Ministry of Defence under pressure on Trident balloon accident
Local people filmed a large balloon meant to provide last-ditch communications in a nuclear war deflating and crashing. But the Ministry of Defence won’t say anything about it.
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Auld Reekie: coal fires still burning in Scotland’s historic parliament
Scotland’s court service is burning hundreds of kilograms of coal each winter so lawyers can enjoy fires at a
Trans men and women will be allowed to self-identify on Scottish census, court rules
Trans men and women will still be able to self-identify as their lived sex on the Scottish census, a
Experts voice fears over plans for lorry park on Jacobite battlefield
Jacobite experts have warned against a developer’s plans to build a lorry park on the site of a 1715
Council left with legal bill after locals overturn planning decision
A charity has raised serious questions about Scotland’s planning system after Conservative councillors in Stirling backed a development against
Ruling allowing Serco to evict asylum seekers sets ‘dangerous precedent’
Campaigners are warning that a “dangerous precedent” has been set by a “brutal” ruling from Scotland’s highest court that
Serco asylum evictions legal case not ‘settled,’ says human rights lawyer
A leading human rights law firm has claimed that the legal position on whether Serco can evict asylum seekers in
Spycops: judge rejects claim for undercover police inquiry in Scotland
An environmental campaigner targeted by police has failed to persuade a judge that an undercover policing inquiry should be extended
Home Office wrong to send asylum seeker back to Ethiopia, rules judge
A leading Scottish judge has found the Home Office guilty of making a serious blunder by unlawfully returning an Ethiopian
Court rejects Ineos bid for multi-million pound damages over ‘fracking ban’
A bid by the Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, to sue the Scottish Government for multi-million pound damages for banning
Challenge to Ineos multi-million pound claim for fracking ban
The Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, is facing a legal challenge to its bid to sue the Scottish Government for multi-