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Claim Scots drug death statistics are not comparable with UK and Europe is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the way Scotland reports data on drug deaths.
December 17, 2020
Fighting to save lives in Scotland’s drug death crisis
With the 2019 drug death statistics expected to reach record levels for the sixth year running, families say they need support so their loved ones can access the help they need to survive.
December 14, 2020
City council failed legal duty to homeless people, regulator finds
One in three people making a homeless application in Glasgow prior to the Covid-19 pandemic were turned away by the city council, an inquiry has found.
November 4, 2020
More than one in four prisoners now on remand due to covid-19 court backlog
More than one in four prisoners in Scottish jails are now on remand, due to the impact of covid-19 restrictions on the courts.
September 11, 2020
After lockdown: what next for Glasgow’s street homeless?
As the charity run rapid access hotel for rough sleepers in Glasgow closes its doors, what's next for the city's street homeless?
August 27, 2020
UK backing for oil drilling in Brazil and Ghana ‘unforgivable’
Westminster’s £2.5 billion backing for offshore oil and gas projects in Brazil and Ghana risks undermining UK efforts to cut climate pollution, according to an expert analysis.
June 12, 2020
Call for probe after man found dead in Covid-19 asylum seeker hotel
A 30-year-old Syrian man died after moving to a hotel used by the Home Office to house asylum seekers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
May 10, 2020
Scottish cities see ‘much larger’ Covid-19 lockdown effects
Experts say that data harvested from people's mobile phones show that city centre activity across Scotland has declined by around a third since strict rules on movement were introduced to manage the Covid-19 outbreak.
April 13, 2020
Calls to help drug users access services in Covid-19 crisis
Calls are growing for people with drug addictions to get urgent access to life-saving treatment and prescriptions to help them self-isolate during the pandemic.
April 8, 2020