Crime and justice, Fact check, Politics
Claim police numbers up in Scotland and down in England and Wales is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim by Ian Blackford MP that police numbers are up in Scotland but down in England and Wales.
SNP
Asylum, Housing and homelessness, Human rights
Glasgow council probes who knew about refugee eviction plans
Glasgow City Council's auditor is to investigate emails suggesting managers knew that a private company planned to change the locks of asylum seekers' homes.
Arms trade, International, Politics
Leading SNP MP under fire for UAE visit
A senior SNP politician has defended an international trip paid for by a regime accused of war crimes and human rights abuses including the abduction of dissidents.
Education, Fact check
Claim student debt has doubled in Scotland is True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim that student debt has doubled while college places have reduced under the SNP government.
Education
Brexit impact: university research ‘will take decade to recover’
Brexit could damage university research in Scotland for at least a decade, hitting funding, vital collaborations and disciplines crucial to the economy, confidential documents have revealed.
Politics
Hard Brexit threat to Scotland’s ferries and harbours
Documents show a hard Brexit from the European Union threatens the maintenance of Scotland's ageing ferry fleet and harbours vital for Scotland's island communities.
Fact check, Politics
Claim Richard Leonard supported the Leave campaign in Brexit vote is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim by Keith Brown MSP that Richard Leonard backed the Leave campaign in the EU referendum.
Fact check, Housing and homelessness
Claim Scotland spends 10 times more per person on social housing than England is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the the differing levels of spending on social housing between Scotland and England.
Politics
Tory ‘dark money’ donor fined by Electoral Commission
The Irvine Unionist Club has been fined by the Electoral Commission after not properly reporting a £100,000 to the Conservative Party.