Concern over bid to exempt organic food certification from public scrutiny
Campaigners asked for inspection reports on organic salmon farms in Scotland. It led to an appeal which could limit the public right to access environmental information.
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Ineos tries to block pollution controls on flaring at Grangemouth
The petrochemical giant, Ineos, is bidding to block a crackdown by the Scottish Government’s environment watchdog on pollution from
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
Safety mishaps during nuclear bomb convoys rise to record high
Safety problems plaguing the nuclear bomb convoys that regularly crisscross the country by road have risen to a record high,
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
UK businessman in Belarus penal colony without fair trial, say campaigners
A British businessman has been denied a fair trial and incarcerated for 20 months in “terrible” conditions in Belarus, according
Police criticised for million pound spend on mobile phone cracking tools
Police Scotland has admitted it did not fully consider the privacy or human rights implications of new mobile phone analysis
Homeless shelter at double capacity with no more room
A homeless shelter for destitute refugees in Glasgow can no longer support the growing number of homeless EU nationals in
Claim that Scotland had higher rate of race-related murders is Mostly True
A new book has said that a prevailing view in Scotland that the nation is less racist than the rest
Sputnik rebuffed by Scottish journalism schools
A Kremlin backed Russian broadcaster with offices in Edinburgh made a series of attempts to build partnerships with Scottish journalism
Hunterston cracks are ‘death knell’ for other nuclear reactors
The prolonged closure of an ageing and cracked reactor at Hunterston in North Ayrshire is the beginning of the end
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