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Hi ,
The Scottish media has been focussing on Donald Trump's every move this week, as the US president jetted in for a visit to his luxury golf course resorts.
During his whirlwind trip to Scotland, he managed to play multiple rounds of golf, slag off Nicola Sturgeon and London mayor Sadiq Khan, bemoan windmills, and meet with John Swinney, Keir Starmer and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.
Stay tuned for a round-up of fact checks from his brief time on Scottish soil.
Here at The Ferret's lavish estate, we've been working away on our usual blend of investigations, features and fact checks. Read on to find out what we've been up to. |
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Yours,
Ali |
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Story of the week |
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An in-depth look at a Ferret investigation |
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Torture survivors and charities in Scotland have condemned the UK Government’s citizenship ban for refugees, arguing it means people with the legal right to live here are now “second class” citizens living in fear of deportation.
New Home Office rules mean thousands of people who have come to the UK in small boats or hidden in lorries will normally be refused citizenship – even if their claim for political asylum is granted.
Most people who enter the UK on small boats to claim political asylum, having escaped war and persecution, are eventually granted refugee status and many claim British citizenship. |
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What did we dig up this week? |
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A round up of our investigations in the last seven days |
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Human trafficking survivors awarded lifeline support after legal challenge
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The legal challenge by by law firm Just Right Scotland means the Scottish Government will now backdate payments and help potentially hundreds of trafficking survivors. |
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Freedom of expression group condemns 'years of legal threats' against activist who spotlights environmental issues |
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Index On Censorship called for “public interest speech” to be protected after it emerged that a court had banned Don Staniford from some fish farms in Scotland. |
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Claim water pollution is worse in Scotland than England is Mostly False
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In an interview with Channel 4 News, the Labour minister made the claim as he argued against the nationalisation of water supply. |
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Fishing boat off Shetland abandoned 80km of nets in seas for almost a month
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Despite fishing seven times longer than legal limits, the crew were given a warning and no fine, according to documents released under freedom of information law. |
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Ban on salmon farm polluting loch after 273 breaches
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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) insisted that it was “proportionate and reasonable” to suspend a licence for Scottish Sea Farms. |
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Question of the week |
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Should the UK Government scrap its citizenship ban for refugees?
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My life has been hell since mafia bosses blamed me for their downfall. Finally, justice has been done
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The court of appeals in Rome upheld a verdict finding a mafia boss and his former lawyer guilty of mafia-related threats against journalist Roberto Saviano. (Guardian) |
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Now that they’re free |
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Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. (ProPublica) |
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Inside the underground gold wars of Peru
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The soaring price of gold is fuelling a deadly war between gangs, miners and armed private security patrols, deep in the mountains of Peru. (Channel 4 News) |
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