New salmon farmers scheme condemned as “greenwashing opportunity”

A new scheme to penalise salmon farmers when fish escape has been launched. But we found it is controlled by the industry prompting criticism.

Richard Baynes Oct 13, 2026

data centres

The Tory treasurer, an offshore company and Scotland’s biggest data centre plan

Scotland may be set to host one of the world’s most powerful data centres. The Conservative Party’s money man stands to benefit.

Paul Dobson, Jamie Mann Oct 11, 2026

Investigations

Dundee University taxpayer bailout refused after probe into £80m cash balance

The Scottish Funding Council has determined that the university has too much cash to receive a taxpayer bailout. Unions say it shows the level of cuts at Dundee is unnecessary.

Paul Dobson Oct 9, 2026

Fisherrow Sands

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More than half of Scotland’s most popular beaches for wild swimming have been polluted with unsafe levels of sewage this summ

Climate and the Environment

‘Disgusting’: half of Scotland’s most popular beaches plagued by sewage

More than half of Scotland’s most popular beaches for wild swimming have been polluted with unsafe levels of sewage

Paul Dobson, Petra Matijevic Sep 24, 2023

Politics and power

Beach sewage leaks: Green watchdog allowed ‘illegal’ operation of Scottish Water site

Scotland’s green watchdog has been accused of allowing the “illegal operation” of a Scottish Water site which has polluted

Jamie Mann Oct 2, 2022