Billy Briggs

Human rights

US ‘hate group’ linked to Trump to debate free speech in Edinburgh

Billy Briggs on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019

A Christian organisation branded as an anti-LGBT hate group has been invited to Edinburgh for a debate on whether Christians should support the criminalisation of hate speech.

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Arms trade, International

Arms firms selling weaponry to Turkey awarded £15m of tax payers’ money

Billy Briggs on October 23, 2019October 26, 2019

The Scottish Government has handed nearly £15 million to arms firms with factories in Scotland who sell weaponry to Turkey.

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International, Society

Drugs, gold and guns bring terror and death to 400-mile waterway in Colombia

Billy Briggs, Simon Murphy on October 16, 2019October 20, 2019

The Colombian conflict is devastating the environment and the lives of the people who live along a 400-mile river in the South American country.

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Environment, Society

Airline stops shipping greyhounds to China after animal welfare concerns

Billy Briggs on October 14, 2019October 16, 2019

Qatar Airways has introduced an embargo on the shipment of greyhounds to nations with poor records on animal welfare after an animal welfare campaign.

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Health, Society

Operating theatre at £27m Fife hospital unused since opening 10 years ago

Billy Briggs on October 11, 2019October 16, 2019

St Andrews Community Hospital has 90 staff and 40 beds, but its operating theatre has not been used since it opened in 2009.

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Society

Scots greyhound sold to China prompts calls for export crackdown

Billy Briggs on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019

Around 50 Irish-bred greyhounds, some that have raced in Britain, are being advertised on Chinese breeding sites, according to animal rights campaigners.

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Environment

Fines to rogue fishermen fall and illegal fishing escapes prosecution

Billy Briggs, Ally Tibbitt on October 6, 2019October 9, 2019

The number of fines issued to rogue fishermen has decreased over the past three years while skippers caught fishing in protected waters have not been reported to the procurator fiscal, we can reveal.

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Crime and justice, Society

Dozens of greyhounds racing in Scotland test positive for banned substances such as cocaine

Billy Briggs on October 1, 2019October 4, 2019

Cocaine, amphetamine, steroids and beta blockers were among prohibited substances found in the bloodstreams of greyhounds at Shawfield Stadium in Glasgow.

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Asylum, Human rights, International

Human rights activist who spoke at Scots Parliament flees Pakistan to seek asylum in US

Billy Briggs on September 23, 2019October 7, 2019

Pakistani human rights activist Gulalai Ismail has fled to the US to seek political asylum after being forced into hiding over accusations of links to terror groups.

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Billy Briggs

Human rights

US ‘hate group’ linked to Trump to debate free speech in Edinburgh

Arms trade, International

Arms firms selling weaponry to Turkey awarded £15m of tax payers’ money

International, Society

Drugs, gold and guns bring terror and death to 400-mile waterway in Colombia

Environment, Society

Airline stops shipping greyhounds to China after animal welfare concerns

Health, Society

Operating theatre at £27m Fife hospital unused since opening 10 years ago

Society

Scots greyhound sold to China prompts calls for export crackdown

Environment

Fines to rogue fishermen fall and illegal fishing escapes prosecution

Crime and justice, Society

Dozens of greyhounds racing in Scotland test positive for banned substances such as cocaine

Asylum, Human rights, International

Human rights activist who spoke at Scots Parliament flees Pakistan to seek asylum in US

Warning that kelp dredging trials could trigger ‘environmental destruction’

Arms firms executives could face investigation for complicity in war crimes

No, you don’t need bring ID or a polling card to vote in Scotland

Fact check: misleading political party leaflets in Scotland