Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
Michael Russell
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Goat trophy hunting continues years after Scottish Government review vow
Scottish sporting estates are charging clients up to £1,000 to shoot wild goats years after public outrage over the
Head stalker who did not prevent ‘distressing’ stag cull video condemned
The head of a Highland sporting firm has been condemned by the British Deer Society (BDS) for failing to prevent
Police probe Highland stag shooting caught on film
Police Scotland has launched an investigation and is seeking information from the public about a stag that was filmed being
Probe into ‘repulsive’ shooting of stag caught on film
An investigation has been launched into a video showing a stag being shot and killed in a Highland loch. The
Island sold by National Trust of ‘considerable’ conservation importance
A west coast island sold off by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) should be maintained and monitored in the
National Trust deemed ‘imperious’ for selling Scottish island
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has been branded “imperious” for selling a west coast island entrusted to them by
Supermarket slammed as rural communities hit by weeks of food shortages
The Co-operative supermarket has been urged “to sort itself out” after a month of failing to adequately stock some stores
Michael Russell claim that ‘Scotland pays out more than it gets back’ is False
The UK government has launched a new marketing campaign targeting Scots. On 6 February 2020 @UKGovScotland tweeted: “The prosperity of
Celebrity hunter tweets photos of killed animals after Scots hunting trip
The Scottish Government has been urged to take urgent action after a US celebrity hunter killed numerous animals on a
Hard Brexit threat to Scotland’s ferries and harbours
A hard Brexit from the European Union threatens the maintenance of Scotland’s ageing ferry fleet and harbours vital for
Alarm over Acetamiprid pesticide used on Scotland’s woods
Scotland’s forests are treated and sprayed every year with hundreds of kilograms of a toxic pesticide blamed for killing
Fergus Ewing should stop Michael Russell on pesticides, says leaked email
The rural economy minister, Fergus Ewing, should get his cabinet colleague, Michael Russell, to “draw in his horns” and stop