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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Big Brother surveillance could discriminate against workers, claim unions
Big Brother-style CCTV planned for Glasgow is a “very significant” threat to civil liberties and workers’ rights, according to trade
In pictures: the devastated city of Mosul two years on
This story is best viewed on a larger screen More than 300,000 people are unable to return to their
Export licence system lets ‘illegal’ arms sales to Saudi Arabia continue
Bombs and missiles will still be exported to Saudi Arabia under a secretive licensing system that means business as usual
Scottish fish farms using cancer-linked embalming fluid as disinfectant
Nearly 200 fish farms are allowed to use a carcinogenic chemical called formaldehyde which is used to embalm corpses, The
Skipper of Scots boat fined for scallop dredging off Guernsey
The skipper of a scallop dredger registered in Scotland has been fined £1,000 after being caught fishing in territorial
Private US arms firms bid for Navy training contract at Faslane nuclear base
The training of Royal Navy recruits at Faslane nuclear base could be delivered by American multinationals who are bidding for
Court rules UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia unlawful
The UK government broke the law by selling arms to Saudi Arabia, the Court of Appeal said today in a
Expert witness at Scottish neo-Nazi trials warns of more ‘lone wolf’ attacks
An expert on neo-Nazis who was a lead prosecution witness at two landmark terror trials in Scotland has warned there
Concerns over Scottish Enterprise grants to Hong Kong tear gas firm
Concerns have been raised with the Scottish Government over its relationship with an arms company that sold Hong Kong tear
Firms’ human rights records checked by Scottish Enterprise
Dozens of companies have undergone human rights checks by Scottish Enterprise following concerns over public money being awarded to arms
Every prisoner should have the right to vote, say human rights groups
Every prisoner in Scotland should be given the right to vote in elections, according to an independent penal reform organisation.
Banned neo-Nazi group still recruiting, claims new report
A neo-Nazi terror group with an offshoot in Scotland has not stopped recruiting despite being banned by the UK Government,