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.
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Billionaire lairds and Tory donors broke rules around rural subsidies
Billionaire lairds, sporting estates and Conservative Party donors in receipt of millions of pounds of public grants are among the
Take the word ‘farmed’ off our farmed salmon, pleads industry body
The trade body representing Scotland’s salmon industry has applied to have the word “farmed” dropped from salmon packaging, prompting
Experts recommend mandatory CCTV for fish slaughterhouses
Animal experts and academics have recommended mandatory CCTV for all fish slaughterhouses in Scotland and new legislation to ensure staff
Farms and slaughterhouses should be licensed to prevent cruelty to animals, says report
Scottish farms and slaughterhouses should be licensed to prevent cruelty to animals because there is “widespread non-compliance” with animal protection
Fears raised over veterinary procedures offered by unregulated canine fertility clinics
Animal welfare campaigners have voiced fears that canine fertility clinics cashing in on the booming puppy trade are offering veterinary
Gardening firm lobbied UK Government for continued peat-based compost sales
A horticultural firm claiming to lead the way in moving towards alternatives to peat-based compost, lobbied the UK Government to
UK Government bought compost from Scottish peatlands despite climate pledges
A UK Government agency has bought nearly 4,000 cubic metres of compost extracted from peatlands in Scotland, prompting criticism
Claim Brexit let UK Government ban pulse fishing is Mostly True
Within hours of the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK Government made a change to fishing laws to
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
Scottish Government facing legal challenge on ‘inhumane’ calf exports
An animal welfare charity has launched a legal challenge to stop the Scottish Government from allowing young calves to be
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
Claim 60 per cent of Scots farmers voted for Brexit, Tories and against independence is Mostly False
Scotland’s farmers are facing an uncertain future as the Brexit negotiations falter, with the National Farmers Union leader calling
