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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Safety warnings as cracks rise at Torness nuclear plant
The number of cracks in the core of an ageing nuclear reactor at Torness in East Lothian has risen to
Ministers bow to salmon industry pressure on pesticide
A new safety limit on a pesticide that kills marine wildlife has been delayed by four years following pressure from
Salmon firm withdraws feed barge application for Loch Broom
A salmon farming company accused of misleading people over its plans for a fish farm in a marine protected area
Half of Argyll commercial forests flouting green rules, says watchdog
Environmental rule breaking in Argyll’s commercial forests has polluted protected lochs, including one home to Scotland’s rarest freshwater
Claim Scots could face jail time for having unregistered chickens is Half True
A Scottish policy around keeping chickens has been drawn into the international debate around personal freedom and government overreach. An
Billionaire who funded climate science denial group has given the Tory Party £100,000 this year
An Australian hedge fund billionaire who funded a climate science denial group has given the Conservative Party £366,790 since
Scots Reform candidates slammed for ‘liking’ conspiracy theorists’ posts
General election candidates in Scotland for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party have been slammed for ‘liking’ and engaging with
“Greenwashing” objections to farmed salmon name change dismissed
The UK Government threw out more than 20 objections to the Scottish fish farming industry’s successful bid to remove
Salmon firm accused of misleading locals over fish farm plans in highland beauty spot
A salmon farming multinational has been accused of “lying” to locals over its plans for a fish farm on a
Revealed: the oil industry’s SNP lobbyists
Lobbying on behalf of the oil industry by former SNP spin doctors has sparked fears that the Scottish Government could
Firm with ‘conflict of interests’ advising Scottish Government on taxpayer handouts
A company with a ‘clear’ financial ‘conflict of interests’ was paid to advise the Scottish Government on public subsidies for
‘Invasive’ Sitka spruce threaten Scottish species and habitats, say experts
A North American tree that kills native species and threatens protected habitats vital to fight climate change now makes up