Claim Scotland is ahead of UK in emissions reductions is True

The SNP election manifesto contained a claim about the performance of the Scottish Government in reaching 'net zero' emissions.

Alastair Brian Apr 20, 2026

Investigations

Scottish Government ‘rolling out red carpet’ for UAE despite human rights record

Documents show deputy first minister did not raise human rights once on trip to Gulf state accused of fuelling Sudan’s brutal war.

Paul Dobson Apr 19, 2026

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Sepa gave 400 Scottish lochs 'good' environmental status but only checked 54 of them

Lochs are classified as having a “good” environmental status based on samples from other lochs many miles away – and as much as a decade old – prompting concerns that environmental regulation isn’t “fit for purpose”.

Rob Edwards Apr 16, 2026

Democratic Republic of Congo

3 articles

Human rights

Photo essay: sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Scottish photographer Angela Catlin visited the Democratic Republic of Congo to document the stories of women and girls subjected to

Angela Catlin Apr 8, 2020

Human rights

In photos: life after war for Uganda’s former child soldiers

Uganda is known as the Pearl of Africa because of its unmatched natural beauty. Yet, away from the idyllic safaris

Simon Murphy, Kuba Kaszyk Jul 5, 2019

Society

‘Hostile environment’: Theresa May’s policy driving refugees into destitution

Hardline immigration policies in the UK have led to traumatised people being left destitute and wrongly detained, according to the

Billy Briggs May 29, 2019