MoD confirms potential Scottish bomb sites after Ferret revelations
Government names areas being assessed for new munitions plants after The Ferret uncovers hidden details in a botched FoI response.
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Fergus Ewing under formal investigation for alleged bullying
The rural economy secretary, Fergus Ewing, is under formal investigation for alleged bullying following a complaint from the recently retired
Ten new waste incinerators ‘will threaten recycling targets’
Plans to treble the amount of waste burnt in ten new incinerators across Scotland will prevent the Scottish Government from
Transparency needed over £15m repairs to Cairngorm railway, say campaigners
Outdoor groups have urged the Scottish Government to allow public and parliamentary scrutiny of plans for the Cairngorm funicular railway
Golden eagle killing ‘cover up’ claim after hidden satellite tag found
Evidence that a satellite tag was deliberately removed from a golden eagle and hidden has been highlighted by wildlife campaigners.
Post-Brexit secrecy could limit information rights, warns watchdog
Scotland’s information watchdog has urged MSPs to rethink secrecy rules being proposed for a new post-Brexit environmental body. The
Plans for peat extraction end amid environmental concerns
Two attempts to extend peat extraction in Scotland have either been withdrawn or rejected by planning authorities since they were
Scottish farmers ‘forced out’ of business by ‘mega dairies’
The Scottish and UK Governments are being urged to change the rules to stop “mega dairies” and supermarkets paying low
Wildlife agency under fire for ‘sickening’ beaver images
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency has come under fierce attack for including images of dead and dying beavers – including
Billionaire-owned shooting properties offered tax relief
Nine out of ten of Scotland’s shooting properties, including some owned by billionaires, are exempt from paying £10.5
Plan to run Hunterston’s cracked reactors for another year
The energy company, EDF, is planning to operate a cracked and ageing nuclear power station at Hunterston in North Ayrshire
Probe after bloodied beaver found dead in Perthshire
The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) is investigating the death of a beaver shot in
The 30 sewage-soaked beaches that put public health at risk
As many as 30 beaches across Scotland have been polluted in breach of sewage safety limits so far this summer,