The Scottish Government is selling surveillance planes to save money and says drones are used to prevent illegal fishing. But critics argue that losing experienced pilots could mean criminality goes unchecked.
Ithaca Energy announced a major dividend on the eve of UK sanctions against companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements. A few weeks later it paid out £100m to a shareholder the UN says has ‘direct links’ to the occupied territories.
Prospective MSPs are legally required to evidence their election spending and confirm the records are correct. Following an investigation by The Ferret, Police Scotland is examining whether nine Reform UK candidates failed to do so.
Artificial intelligence has been promoted as one of the solutions to the increasing pressure on healthcare services in Scotland.
In four charts, The Ferret looks at how costs and waiting times in Scotland’s NHS are spiralling, and the AI tools which could help to ease the burden.
The average waiting time for an ultrasound is higher than ever, while the waiting times for CT and MRI scans have stayed above the pre-pandemic rates.
There are 44 AI tools listed on the AI registry by the Royal College of Radiologists. Eight are listed as used by Scottish NHS health boards.
This article was amended at 12.31pm on 16 July 2024 to correct the percentage increase figures in charts presenting costs of diagnostic imaging and running hospitals. The previously given 28 per cent increase was replaced with the correct figure of 39 per cent.
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Adult adoptees are calling for access to genetic testing to address the ‘health gap’ caused by their lack of information about genetically inherited conditions.
Only one in eleven major summer festivals analysed by The Ferret has a 50/50 gender split, with representation across all festivals declining at headline level.
Academics are raising concerns that an increasing percentage of young people, unable to cope with school, are withdrawing into their bedrooms, while families claim support is “woefully inadequate”.
Everyone’s medical history and records should be confidential and secure in the hands of the NHS. But there have been serious privacy breaches resulting in dozens of staff being disciplined and police investigations.
