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

Ian McWatt

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Climate and the Environment

Food safety checks to be increased at Scottish chicken plant

Surprise food safety inspections are to be stepped up at a Scottish slaughterhouse following a scandal in England, a government

Jamie Mann Nov 30, 2017

Society

Exposed: the catalogue of cruelty suffered by Scotland’s farm animals

by Rob Edwards and Andrew Wasley Many thousands of farm animals have suffered in more than 700 serious breaches of

Ferret Journalists Apr 18, 2017