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Scottish Parliament
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Trafficked young people left to sleep on Scottish streets after ‘flawed’ age assessments deem them adults
Trafficked and vulnerable asylum-seeking children are being “unlawfully” denied support and left homeless by Scottish local authorities, according to a new report.
Revealed: the oil industry’s SNP lobbyists
Lobbying by former SNP spin doctors has raised fears that the Scottish Government may abandon its opposition to new North Sea oil exploration.
Claim around 100,000 homes are empty in Scotland is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the number of empty homes in Scotland.
What does Scotland’s new hate crime change?
Ferret Fact Service looks at the changes in the new hate crime law.
Concern grows about mental health of asylum seekers in Scottish hotels
At least five traumatised asylum seekers living in Scottish hotels while awaiting progress on their refugee claims have attempted suicide in recent months.
Probe demanded into ‘inadequate’ protection of wild salmon
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency could be facing an investigation into allegations that it has failed to prevent sea lice escaping from salmon farms.
Arms firms supplying Israel with bombs and parts for warplanes invited to Holyrood
Arms companies supplying Israel have been invited to the Scottish Parliament despite the death toll in Gaza and allegations Britain could be complicit in war crimes.
What is ScotWind and why was it controversial?
Ferret Fact Service explains the controversy around Scotland's recent offshore wind leasing auction, ScotWind.
Named: 19 fish farms posing ‘high risk’ to wild salmon
Nineteen fish farms on lochs along the west coast of Scotland have been identified as posing the most risk to endangered wild salmon.
