Did Scottish ministers “rewrite history” over Israel meeting?
The Scottish Government changed key parts of the official record of Angus Robertson’s controversial Israel meeting after a backlash, raising questions about government secrecy.
Environment
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New row over tree felling at iconic Carnoustie golf club
Hundreds of trees felled at a world famous Scottish golf club which hosts the British Open have not been replaced
Animal welfare groups fear fox hunt law “loopholes” may be exploited
Animal welfare groups have voiced concern that new legislation on fox hunting in Scotland still contains loopholes that could be
Area of peatlands restored by Scottish Government one third less than claimed
An area of peatlands restored last year by the Scottish Government is nearly one third lower than it publicly claimed,
Alarm over scheme allowing more lice at salmon farms
An international food labelling scheme is to allow five times more lice at salmon farms, prompting Scotland’s official fisheries
‘Illegal’ dumping of dead fish in Outer Hebrides continues despite ban vow
The “illegal” dumping of dead farmed fish in sand dunes on a Hebridean beauty spot has been allowed to continue
Revealed: The spiralling cost of Scotland’s flood defences
Twenty-eight ‘vital’ Scottish flood defence schemes are now expected to cost nearly one billion pounds – three times more than
Revealed: The insurance players entangled in North Sea oil
Fifteen insurance giants have been accused of “threatening people’s futures for dirty profits”, after The Ferret revealed their involvement
East Lothian Council accused of creating ‘two-tier access’ to environmental data
East Lothian Council has responded to just eight per cent of environmental information requests since it introduced a blanket policy
Scientists warn hydrogen heating could be net-zero ‘distraction’
Scientists who advise the Scottish Government have warned that discussion about using hydrogen to heat homes risks becoming a “distraction”
Claim that Scotland has 25 per cent of Europe’s offshore wind capacity is False
Stephen Flynn is the Westminster leader for the Scottish National Party (SNP). The 34-year-old MP for Aberdeen South
Licences to kill foxes issued despite experts’ objections
Licences for a foot pack to kill foxes were issued by Forestry and Land Scotland despite strong objections from internal
Concerns over ongoing ‘bullying’ and secretive culture at environmental regulator
Staff at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency claim that a bullying, “male dominated culture” persists at the regulator, despite the