Arms trade
Serco slammed for plans to attend arms fair while evicting asylum seekers
Serco, a firm evicting hundreds of asylum seekers from their homes in Glasgow, will be exhibiting at a controversial arms trade show.
Billy Briggs
Arms trade
UK government under fire for inviting ‘war crime’ states to arms fair
The UK government has been condemned for inviting regimes accused of killing children to an arms fair dubbed a "festival of violence".
Crime and justice, Society
“Revenge porn” crimes rise sharply but police detection rate down
'Revenge porn' in Scotland rose sharply over the past year, but the police detection rate was less than 50 percent. Campaigners fear the crime is not being taken seriously enough.
Crime and justice, Human rights
Victims of sexual assaults travel 100 miles for examinations
Victims of sexual assaults have had to travel over 100 miles wearing the clothes they were attacked in before they can have forensic examinations.
Environment, Politics
Scottish airports could lose 220,000 passengers if Heathrow expands
Newly uncovered forecasts reveal Heathrow's expansion could lead to a decrease of more than 220,000 passengers in Scottish airports.
Arms trade, International
UK arms sales condemned after 12,000 children killed or maimed
The UK government has been condemned for arming states named in a UN report revealing that 12,000 children were killed or maimed last year in armed conflicts.
Environment, Human rights
Police Scotland acted as ‘private security’ for fish farm, claims campaigner
An environmental campaigner has accused Police Scotland of acting as "private security" for a Norwegian-owned fish farming company.
Environment
Illegal fishing claims after 112 boats seen in Scotland’s protected waters
Over 100 boats were reportedly seen in protected fishing areas over the past four years, and campaigners say rogue fishermen are supplying a black market for seafood.
Human rights, International
Pakistani human rights defender in hiding after parents charged with terrorism
Gulalai Ismail has been targeted by Pakistani security services, accused of a litany of crimes including sedition, financing terrorism and defaming state institutions.