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Latest news about The Scottish Government
Heathrow lobbied Holyrood 40 times in two years
Heathrow airport has lobbied Scottish ministers and MSPs over 40 times in two years to back a proposed third runway in London.
Claim Scots drug death statistics are not comparable with UK and Europe is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the way Scotland reports data on drug deaths.
NHS board gave different Covid-19 isolation advice to councils
Health officials for Glasgow and Clyde issued different Covid-19 isolation instructions to those in place in the rest of Scotland, The Ferret can reveal.
Claim Scotland is first place in UK to get Covid-19 vaccine into care homes is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that Scotland is the first UK nation to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine to care homes.
£10.2m contact tracing deal prompts fears over outsourcing
Critics have urged the Scottish Government to invest in a 'proper public health response' to the Covid-19 pandemic.
New figures for Scottish private finance schemes show taxpayers charged ‘extortionate’ fees
Taxpayers may be paying "excessive costs" for new schools, hospitals and roads.
Scotland risks ‘lagging behind’ England on animal welfare rules for live exports
Rules for the live export of animals in Scotland must be improved to match new standards proposed for England and Wales, say critics.
Grouse shooting to be banned where birds of prey are illegally killed
Grouse shooting will be banned on sporting estates where birds are prey are being illegally killed, the Scottish Government has announced.
Alarm over plan to break up nuclear submarines at Hunterston
The company that runs the port at Hunterston in North Ayrshire wants to use it to break up the radioactive hulks of defunct nuclear submarines.
