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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People in Highlands pay hundreds of pounds more a year more for electricity
People in the Highlands are paying around £400 a year extra for electricity than the rest of Scotland, prompting claims
Scottish cull plans for beavers criticised by conservation groups
Concerns have been raised over plans by the Scottish Government to simultaneously introduce legal protection to beavers while sanctioning licences
Revealed: Scotland’s filthy puppy farms
An undercover investigation by a charity has found dogs kept in filthy conditions on licensed puppy farms in Scotland, prompting
Banned terrorist group is behind latest neo-Nazi outfit in Scotland
A new neo-Nazi organisation recruiting in Scotland is run by a banned terrorist group, according to anti-racism campaigners. System Resistance
Yemen: one third of air raids hit civilian areas
Nearly one third of air raids in Yemen carried out by a Saudi-led coalition dropping smart bombs made in Scotland
Podcast: Genocide, the Yazidis and Scotland’s call for justice
“They called them ‘sabia’ or ‘jaria. This means ‘female slaves’. Daesh viewed them as ‘spoils of war’,” said Dr Luma
Revealed: Scots pension funds invest in firms blacklisted by UN
Scotland’s two largest council pension funds have invested in companies reported to be on a United Nations (UN) blacklist
Travellers suffer ‘appalling discrimination’, say human rights groups
The situation for Scotland’s Gypsy Travellers has “gone backwards” with people suffering “appalling discrimination”, a health crisis and high
Call for investigation after arms firms links to Whitehall exposed
A US arms company linked to alleged war crimes in Yemen had an employee working at the Department of International
Chief Constable faces probe over claims he gave MSPs false details
Under-fire police chief Phil Gormley has been accused of giving inaccurate information to a Holyrood committee. The troubled Police Scotland
Bid for neo-Nazi party in Scotland rejected by Electoral Commission
A bid to register a neo-Nazi political party in Scotland has been rejected by the Electoral Commission. An application was
UK spy agencies share social media data with foreign governments, say critics
Millions of Facebook and Twitter accounts may have been analysed by UK intelligence agencies and personal data shared with foreign