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

Corruption

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Human rights

Council fund invested £7m in Israeli bank fined for football bribe scandal

A council pension fund has shares worth nearly £7 million in an Israeli bank fined for tax evasion and conspiring

Billy Briggs May 10, 2020

Politics and power

Journalist who exposed corruption kicked off course

A journalist who claims he lost work after his investigations exposed government corruption in Iceland has been kicked off his

Peter Geoghegan, John Jack Aug 7, 2015