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Oil firm backed by Scots company allegedly put Indigenous people at risk in Peru
A global finance company in Edinburgh has £12m invested in an oil firm accused of endangering Indigenous groups in the Peruvian Amazon who are in lockdown due to Covid-19.
July 16, 2020
Legal overhaul urged to tackle Scotland’s derelict land and buildings
Experts have called for “radical change” and an overhaul of Scotland’s laws to tackle thousands of vacant and derelict sites.
July 15, 2020
Scottish care homes owned by the Chinese state in tax havens
Dozens of Scotland's care home buildings are owned by companies based in tax havens and controlled by global hedge funds, private equity and China
July 7, 2020
How has Scotland done on coronavirus testing?
Ferret Fact Service looks at how Scotland's testing programme has been delivered during the coronavirus pandemic.
July 3, 2020
Call for inquiry after Glasgow stabbing incident at hotel
There must be an inquiry into decisions taken to move asylum seekers from flats to hotels without carrying out vulnerability checks, say refugee campaigners.
June 27, 2020
Row erupts over firm’s briefings to MPs on asylum seeker housing
Organisations supporting asylum seekers have expressed concerns for the well-being of asylum seekers moved from flats into hotels in Glasgow.
June 25, 2020
Revealed: the 16,000 hidden victims of Edinburgh Airport noise
16,000 more people than officially admitted have been exposed to noise pollution from Edinburgh Airport, according to a scientist who has resigned as an airport adviser.
June 24, 2020
Revealed: Scottish property worth billions owned by tax haven firms
Registers of Scotland data shows 3,237 Scottish properties were owned by companies based outside of the UK in 2019.
June 21, 2020
Police did not protect ‘terrified’ refugees at protest from far right attacks, organisers claim
Refugee organisers of a Glasgow protest in support of asylum-seekers have accused Police Scotland of failing to adequately protect them against far-right groups on the rampage.
June 19, 2020