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Dust clouds covering communities in Fife came from toxic dumps
Large clouds of coal wastes blown over Scottish communities are from dumps contaminated with poison and toxic metals.
May 15, 2017
Charlotte Street Partners lobbying for Rupert Murdoch papers
Influential PR firm Charlotte Street Partners is lobbying on behalf of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper titles in Scotland.
April 5, 2017
Scottish councils pour £1.7bn into polluting fossil fuels
Scottish local authorities are investing £1.7 billion in 52 fossil fuel companies blamed for causing climate chaos.
March 13, 2017
Exposed: the abusive pirates trying to avoid fishing laws
An intelligence network aimed at helping hundreds of fishermen avoid getting caught fishing illegally has been condemned as “blatant piracy”.
December 5, 2016
North Sea oil industry under fire as spills rise
The number of spills from oil rigs in the North Sea has risen sharply to reach a 14-year high, according to a UK government report.
October 11, 2016
Number of police on streets down almost 50 per cent since 2011
In some parts of Scotland traditional "beat bobbies" are non-existent and the situation for local policing is “critical,” according to the Scottish Police Federation.
August 23, 2016
Edinburgh oil firm under fire for human rights abuses
An Edinburgh oil firm, Cairn Energy, has been accused of complicity in human rights abuses in Africa.
July 21, 2016
A second Syria
What does the future hold for the millions of people that have fled to Turkey from war-torn Syria?
June 5, 2016
Domestic violence: ‘Home Office must act to save lives’
Women's lives are at risk from domestic violence and abuse just because of their immigration status, a special investigation by The Ferret has found.
April 20, 2016