linked to banned neo-Nazi organisation
An activist with a far right group operating in Scotland had links with a banned neo-Nazi terror organisation, it has been claimed.