Revealed: Deer management cost public purse at least £135m in a decade
Deer overpopulation in many parts of Scotland is harming the environment. Attempts to tackle the longstanding issue are costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds.
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Study finds poor land buyout regulation days after land reform bill delay
A Scottish Government-commissioned report has found the demand to buy rural land for green investments could deepen divides between landowners
Photos reveal wildlife toll from trawling for scampi
Campaigners have published 30 photos which they say expose the marine wildlife killed by “destructive” and “wasteful” fishing for scampi
Disabled refugee family facing eviction over Christmas
A refugee family with three young children and a disabled mother are due to be evicted from Glasgow asylum accommodation
Swimming with the Reservoir Frogs: could prescribing nature support healthy lives?
The skies are grey and foreboding at Edinburgh’s Portobello beach but for the nine regulars from The Ripple Project’
Care homes receive hundreds of complaints
Care homes chains operating in Scotland have had hundreds of complaints upheld by inspectors in recent years, The Ferret can
Did Eat Out to Help Out increase Covid-19 cases?
Boris Johnson has given evidence to the UK Covid-19 inquiry in recent days, as the decisions he and the UK
Ex-oil lobbyist to be new Scottish Water chair
The new chair of Scottish Water has shares in Shell and is a former oil lobbyist, prompting questions about her
Anti-terrorism referrals for far right extremism rise in Scotland
The number of Scots referred to the UK Government’s counter-terrorism programme due to far right extremism has risen over
For Fact’s Sake podcast: How did ‘fake news’ cause Scotland’s witch trials?
On for Fact’s Sake this week we’re taking a look back to some historical misinformation – Scotland’s witch
Watchdog presses for stricter rules on council climate pollution
A watchdog is using legal powers to force the Scottish Government to strengthen councils’ reporting of climate pollution, after The
Far right Patriotic Alternative linked to six people in prison for hate crimes
A far right group that organises anti-asylum seeker protests in Scotland has links to six people in prison for race
More than 200 Glasgow University academics call for a ceasefire in Gaza
More than 200 academics at Glasgow University have signed an open letter calling for an immediate ceasefire to the “relentless