More than 50 rivers polluted by toxic chemicals used to treat fleas on pets
Wildlife is under threat from water pollution caused by pesticides which are hazardous, widespread and persist for years.
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Loophole in bid to punish landowners for killing birds of prey
Government moves to penalise grouse-shooting estates suspected of persecuting birds of prey have been “completely undermined” by a gaping
Scots doctors call for an end to UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Doctors in Scotland are among hundreds of medics who’ve signed a letter calling on the UK Government to end
Mexican workers call for Lidl berry boycott amid claims of slave labour
Mexican fruit workers have asked Scots consumers to boycott berries sold in the Lidl supermarket chain amid allegations of slave
Persian Gulf repression fuelled by UK Government, claims report
Repression in the Persian Gulf is being fuelled by the UK Government and private arms and security firms in Scotland
Fracking won’t be safe, warn experts
Fracking will not be safely regulated in Scotland, according to an expert report. Professor Andrew Watterson and Dr Will Dinan
North Sea oil industry under fire as spills rise
The number of spills from oil rigs in the North Sea has risen sharply to reach a 14-year high,
Scottish Government tells Glasgow not to ban fracking
Glasgow City Council has been prevented from banning fracking by Scottish Government officials. The government’s planning unit made the
Review of secret police condemned as a “whitewash”
A review of undercover policing as ordered by the Scottish Government has been condemned as a “whitewash” and an “insult”
Yemen bombs firm condemned for training children to make drones
Critics of the arms trade have condemned a drone project in schools run by an arms firm linked to alleged
US arms firm linked to alleged war crimes had 57 private meetings with UK Government
A US arms firm in Fife linked to war crimes in Yemen has enjoyed at least 57 private meetings with
Industry’s battle to block drinks deposit scheme
The drinks and retail industries have fought a fierce behind-the-scenes battle to block plans for a deposit scheme
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