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Landowners under attack over film of heather on fire
Film footage of heather moorland on fire belching clouds of smoke across the Cairngorms has sparked fierce criticism of sporting estates.
March 17, 2019
Claim three in ten children affected by so-called ‘Momo challenge’ is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at the controversy surrounding the so-called Momo challenge which went viral in Scotland in February.
March 1, 2019
Salmon: branded as Scottish but owned abroad
The £2 billion salmon farming industry marketed around the world as Scottish is virtually all owned by investors in Norway, Switzerland, Cyprus, Canada and other countries.
February 24, 2019
Revealed: UK’s secret plan to dump 22 nuclear submarines in Scotland
The UK government secretly planned to dump the radioactive hulks of 22 nuclear submarines in the sea off north west Scotland, documents released by the National Archives reveal.
December 30, 2018
Anger over licences to kill 4,000 ravens
Revelations that farmers and landowners in Scotland have been licensed to kill more than 4,000 ravens in the last four years have sparked a chorus of criticism from campaigners.
December 12, 2018
MSP pensions invested in iPhone firm with mass suicides
The pension fund for Scotland’s MSPs has invested over £100,000 in a Taiwanese company blamed for mass suicides at its iPhone factories - as well as in Russia, weapons, fossil fuels and tobacco.
December 9, 2018
Scots pension funds linked to Yemen bus atrocity
Scots council pension funds have shares worth £110 million in US arms giants linked to an alleged war crime in Yemen when 40 children were killed.
September 11, 2018
Highland hare population has dropped dramatically, says study
The number of mountain hares in the eastern Highlands has dropped by more than 99 per cent since 1954, according to a new study - prompting calls for urgent action to protect the species.
August 14, 2018
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.
August 2, 2018