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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Government watchdog bowed to industry pressure on fish farm pollution
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog suppressed a critical report on pollution after private lobbying by the fish farming industry,
Fish farm pesticides have polluted 45 lochs
At least 45 lochs around Scotland’s coast have been contaminated by toxic pesticides from fish farms that can harm
Outrage over secret plan for giant salmon farm in Scotland
Secret and lucrative plans for the world’s biggest salmon farm around Orkney or Shetland would “abjectly” fail pollution limits
Anger over plan to scrap fish farm limits
Plans to scrap limits on the amount of salmon that can be kept at fish farms around the coast would
Mapped: the hundreds of firms condemned for ‘poor’ pollution performance
Faslane, Ineos and BP are among hundreds of industrial sites across Scotland condemned by the government’s green watchdog for
Fish farm firm kills 175,000 salmon by accident
One of the world’s largest fish farming companies has accidentally killed more than 175,000 of its caged salmon
Scottish salmon exports at risk if seals keep being shot
Scotland’s salmon farming industry will lose its biggest £200 million export market to the US if it persists in
Exposed: the inhumane shooting of hundreds of seals
Hundreds of seals shot around Scotland’s coasts were pregnant, feeding their young or failed to die instantly, according to