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The FFS Show episode 3: Covid-19 vaccine, QAnon, and the Royal Family
Episode three of The FFS Show podcast is here!
Remote learning figures show the digital divide laid bare
The provision of digital technology and internet access for remote schooling due to Covid-19 restrictions has been a "postcode lottery", a Ferret investigation has found.
How ‘Kent variant’ Covid-19 spread throughout Scotland
New data shows how a more infectious variant of Covid-19 spread throughout Scotland to become the dominant strain in just a matter of weeks.
International students forced into ‘travel loophole’
International students, required to undertake Scottish Covid-19 hotel quarantine, are claiming prohibitive costs mean they are forced to return to via England.
Sun is shining: the community radio station fighting for survival
Covid-19 restrictions have had a devastating effect on the already struggling Sunny Govan community radio station in Glasgow. But now it's fighting back.
Fact check: Politicians’ claims about PPE shortages
Ferret Fact Service looks at claims from Nicola Sturgeon and Matt Hancock about PPE supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Edinburgh company linked to Covid-19 controversy in Czech Republic
A company registered in Edinburgh has been linked to a firm in the Czech Republic embroiled in controversy over a government contract to deliver Covid-19 tests.
Claim about Covid-19 vaccine ingredients is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the ingredients used in vaccines such as the Covid-19 jab.
Missed deer cull targets spark alarm among conservationists
Scotland’s planned annual deer cull target for 2020-21 has been reduced by around 10 per cent as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, government agency NatureScot has announced.