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Care providers hit by ‘100-fold increase’ in PPE price gouging

Jamie Mann on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

Care providers have warned they are “swimming in shark infested waters” after experiencing a “100-fold increase” in companies offering personal protective equipment at extortionate prices.

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Supermarket slammed as rural communities hit by weeks of food shortages

Jamie Mann on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020

Some residents in the Argyll and Bute area have found “either bare or nearly bare” shelves at their local Co-op stores throughout the Covid-19 lockdown.

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Scots vulnerable to Covid-19 struggle to get home deliveries

Jamie Mann, Ally Tibbitt on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

Scots vulnerable to the coronavirus are struggling to access vital home delivery services because the Scottish Government has failed to share data with retailers.

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Did the SNP government end hospital parking charges?

Ferret Journalists on May 21, 2017April 18, 2019

Ferret Fact Service looks at Alex Salmond's claim that the SNP-led government ended hospital parking charges in 2008.

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Over the counter genetic tests raise human rights concerns

Peter Geoghegan on August 10, 2016November 23, 2016

Genetic testing kits sold online and in pharmacies are failing to protect consumers’ privacy raising concerns about human rights, academics have warned.

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Care providers hit by ‘100-fold increase’ in PPE price gouging

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Supermarket slammed as rural communities hit by weeks of food shortages

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Scots vulnerable to Covid-19 struggle to get home deliveries

Fact check, Health

Did the SNP government end hospital parking charges?

Privacy and surveillance, Health, Human rights

Over the counter genetic tests raise human rights concerns

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