Named: the salmon farms rapped over animal welfare
In the past the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency kept secret the salmon farms it censured on animal welfare grounds. Now it has changed its mind.
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Loophole in bid to punish landowners for killing birds of prey
Government moves to penalise grouse-shooting estates suspected of persecuting birds of prey have been “completely undermined” by a gaping loophole,
Fracking won’t be safe, warn experts
Fracking will not be safely regulated in Scotland, according to an expert report. Professor Andrew Watterson and Dr Will Dinan
Scottish Government tells Glasgow not to ban fracking
Glasgow City Council has been prevented from banning fracking by Scottish Government officials. The government’s planning unit made the
Industry’s battle to block drinks deposit scheme
The drinks and retail industries have fought a fierce behind-the-scenes battle to block plans for a deposit scheme for drinks
Experts say Scotland must engage Rwanda on human rights abuses
Human rights experts have called on the Scottish Government to raise Rwanda’s poor human rights record with its leaders
Revealed: slow progress of Scotland’s air gun licence scheme
Victims of air rifles have criticised the speed of the Scottish Government’s air gun licence scheme after a Ferret
Fracking company supplying Scotland fined for pollution
One of the US fracking companies contracted to deliver gas to Scotland has been fined for contaminating the environment, prompting
Trump golf course under attack from nature
Donald Trump may be bidding to be one of the most powerful men on earth, but he can’t hold
Scottish salmon exports at risk if seals keep being shot
Scotland’s salmon farming industry will lose its biggest £200 million export market to the US if it persists in
Number of police on streets down almost 50 per cent since 2011
The number of police officers on Scotland’s streets in some parts of the country has almost halved since 2011
SNP promise to ditch Trident dissed by US diplomats
The US Embassy in London dismissed Scottish Government plans to get rid of Trident after independence, according to secret cables
Oil rig firm under fire for accidents, leaks and safety breaches
The multinational whose rig ran aground on the island of Lewis last week was implicated in one of the world’