New salmon farmers scheme condemned as “greenwashing opportunity”
A new scheme to penalise salmon farmers when fish escape has been launched. But we found it is controlled by the industry prompting criticism.
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‘Addiewell sentenced my son to death’: Grieving mother speaks out over ‘neglect’ by Scotland’s private prison
A grieving family is planning to sue Addiewell – Scotland’s only private prison – for negligence after their beloved son and
Israeli firm faced enforcement action over peat extraction in Scotland
An Israeli company linked to a major Conservative Party donor faced enforcement action over its peat extraction operations in Scotland,
Claim overall attainment gap is down 60 per cent is Mostly False
The first minister has faced sustained criticism from the other parties at Holyrood over the Scottish Government’s record on
Star wars: alarm at space agency’s 130 meetings with MoD
Senior officials from the UK Space Agency held over 130 meetings with the Ministry of Defence in 2024, prompting renewed
‘A slap in the face’: Edinburgh uni staff rage at principal’s second job amid layoffs
The head of Edinburgh university has been accused of ‘greed’ for taking a second job just months before he announced
Study to gauge impacts of gamebirds on Scotland’s native species to go ahead
A study to determine the impacts of pheasants and red-legged partridges on Scotland’s environment and native species is
Giant supertrawlers routinely fish in Scotland’s marine protected areas
Giant supertrawlers routinely fish in Scotland’s marine protected areas, damaging precious marine life and fish populations, despite the UK
Scots trainers racing greyhounds in England are transporting dogs “illegally”
Scots-based trainers racing greyhounds in England are transporting dogs “illegally” and councils are failing to ensure they comply with
AfD politician who handed out weapons to speak at UK far right party event
A far right German politician who handed out weapons and met with neo-Nazis is set to speak at the
Revealed: Trump course caused more damage to dunes last year
Donald Trump’s controversial golf course in Aberdeenshire broke environmental rules last year by again causing damage to sand dunes.
Human rights checks by Scottish Enterprise on arms firms to be scrutinised
Human rights checks conducted by Scottish Enterprise on arms firms seeking government grants are to be scrutinised over fears taxpayers’
Claim Anas Sarwar called Billy Connolly ‘vulgar and outdated’ is False
Anas Sarwar was criticised by social media users after it was alleged he had criticised Scottish comedy legend Billy Connolly.