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Alarm over toxic pesticide sprayed on Scotland’s woodlands

Rob Edwards on September 9, 2018April 6, 2019

Scotland’s forests are treated and sprayed every year with hundreds of kilograms of a toxic pesticide blamed for killing bees and butterflies, The Ferret can reveal.

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New outbreak of killer tree disease in south west Scotland

Rob Edwards on March 19, 2018

A killer tree disease has spread to Scotland’s main timber crop, sikta spruce, raising fears for the environment and the £1 billion forestry industry.

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Injury risks from “weaknesses” in Ministry of Defence safety, warns watchdog

Written by Rob Edwards

Buccleuch Hunt accused of “mayhem” after losing control of hounds

Written by Billy Briggs

Scottish school children targeted by arms firm allegedly complicit in war crimes

Written by Billy Briggs

Air pollution from traffic is getting worse on some Scottish streets

Written by Rob Edwards