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EU referendum: eight controversial Brexit claims fact-checked
Ferret Fact Service takes a look at some of the biggest EU claims on the first anniversary of the referendum.
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi deteriorating after five years in prison
The condition of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is worsening both physically and mentally, according to his wife.
Revealed: Scottish ministers’ meetings with fracking firm
Scottish ministers have held private meetings with the fracking firm Ineos and Grangemouth executives from China five times in 13 months.
Scottish councils put £400m into fracking companies
Pension funds run by ten Scottish local authorities invest more than £400 million in 23 fracking companies.
Scottish Government under fire for helping block pesticide ban
The Scottish Government has been accused of intervening to block a ban on a toxic pesticide after pressure from the fish farming industry.
Did 80 per cent of British people vote for parties that accept Brexit?
Ferret Fact Service assesses David Davis's claim that 80 per cent of voters supported parties who have backed Brexit being carried out.
Charities raise concerns as rough sleepers face deportation
The Home Office is stepping up efforts to arrest and deport rough sleepers from Edinburgh.
The dirty beaches around Scotland that won awards for cleanliness
Scottish beaches rated as “poor” for pollution have been given awards for “cleanliness”, prompting accusations that the public have been misled.
Revealed: neo-Nazi terrorists are behind Scotland’s newest far right group
Our seven month investigation has prompted calls for the government to take action against Scottish Dawn.