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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Scottish Enterprise urged to rule out ‘damaging’ deep sea mining
Environmental campaigners have called on the Scottish Government’s economic development agency not to spend taxpayers’ money subsidising a controversial
Scottish marine wildlife under threat from ‘smash and grab’ trawling
Marine wildlife in a vast area of ocean to the north of Scotland is at risk from trawlers because of
Retailers threaten to remove products from shops over recycling scheme
Retailers have told the Scottish Government they may remove some of their products from shops if Scotland introduces a scheme
Small nuclear reactors for Scotland? No thanks, say experts
A report by scientists proposing that Scotland should consider building an array of small nuclear power reactors to help combat
Hunterston reactors under ‘enhanced’ regulation due to cracks
The UK nuclear safety watchdog has boosted checks on two reactors in Scotland because of proliferating cracks in their graphite
Scottish Government move to renew Ineos fracking licence ‘disappointing’
Scottish ministers have come under fire after extending a licence for the Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, to frack for shale
Scottish fish farms using cancer-linked embalming fluid as disinfectant
Nearly 200 fish farms are allowed to use a carcinogenic chemical called formaldehyde which is used to embalm corpses, The
Skipper of Scots boat fined for scallop dredging off Guernsey
The skipper of a scallop dredger registered in Scotland has been fined £1,000 after being caught fishing in territorial
Gas leak at Mossmorran plant in Fife prompts safety probe
The UK government’s safety watchdog has launched an investigation into a prolonged leak of highly flammable gas at ExxonMobil’
Revealed: the intensive farms polluting Scotland with ammonia
Intensive farms are polluting Scotland with increasing amounts of ammonia gas that contributes to millions of deaths worldwide, according to
‘Sick’ salmon film prompts government probe into Scottish fish farm
Scottish Government inspectors have launched an investigation into video evidence of alleged animal cruelty at a salmon farm on the
Climate change denier makes big donations to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt
A prominent climate change sceptic’s company has donated £25,000 each to both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt’s