Fact check, Politics, Society
FFS explains: estimating the crowds at Scottish independence and anti-Brexit marches
Ferret Fact Service looks at crowd estimation and the claims about the sizes of recent Scottish independence and Brexit marches
Edinburgh
Human rights
US ‘hate group’ linked to Trump to debate free speech in Edinburgh
Finance, Health
How tax haven investors profit from Edinburgh’s empty sick kid’s hospital
Profits from a controversial new children's hospital in Edinburgh are being channelled through tax havens to offshore investors, we can reveal, prompting criticism of public sector pension fund managers and the Scottish Government.
Housing and homelessness, Politics, Society
Airbnb lobbying revealed as SNP and Tories water down regulation
Fact check, Politics, Society
Fact check: Alleged Nigel Farage tweet about Scots ‘coming to heel’ is fake
Ferret Fact Service looks at an alleged tweet sent by Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage after protests outside an Edinburgh rally.
Environment
Named: the city streets badly polluted by traffic fumes
Busy streets in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee are being polluted by exhaust fumes in breach of legal safety limits introduced in 2010, according to the latest government monitoring.