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.

Richard Baynes Oct 13, 2026

data centres

The Tory treasurer, an offshore company and Scotland’s biggest data centre plan

Scotland may be set to host one of the world’s most powerful data centres. The Conservative Party’s money man stands to benefit.

Paul Dobson, Jamie Mann Oct 11, 2026

Investigations

Dundee University taxpayer bailout refused after probe into £80m cash balance

The Scottish Funding Council has determined that the university has too much cash to receive a taxpayer bailout. Unions say it shows the level of cuts at Dundee is unnecessary.

Paul Dobson Oct 9, 2026

ChatGPT

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Society

‘The spark is lit’: Can AI revolutionise Scotland’s healthcare?

“It’s like Rolls Royce building a full simulation of an engine, with millions of parts. They build a model

Billy Briggs Jul 14, 2024

Fact Checks

For Fact’s Sake podcast: Will ChatGPT make it easier to spread lies online?

ChatGPT is the incredible AI chatbot that’s taken the internet by storm, and led many of us to wonder

Ferret Journalists Feb 8, 2023