‘Backroom’ lobbying on Coul Links golf plan under fire
Scottish ministers have been privately urged to back plans for a golf course on a coastal wildlife site. This has been condemned as “backdoor lobbying that tries to bypass the rules”.
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Facebook pages promoting banned QAnon cult still live
Facebook pages in Scotland promoting a cult called QAnon have not been removed by the social media giant despite a
Anti-torture committee warns of ‘excessive force’ used on Scottish prisoners
A European anti-torture committee has raised ongoing concerns about the use of segregation and “excessive force” to control Scottish prisoners
UK is second biggest arms dealer in the world
Britain is the second biggest arms dealer in the world after the US, according to new statistics from the Department
Human rights concerns raised over cuts to social care
Disabled and older people have been left to sleep in wheelchairs – or been unable to get out of bed, wash
Golden Dawn and the killing of Pavlos Fyssas
“It’s a very dark story,” says forensic investigator, Stefanos Levidis. He is standing in front of an imposing mural
Revealed: 16 asylum seekers died in six months
A total of 16 people seeking asylum in the UK died in the six months before lockdown, leading to a
Post-Brexit secrecy could limit information rights, warns watchdog
Scotland’s information watchdog has urged MSPs to rethink secrecy rules being proposed for a new post-Brexit environmental body. The
UK condemned for Saudi arms deals as more than 2,000 children killed in Yemen
The UK Government has been accused of having “immoral” trade deals with Saudi Arabia after a new report accused the
More than one in four prisoners now on remand due to covid-19 court backlog
More than one in four prisoners in Scottish jails are now serving time behind bars despite not yet facing a
Ministers warned on Covid freedom of information failures
The Scottish Government’s freedom of information performance has collapsed during the coronavirus pandemic – undermining public accountability when it is
Spy satellites destined for Scottish spaceports
The arms industry is preparing to use two spaceports planned for Scotland to launch military spy satellites, an investigation by
UK-made tear gas fired at pro-democracy protestors in Greece
Tear gas and stun grenades made in the UK were used against pro-democracy protestors recently in Greece, according to human