Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short
More than 20 wind farms are failing to pay an agreed amount to locals. That could cost Scottish communities over £50m.
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Nuclear company under fire for dam project in Burma
A French energy giant that runs nuclear plants in Scotland has been added to a “dirty list” for working on
Arms firms give MPs thousands of pounds, gifts and dinners
Arms firms due to attend a trade event dubbed a “festival of violence” gave MP’s more than £60,000
Serco slammed for plans to attend arms fair while evicting asylum seekers
A private firm evicting hundreds of asylum seekers from their homes in Scotland’s largest city has been condemned over
UK government under fire for inviting ‘war crime’ states to arms fair
The UK government has been condemned for inviting regimes accused of killing children to an arms fair dubbed a “festival
“Revenge porn” crimes rise sharply but police detection rate down
“Revenge porn”crimes reported to Police Scotland rose sharply over the past year although the detection rate was less than
Victims of sexual assaults travel 100 miles for examinations
Victims of sexual assaults have had to travel over 100 miles wearing the clothes they were attacked in before they
Scottish airports could lose 220,000 passengers if Heathrow expands
Scottish airports could lose more than 220,000 passengers if the £14 billion third runway at Heathrow goes ahead, according
UK arms sales condemned after 12,000 children killed or maimed
The UK government has been condemned for arming states named and shamed in a new United Nations (UN) report revealing
Police Scotland acted as ‘private security’ for fish farm, claims campaigner
An environmentalist who highlights problems with Scotland’s fish farming industry has accused Police Scotland of acting as “private security”
Illegal fishing claims after 112 boats seen in Scotland’s protected waters
There have been 112 reports of incursions into Scotland’s protected seas over the past four years, prompting claims that
Pakistani human rights defender in hiding after parents charged with terrorism
An acclaimed human rights activist who helped The Ferret investigate Islamist extremism in Pakistan is in hiding after her family
Video reveals damage by illegal scallop dredging off Jura
Video footage of damage to the seabed by illegal scallop dredging off Jura has been obtained by The Ferret, prompting