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Humza Yousaf
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Emails reveal Scottish ministers snubbed by Priti Patel over immigration raid
A series of urgent emails from the heart of the Scottish Government on the day of a Home Office immigration raid in Glasgow’s Pollokshields have laid bare growing tensions between the two administrations.
SNP diversity drive was ‘window dressing’, say party insiders
An SNP drive to increase diversity has led to just one extra BAME candidate being selected so far, leading to calls to turn diversity 'rhetoric into reality'.
Increase allowance for asylum seekers, charities tell UK government
A charity in Glasgow that counsels torture survivors is among 60 organisations urging the UK government to increase the asylum support allowance during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Call for probe after man begging for help died in custody
Lawyer Aamer Anwar formally requests an investigation into Police Scotland after a fatal accident inquiry revealed officers mocked Alan Hay when he begged them for help before his death.
Rape victims billed hundreds of pounds for mobile phones seized by police
Victims of sexual violence are being forced to spend hundreds of pounds on mobile phones seized by the police, prompting calls for urgent action to halt the billing.
Trafficked children ‘missing’ from care by Scots councils
Dozens of children have been trafficked to Scotland with several going missing from care, says a new report.
Prison suicides prompt call for fewer sentences to save lives
There have been more than 58 suicides over the last ten years in Scottish prisons.
Call to review domestic murders to help prevent further deaths
Scotland must introduce formal reviews on domestic murders to help save lives, according to leading violence against women organisations.
Minister’s claim rail funding formula is being bypassed is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the transport minister's claim that Scotland's railways have been left short by the UK government ignoring the funding formula.