Oops: MoD blunder reveals secret details of bomb project
A botched freedom of information response has revealed sites in the frame for the UK’s expanding weapons programme.
Climate and the Environment
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Salmon farms file 210 appeals to ‘sabotage’ lice controls
Salmon farms across Scotland have lodged 210 appeals against controls on lice infestations imposed by the Scottish Government’s environment
MoD under fire over nuclear clean-up in Scotland
The Ministry of Defence has been accused of trying to avoid responsibility for cleaning up a military nuclear site on
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,
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 set
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 animal
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.
Quango criticised for ‘extravagant’ spending on coaching for bosses
A Scottish Government quango spent £175,000 on ‘coaching’ for its bosses in two years, despite a stretched budget and
Tice boasted about savings from solar panels – despite branding renewables a ‘rip off’
Reform UK’s Richard Tice boasted putting solar panels on his company’s properties could help tenants with their bills
Tory chair’s ex-firm admitted benefiting from bribery
The new chairman of the Scottish Conservatives led a company which admitted benefitting from “corrupt payments” made to a Russian
Revealed: Politicians, billionaires and offshore firms’ taxpayer forestry handouts
The King, J.K. Rowling, billionaires and politicians are among those who have been given tens of millions of pounds
More than 100 environmental breaches at fish farms
Fish farms have broken environmental rules more than 100 times in the last two years, according to Scottish Government regulators.