Claim 'abortion to birth' is now legal in the UK is Mostly False
Changes to abortion law in England and Wales have been misrepresented on social media.
Scottish Water
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These Scottish beaches were officially rated ‘excellent’. But they were polluted with human and animal waste
Unsafe levels of faecal bacteria were recorded at dozens of Scotland’s best beaches this summer. Swimmers and paddlers could be at risk, but officials insist water quality remains high.
Claim water pollution is worse in Scotland than England is Mostly False
UK environment minister Steve Reed’s comments on pollution levels in Scotland have caused controversy. In an interview with Channel
High levels of faeces found at nearly 60 per cent of wild swimming spots
Nearly sixty per cent of Scotland’s most popular spots for wild swimming were polluted with high levels of faeces
Forever chemicals found in 55 per cent of Scottish drinking water
Potentially toxic ‘forever chemicals’ – including some linked to cancer – were found in more than half of samples of Scottish drinking
Health concerns raised over asbestos in tap water
As asbestos cement pipes supplying drinking water degrade across the UK, experts ask whether they pose a risk to human
Ex-oil lobbyist to be new Scottish Water chair
The new chair of Scottish Water has shares in Shell and is a former oil lobbyist, prompting questions about her
‘Nauseating’: Illegal sewage spills polluted protected waters, data suggests
Scottish Water illegally discharged sewage hundreds of times during dry weather, soiling beauty spots such as West Sands beach at
Watchdog investigates Sepa ‘failure’ to stop sewage pollution
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is under scrutiny by a new government standards watchdog for allegedly failing to stop
Scotland’s ‘unlawful’ bathing water policy challenged by Environmental Rights Centre
A green charity has complained to Environmental Standards Scotland about the Scottish Government’s allegedly “unlawful” approach to protecting bathing
Health fears as Scottish ammonia pollution rises
Industrial emissions of ammonia – a pollutant which damages ecosystems and threatens human health – increased by more than ten per cent
Revealed: the 49 Scottish beaches polluted by sewage
More than half of Scotland’s most popular beaches have been contaminated with sewage in breach of safety limits this
Revealed: the drugs that are poisoning Scotland’s water
Medicinal drugs have polluted Scotland’s waterways in breach of safety levels more than 2,300 times over seven years,