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.
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Releasing pheasants boosts Lyme disease risk, claims new study
Releasing pheasants into the countryside may boost the risk of humans catching Lyme disease, according to new research from universities
Catch of the day: industry pressures government to serve farmed salmon
The UK Government has been accused of acting as the “promotional wing” of the multinational salmon farming industry, after a
Salmon farms file 210 appeals to ‘sabotage’ lice controls
Salmon farms across Scotland have lodged 210 appeals against controls on lice infestations imposed by the Scottish Government’s environment
MoD under fire over nuclear clean-up in Scotland
The Ministry of Defence has been accused of trying to avoid responsibility for cleaning up a military nuclear site on
Israeli firm faced enforcement action over peat extraction in Scotland
An Israeli company linked to a major Conservative Party donor faced enforcement action over its peat extraction operations in Scotland,
Study to gauge impacts of gamebirds on Scotland’s native species to go ahead
A study to determine the impacts of pheasants and red-legged partridges on Scotland’s environment and native species is
Giant supertrawlers routinely fish in Scotland’s marine protected areas
Giant supertrawlers routinely fish in Scotland’s marine protected areas, damaging precious marine life and fish populations, despite the UK
Scots trainers racing greyhounds in England are transporting dogs “illegally”
Scots-based trainers racing greyhounds in England are transporting dogs “illegally” and councils are failing to ensure they comply with
Revealed: Trump course caused more damage to dunes last year
Donald Trump’s controversial golf course in Aberdeenshire broke environmental rules last year by again causing damage to sand dunes.
Quango criticised for ‘extravagant’ spending on coaching for bosses
A Scottish Government quango spent £175,000 on ‘coaching’ for its bosses in two years, despite a stretched budget and
Tice boasted about savings from solar panels – despite branding renewables a ‘rip off’
Reform UK’s Richard Tice boasted putting solar panels on his company’s properties could help tenants with their bills
Tory chair’s ex-firm admitted benefiting from bribery
The new chairman of the Scottish Conservatives led a company which admitted benefitting from “corrupt payments” made to a Russian