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Claim a Customs Union deal means not leaving the EU is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim that a Customs Union deal would mean Britain is still part of the EU.
April 25, 2019
Union wants pension funds clean-up over links to Trump migrant camps
One of Scotland’s largest unions is calling for a radical overhaul of council pension funds over links to Donald Trump's migrant detention camps.
September 4, 2018
Ineos boss lobbied Osborne to bust unions and back fracking
Jim Ratcliffe, boss of Grangemouth petrochemical giant Ineos, secretly lobbied George Osborne when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer to muzzle the unions.
February 27, 2017
‘A foundation to build on’: Can Scotland’s first safer injection site tackle the drugs crisis?
This summer, Glasgow will become the first city in the UK to open an authorised safer drug consumption facility. But can it help tackle the drugs crisis?
April 28, 2024
‘Greedy’ Ineos claims Grangemouth grant despite refinery closure
Ineos has been branded as ‘greedy’ for taking over £400,000 in Scottish taxpayer ‘handouts’ months after it announced the closure of the Grangemouth refinery.
April 7, 2024
Farming and forestry pollution sees hundreds of waterways downgraded
Endangered species are being put at risk by pollution from farming and forestry industries, which has led to poorer quality in hundreds of Scottish waterways.
April 7, 2024
Far right group aimed to recruit Erskine locals over asylum seekers
A far right group behind anti-asylum seekers protests in Erskine was trying to recruit “disgruntled locals” and is a “threat and risk” to public safety, according to a police intelligence report.
April 5, 2024
Concern grows about mental health of asylum seekers in Scottish hotels
At least five traumatised asylum seekers living in Scottish hotels while awaiting progress on their refugee claims have attempted suicide in recent months.
March 18, 2024
Employers in Scotland fined £9.4m for health and safety violations
Oil, whisky, and construction firms are among those fined in recent years for poor health and safety measures – some of which have resulted in deaths.
March 17, 2024