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Revealed: Edinburgh’s 466 breaches of homeless B&B law
Edinburgh City Council has broken the law 466 times in the last year by placing homeless families in bed and breakfast accommodation for more than seven days.
November 25, 2018
Cracks delay plans to restart Hunterston reactors
Cracks that are spreading in two ageing nuclear power reactors at Hunterston in North Ayrshire have delayed plans to reopen them until 2019.
November 22, 2018
Kelp harvesting ban backed by Scottish Government
A ban on the mechanical harvesting of kelp around Scotland's coast is to be backed by the Scottish Government, putting a company's controversial plans at risk.
November 20, 2018
Yemen: hundreds of alleged war crimes but only 79 investigations
There have been 366 alleged war crimes in Yemen but only 79 investigations by the Saudi-led coalition - and none by the Ministry of Defence.
November 20, 2018
Prison suicides prompt call for fewer sentences to save lives
There have been more than 58 suicides over the last ten years in Scottish prisons.
November 19, 2018
Revealed: 505 nuclear safety incidents at Faslane
The Ministry of Defence has recorded more than 500 safety mishaps with nuclear submarines on the Clyde since 2006 - half of them in the last four years.
November 18, 2018
Destitute refugee family win right to rebuild their lives
A refugee couple with two young children, who were facing street homelessness in Scotland after being destitute for almost a decade, have been granted the right to remain in the UK.
November 15, 2018
Searching for answers: Scots struggling to access records on their lives in care
Care charities have called for new guidance to make it easier for those who have been looked after to access their records.
November 14, 2018
Brexit impact: warning of more risks from infectious diseases
A hard Brexit would make Scotland vulnerable to outbreaks of infectious diseases, according to Health Protection Scotland.
November 13, 2018