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‘Can’t get a meeting in the diary’: Swinney made to wait for crunch Grangemouth meeting with Ratcliffe
It took John Swinney two and a half months to secure a key meeting with Sir Jim Ratcliffe on the future for workers at Grangemouth – and the billionaire only spared half an hour of his time on a video call.
Norwegian firm’s plan for UK’s first deep-sea salmon farm off Shetland prompts concerns
A Norwegian company has drawn up plans for Britain’s first deep-sea salmon farm in waters off Shetland, prompting concerns it is an “experiment in factory farming” that could damage the environment.
More than 135,000 fish die at Torridon salmon farm
More than 135,000 fish have died at a salmon farm in the northwest Highlands run by a Norwegian company in the last two years, The Ferret can reveal.
Firm linked to Tory donors probed by UN over human rights allegations in Indonesia
A company controlled by a family whose members have donated to the Conservatives and Better Together has faced scrutiny from the United Nations over allegations of land grabbing and human rights abuses in Indonesia.
Named: five lochs polluted by fish farms
Five lochs in the Highlands and Islands have been damaged by pollution from fish farms, according to a study by University College London.
Beaver bid blocked after Kate Forbes stepped in
A bid to release beavers in the Highlands was delayed after intensive lobbying by farmers and landowners prompted an intervention by Kate Forbes MSP.
Pollution of West Highland loch under investigation
An investigation is under way into a serious pollution incident at a West Highland loch which locals have described as an “ecological catastrophe”.
Royal Ascot, London Marathon and the Platinum Jubilee: Events use Scottish land to clean up their carbon footprint
Royal family events, airlines and English councils have used Scottish land to clean up their carbon emissions, despite claims of a “greenwashing scam”.
Starmer’s claims about nuclear regulation ‘not true’
In his bid to boost nuclear power, the prime minister Keir Starmer ignored warnings from his nuclear safety watchdog.