Fact check, Politics
Claim that 30 per cent of children in the UK are born into poverty is True
Ferret Fact Service looks at Scottish Greens co-convenor Patrick Harvie’s claim on child poverty levels in the UK.
Scottish Green Party
Finance
Watchdogs should investigate secretive charity, says MSP
Calls for regulators to investigate secretive charity with links to Scottish private finance projects and £2.5m in the bank.
Environment, Finance
Revealed: Ryanair’s £650,000 Scottish Government subsidy
Scottish Enterprise has given more than £650,000 to Ryanair, the airline at the centre of a staffing dispute that has resulted in thousands of flights from Scottish airports being cancelled this winter.
Finance, Politics
Scottish candidates raise thousands through election crowdfunders
Scottish general election candidates have raised more than £200,000 through crowdfunding sites, The Ferret can reveal.
Environment
Named: the 17 streets in Glasgow where it’s dangerous to breathe
Toxic fumes from vehicle exhausts have polluted 17 of Glasgow’s busiest streets in breach of a legal safety limit.
Privacy and surveillance
Scrutiny over phone snooping tech won’t extend to Scotland
The Scottish Government will allow public bodies to use IMSI catchers with less oversight than in England and Wales, despite privacy fears.
Environment
Revealed: how Scotland’s wildlife is suffering
More than 1,700 of Scotland’s most precious wild animals, plants and places are in a poor state – and 600 of them are getting worse.
Arms trade, International
Oops: MoD releases secret Nato report
A "restricted" Nato air exercise manual with codewords, ciphers and co-ordinates is mistakenly circulated to fishing and ferry operators.
Crime and justice
Woman charged with peeing at Trump golf course
Police Scotland accused of acting as Donald Trump's private security force after charging a 61-year-old for relieving herself in the dunes.