Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short
More than 20 wind farms are failing to pay an agreed amount to locals. That could cost Scottish communities over £50m.
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AfD politician who handed out weapons to speak at UK far right party event
A far right German politician who handed out weapons and met with neo-Nazis is set to speak at the Homeland
Human rights checks by Scottish Enterprise on arms firms to be scrutinised
Human rights checks conducted by Scottish Enterprise on arms firms seeking government grants are to be scrutinised over fears taxpayers’
Author of slogan cited by white supremacist murderers invited to UK by far right party
The man behind a conspiracy theory cited by white supremacists and mass murderers has been booked as a conference speaker
Private prison profits: Addiewell pays £3m to shareholders amid safety fears and rising deaths
The company which owns Scotland’s private Addiewell prison has paid more than £3m to shareholders in less than two
Trident project rated “unachievable” third year running
A £4bn project to help replace nuclear-armed Trident submarines on the Clyde has been branded as “unachievable” for the third
‘We can’t wait five years’: Neglected ‘banana flats’ residents say council breaching their rights
Residents of Leith’s famous “banana flats” claim Edinburgh City Council is breaching their human rights after persistent issues with
Torture charity asks governments to better protect women from violence
The physical and mental abuse Sana suffered took place over many years and left her isolated, lonely and “psychologically destroyed”
Global ‘anti-woke’ petition campaigns on Glasgow statues and Stornoway’s Tesco closed on Sundays
A global, right-wing petition site, set up by an anti-LGBT Spanish lawyer, is campaigning in Scotland to “protect” statues in
Claim list shows MPs who voted against deporting foreign rapists is False
There has been renewed controversy over the UK Government’s handling of grooming gangs in recent weeks. X owner Elon
Baillie Gifford investment sparks AI weapons debate
A Scottish firm has given financial backing to an AI weapons start-up founded by a US tech billionaire who has
Alarm over new US military ‘presence’ in Scotland
The United States government has established its first military site in Scotland since the 1990s, prompting fears of a “catastrophic”
Radioactive pollution from bomb plant sparks cancer fears
Radioactive air pollution from the nuclear weapons plant at Coulport, on the Clyde, has more than doubled over the last