Scotland’s abandoned buildings leave communities to bear the burden
Derelict buildings across Scotland are creating a plethora of problems. Local communities are bearing the brunt.
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Scottish minister ‘sorry’ for wrong info on arms funding
A Scottish Government minister apologised after being forced to admit that more than 12 times as much public money was
UK arms sales slammed after UN report reveals 10,000 child casualties
More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed in conflicts during 2017, according to a new United Nations (UN)
Nearly all respondents to fox hunting consultation want law changed
Nearly all of the 18,787 respondents to a public consultation on fox hunting want the law to be reformed.
Children’s science festival slammed for arms firm link
A children’s science festival has been condemned for partnering with a US arms firm branded an “industry of death”
New airline route brings Israel’s ‘apartheid system’ to Scotland, say critics
A pro-Palestinian group has described a new airline route between Israel and Scotland due to launch in June as
Councils slammed for unsafe sites for Gypsy/Travellers
Sites for Gypsy/Travellers in Scotland are unsafe health hazards with poor amenities despite requirements set out in 2013 for
Nearly 38,000 mountain hares killed in one season, new data reveals
The full extent of culling of one of Scotland’s most iconic species, the mountain hare, has been revealed with
Arms firms in Scotland accused of profiting from refugee crisis
Arms giants with factories in Scotland have been accused of profiteering from new border security systems to prevent vulnerable people
Glasgow City Council slammed for sponsoring arms fair
Scotland’s largest council has been condemned for sponsoring an arms fair dubbed a “carnival of militarism” due to be
Italian arms firm in Edinburgh linked to bombing of Kurds in Syria
An Edinburgh factory run by an Italian arms multinational makes laser technology for the type of warplanes used by Turkey
Police Scotland defends contract with Jamaican force accused of 168 murders
Police Scotland has defended two controversial contracts to train foreign police including a partnership with Jamaica, whose officers were accused
Revealed: £50m taxpayers’ cash given to firms that folded
Taxpayers’ money amounting to more than £52m was given to companies in Scotland that were later liquidated, dissolved or put