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Fact check, Politics, Society

FFS explains: estimating the crowds at Scottish independence and anti-Brexit marches

Ferret Journalists on October 29, 2019October 31, 2019

Ferret Fact Service looks at crowd estimation and the claims about the sizes of recent Scottish independence and Brexit marches

International, Society

Drugs, gold and guns bring terror and death to 400-mile waterway in Colombia

Billy Briggs, Simon Murphy on October 16, 2019October 20, 2019

The Colombian conflict is devastating the environment and the lives of the people who live along a 400-mile river in the South American country.

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Environment, Society

Airline stops shipping greyhounds to China after animal welfare concerns

Billy Briggs on October 14, 2019October 16, 2019

Qatar Airways has introduced an embargo on the shipment of greyhounds to nations with poor records on animal welfare after an animal welfare campaign.

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Health, Society

Operating theatre at £27m Fife hospital unused since opening 10 years ago

Billy Briggs on October 11, 2019October 16, 2019

St Andrews Community Hospital has 90 staff and 40 beds, but its operating theatre has not been used since it opened in 2009.

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Society

Scots greyhound sold to China prompts calls for export crackdown

Billy Briggs on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019

Around 50 Irish-bred greyhounds, some that have raced in Britain, are being advertised on Chinese breeding sites, according to animal rights campaigners.

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Crime and justice, Society

Dozens of greyhounds racing in Scotland test positive for banned substances such as cocaine

Billy Briggs on October 1, 2019October 4, 2019

Cocaine, amphetamine, steroids and beta blockers were among prohibited substances found in the bloodstreams of greyhounds at Shawfield Stadium in Glasgow.

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