Scottish pension funds linked to Donald Trump’s border jails
Scottish pension funds have invested millions of pounds in firms bankrolling Donald Trump’s migrant camps.
Vulnerable women at risk in Dungavel detention centre, says report
Women are at risk of exploitation in Dungavel immigration removal centre and more than 200 detainees were on watch for self harm in 2017, says new report.
Trump donor firm accused of ‘slave labour’ made £1m profit
A private prison firm paying asylum seekers held at Dungavel detention centre £1 an hour made nearly £1m in profit last year.
Icelandic whalers condemned over blue whale ‘slaughter’ claims
A Scottish animal rights charity has criticised an Icelandic whaler after activists released footage that they claim shows the killing of the first endangered blue whale in 50 years.
Scottish minister ‘sorry’ for wrong info on arms funding
A Scottish Government minister apologised after being forced to admit that more than 12 times as much public money was handed to Highlands-based arms firms than was previously stated.
UK arms sales slammed after UN report reveals 10,000 child casualties
More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed in conflicts around the world during 2017, raising questions about the arms trade.
Nearly all respondents to fox hunting consultation want law changed
Animal welfare charities have welcomed the result of the consultation.
Children’s science festival slammed for arms firm link
American multinational arms dealer Raytheon is part of Fife Science Festival, which is aimed at children.
New airline route brings Israel’s ‘apartheid system’ to Scotland, say critics
A new airline route between Israel and Scotland has been criticised as most Palestinians are barred from using Ben Gurion Airport.