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Hi ,

The Covid-19 inquiry has tranported Scots back to the heady days of the pandemic, as Scottish Government decision-making is questioned.

At Ferret Underground we like a quiz question, so here's a thinker.

Now, everyone remembers the Scottish Government's classic Covid-19 safety acronym FACTS, right? [tumbleweed rolls by].

Can you tell me what it stood for?

Face All Covid-19 Tests Sturdily? Face Coverings Can Trap Soup? [citation needed]

Wrong. It actually stood for...

Face coverings, Avoid crowded places, Clean hands regularly, Two-metre distance, Self-isolate and book a test if you have symptoms.

Pithy.
Yours,
Ali
Story of the week
An in-depth look at a Ferret investigation
Tenant Jason Chen said he was confronted by a man he believed to be his landlord in a row over rent payments.

Chen secretly filmed a video of the incident where the man is seen waving a stool at him during a dispute over the Edinburgh flat allegedly going without hot water for 28 days.

Chen told The Ferret he believes the man in the video is the flat’s owner and controversial businessman, Mark Fortune.
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What did we dig up this week?
A round up of our investigations in the last seven days
Inspectors found rule-breaking on a mass scale between 2018 and 2022, mostly from applicants claiming more money than eligible for.
Scottish-made smart bombs have been used in Yemen previously, as reported by The Ferret, in a prolonged civil war that was largely ignored by most UK media.
A Scottish Government agency is still considering “permanent closure” of the Radical Road in Edinburgh, according to a report obtained by The Ferret.
Social media users criticised Yousaf for the Scottish Government’s humanitarian aid to the region, saying it was used to get his family members out of Gaza.
Question of the Week
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Best of the rest
Investigations we've enjoyed from around the world
‘The response defies belief’: Year of inaction leaves children at risk from bad cancer drugs
The World Health Organization and national drug regulators have come under fire for failing to protect children from the dangerous chemotherapy. (Stat)
‘I just went bent’: how Britain’s most corrupt cop ruined countless lives
How many people did DS Derek Ridgewell fit up? The sheer scale of his depravity, and his targeting of men of colour, is only now becoming clear. (Guardian)
Did a group of young black spiritual seekers vanish due to an ‘online cult’?
As police search for six people missing from the St. Louis area, rumors swirl around their involvement with a spiritual influencer now in prison for child abuse. (Vice)
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