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Revealed: The spiralling cost of Scotland’s flood defences
Twenty-eight ‘vital’ Scottish flood defence schemes are now expected to cost nearly one billion pounds – three times more than was first estimated in 2016.
Pretty vacant: Local authorities and tax havens own hundreds of empty properties
Local authorities own over 1,100 vacant properties in Scotland’s cities while real estate investors, tax haven firms and others are responsible for more than 500 high street vacancies.
Tories receive £1.7m in donations from fossil fuel sector and climate sceptics
The Conservative Party and its MPs have registered more than £1.7m in donations from climate sceptics and fossil fuel interests since the 2019 general election.
More than 10,000 data breaches by Scottish local authorities
Scottish local authorities have recorded more than 10,000 data breaches over the last five years, The Ferret can reveal.
Claim Liz Truss will have £115,000 allowance as ex-prime minister is True
Ferret fact Service looks into a claim about a payment for ex-prime ministers after Liz Truss resigned.
Fact check: SNP MP Mhairi Black’s viral speech
Ferret fact Service looks at a number of claims in a speech by Mhairi Black MP, which recently went viral on social media.
Anti-abortion lobbyists met MSPs over 100 times since 2021
Anti-abortion lobbyists have met with MSPs from all the major political parties, prompting concerns from women’s rights groups.
Fact check: ITV Tory leadership debate
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claims made by Conservative leadership candidates in a TV debate.
Boris Johnson resignation: What happens now?
Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader and will step down as prime minister when a new leader is found – but what happens now?