Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
Don Staniford
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Salmon firms bid to block diseased fish photos
Two fish farming companies tried to block publication of graphic images of their damaged salmon, according to emails released by
Named: supermarkets selling salmon from ‘poor’ welfare firms
Supermarkets are selling farmed salmon from companies accused of poor animal welfare, we can reveal, prompting claims that consumers are
Horror photos of farmed salmon spark legal threat
The diseases, damage and infestations suffered by hundreds of thousands of caged salmon in Scotland have been exposed by more
Bid to end salmon farm row is just PR, say campaigners
A bid by the Scottish Government to resolve fierce arguments over how fish farms harm wild salmon has been dismissed
Scottish Government bid to exempt fish farming from US ban on seal killing
The Scottish Government has been secretly trying to wriggle out of a proposed US ban on imports of salmon from
Scotland’s green watchdog wined and dined by polluters
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has been repeatedly wined and dined by the fish farming, whisky and power industries,
Pesticide report suppressed after freedom of information warning
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) ditched a written report to its board on a fish farm pesticide following fears
How the Scottish Government ‘nuanced’ away fish farm pesticide ban
The Scottish Government put pressure on its environmental watchdog to drop a plan to ban a toxic pesticide in 2018
We threw away 10 million dead fish, says salmon farming industry
The fish farming industry has admitted that it had to throw away up to ten million salmon last year – nearly
Scottish Government under fire for helping block pesticide ban
The Scottish Government has been accused of intervening to block a ban on a toxic pesticide blamed for killing wildlife
Fish farm noise pollution threatens whales and dolphins
Whales, dolphins and porpoises off the west coast of Scotland are being put at risk by noise alarms used by
Ban on polluting pesticide dropped after complaint from fish farmers
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) secretly ditched a plan to ban a toxic pesticide contaminating sea lochs and killing