Highland trout firm accused of animal welfare abuses
Covert filming of farmed trout apparently suffering at an abattoir last year led to a firm being formally warned. New footage has prompted a fresh complaint.
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Would an independent Scotland have to join a queue for EU membership?
Scotland’s constitutional status is once again in question after Nicola Sturgeon’s second referendum plan received Scottish Parliament backing.
The Bosnian steel town choking to death
Most winter days, the sky over Šahiza Šehić’s house is filled with plumes of acrid black smoke. Šehić, who
Privacy warning over growing use of body-worn cameras
Hundreds of body-worn cameras are being used by council workers across Scotland, even though few local authorities have considered
Film tells asylum seeker stories of alleged G4S intimidation
A new film The Asylum Market features testimony from asylum seekers, including a victim of human trafficking, alleging intimidation and
Council accused of ‘squandering’ public assets after pool sale
The City of Edinburgh Council has been accused of “squandering” public assets after locals discovered that a private firm that
No-one caught for drone drug deliveries to prisons
No-one has been caught for using drones to smuggle contraband drugs, tobacco and mobile phones into Scottish Prisons despite
Experts say Scotland must engage Rwanda on human rights abuses
Human rights experts have called on the Scottish Government to raise Rwanda’s poor human rights record with its leaders
Probe call after Scottish Government intervenes in housing bid
Calls have been made for an investigation into claims Government officials acted ‘inappropriately’ by contacting council planners at the request
Scots police had access to GCHQ spy programme
Top secret documents revealing that Scots police forces had access to a GCHQ spy programme collecting information on people’s
Crisis in the cradle of civilisation
In September 2015, Scottish photojournalist Vikki McCraw travelled to the island of Lesvos, Greece. Her trip followed the death of
Domestic violence: ‘Home Office must act to save lives’
Women’s lives are at risk from domestic violence because of their immigration status – and the Home Office must take
Minister under fire for silence on Qatar worker deaths
The Scottish Government kept quiet about human rights abuses while seeking up to £1.3 billion to pay for new