Housing and homelessness
Concern as Airbnb properties “snowball” across Scotland
There is growing alarm that a rapid increase in Airbnb rented properties is harming residential communities across Scotland.
Edinburgh
Housing and homelessness
Charities raise concerns as rough sleepers face deportation
The Home Office is stepping up efforts to arrest and deport rough sleepers from Edinburgh.
Education, Finance
Parents kept in dark over private finance school defects
Five schools in Angus and three schools in Dundee had defects that were similar to those found in Edinburgh private finance schools after a wall collapsed.
Education, Politics
Five-star hospitality for education advisers will ‘stun taxpayers’
Members of a Government advisory group have enjoyed five-star luxury at an exclusive Edinburgh hotel.
Finance, Politics
Council accused of ‘squandering’ public assets after pool sale
Officials have been criticised over ‘hollow’ pledges to keep former pool site as a leisure facility for Leith.
Crime and justice
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.
Environment
Revealed: scandal of the missing pollution filters in diesel cars
Scores of diesel cars have been illegally belching lethal exhaust fumes across Scotland because their pollution filters have been removed.
Environment
Major firm lobbies for changes to £9m cycle lane
Lothian Buses have left campaigners disappointed after it was revealed that the firm is lobbying against a major new cycle lane.
Crime and justice, Privacy and surveillance
Council breaking CCTV privacy rules, claims former worker
A former CCTV operator with 15 years experience claims council managers ignored frequent breaches of privacy laws on an almost daily basis.