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Scottish councils pour £1.7bn into polluting fossil fuels
Scottish local authorities are investing £1.7 billion in 52 fossil fuel companies blamed for causing climate chaos, according to
Government watchdog bowed to industry pressure on fish farm pollution
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog suppressed a critical report on pollution after private lobbying by the fish farming industry,
Privacy warning over growing use of body-worn cameras
Hundreds of body-worn cameras are being used by council workers across Scotland, even though few local authorities have considered the
Fish farm pesticides have polluted 45 lochs
At least 45 lochs around Scotland’s coast have been contaminated by toxic pesticides from fish farms that can harm
Revealed: the places you’re more likely to be killed by cars
The dangers of death or serious injury from traffic accidents have been exposed as a “postcode lottery” by the lack
New campaign to scrap Scotland’s private finance schemes
The Scottish Government is under increasing pressure to abandon its private finance schemes following revelations by The Ferret and The
New figures prompt claims of ‘no confidence’ in Scots counter terror policy
New figures obtained by The Ferret show that just three people in Scotland have been identified as at risk of
Nuclear firm under fire for bid to double reactor cracks
The nuclear industry is bidding behind closed doors to relax safety standards by doubling the number of cracks allowed in
Revealed: the £932m cost of private finance projects
Private finance schemes to fund roads and hospitals have blasted a £932 million hole in the Scottish Government’s budget
Sturgeon cautions Trump for scrapping environmental deal
Donald Trump has come under fire from Nicola Sturgeon for ditching a legal agreement he made with the Scottish Government
Government watchdog under fire for food fraud ‘cover-up’
Scotland’s food watchdog is being accused of a “cover-up” after it attempted to discredit revelations about the alleged mislabelling
No-one caught for drone drug deliveries to prisons
No-one has been caught for using drones to smuggle contraband drugs, tobacco and mobile phones into Scottish Prisons despite a