Revealed: Deer management cost public purse at least £135m in a decade
Deer overpopulation in many parts of Scotland is harming the environment. Attempts to tackle the longstanding issue are costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds.
Human rights
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Co-operative Bank closes human rights group’s account
A pro-Palestinian organisation that opposes human rights violations in the Occupied Territories has been told by the Co-operative Bank that
‘Dangerous’ plan to ship bombs-grade uranium from Dounreay to US
A secret plan to ship nuclear weapons grade uranium from northern Scotland to the US has been condemned as an
Bosnia 20 years on
Documentary photographer and film-maker Chris Leslie first visited war-torn Bosnia in 1996. He returned in late 2015 to see what
RBS under fire over £4.5bn backing for nuclear bomb companies
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been accused of making money from weapons of mass destruction after it was
New city surveillance system sparks call for urgent law change
Fears have been raised that a new CCTV surveillance system in Scotland’s largest city could become a ‘digital dragnet’
NHS-patient trust threatened by “Orwellian” terror law
Doctors and nurses are being advised to breach patient confidentiality and report suspicious people to the state to comply with
Peaceful campaigners branded terrorist threats
Animal rights, environment and anti-nuclear campaigners are “of concern” according to counter-terrorism training materials produced by Scotland’s largest council,
MSP pensions put £3.2m into ‘unethical’ firms
The pension fund for Scotland’s MSPs is investing £3.2 million in weapons, tobacco and dirty fuels despite the
New claims of war crimes in Yemen and child deaths
Human rights campaigners have urged Britain to stop the sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia after revealing new evidence of
SNP calls for UK inquiry into alleged war crimes in Yemen
The SNP has called for a UK government inquiry to ascertain if bombs made in Scotland were used in alleged
Public body condemned for deals with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
A leading human rights activist from Bahrain has condemned a Scottish public body for working with Middle Eastern regimes accused
A tribute to Mexico’s disappeared amidst demands for the truth
A Scottish artist has produced a video and finished a series of portraits to mark the first anniversary of the