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A record number of young people in care died last year
Campaigners are calling for Scotland to keep its "promise" to ensure those in care grow up"loved, safe and respected" as figures show a record number of young people died last year.
Toxic particle air pollution tops pre-pandemic levels in a third of Scottish streets
Almost a third of Scotland’s streets have higher levels of toxic particle air pollution than they did before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Firm which sacked workers at Xmas given COP26 contract
The UK Government has awarded a £14 million COP26 contract to a company which sacked dozens of workers just weeks before Christmas 2020.
Watchdog ruling prompts calls for Covid-19 cash transparency
A watchdog has sparked renewed calls for covid funding transparency from public bodies, after a council that followed "dodgy" Scottish Government advice on publishing data was found to be in breach of access to information rules.
BBC criticised for lack of transparency over licence fee evasion
The BBC has been criticised for a lack of transparency after failing to explain why thousands of Scots have not been fined for failing to pay their TV licence in recent years.
Concerns raised over NHS Fife’s move to suspend investigating patients’ complaints
Concerns have been raised over a decision by NHS Fife to suspend investigating patients' complaints due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and staff shortages.
Campaigners call for COP26 delay to make it safe
Scottish climate campaigners have backed an international call for the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow to be postponed.
Right Said Fred wrong about vaccine impact on ‘long Covid’ symptoms
Ferret Fact Service looked at a claim by 90s band Right Said Fred about vaccines.
‘The system didn’t give him a chance’: a father’s search for answers after his son’s death from alcoholism
A father's search for answers after his son's death from alcoholism only leads to more questions about critical flaws and lack of compassion in the system.
