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Whisky firm’s Russian backers had links to Russia’s government
Russian businessmen who have agreed to resign as directors of a Scots whisky firm have links to Russia’s government and military.
More than 13,000 Scots households in temporary accommodation seeking homes
More than 13,000 Scots households – including 7,510 children – were in temporary accommodation at the end of September last year waiting for housing due to homelessness, according to official figures.
More than one million patients unable to opt out of NHS plan to share personal data
A £63m plan to allow access to NHS medical records has been criticised for failing to offer patients a choice over whether data is shared with researchers.
UK Government urged to follow President Biden and end arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The UK Government is being urged to follow a shift in US foreign policy and stop selling arms, including smart bombs made in Scotland, to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi-led forces face trials over alleged war crimes linked to Fife arms firm
Since the Yemen war began in 2015, war crime allegations have been linked to bombs made by US arms firm Raytheon, which has a factory in Fife.
‘There is no safety net’: Fife’s child poverty epidemic
The Ferret and HuffPost investigate the impact of UK government austerity on child poverty in Fife.
US arms firm linked to war crimes taught in schools 81 times
Arms firm Raytheon, which has been linked to alleged war crimes in Yemen, taught in schools on 81 occasions over the past two years.
Shell fined £40,000 for breaching climate pollution rules at Fife plant
The oil multinational, Shell, has apologised after being fined £40,000 for breaching the rules on reporting climate pollution at its Mossmorran petrochemical plant in Fife.
Shell and ExxonMobil accused of ‘putting profit before safety’ in Fife
Two oil multinationals have repeatedly failed to reduce the risks of major accidents at petrochemical plants in Fife, according to documents from the UK government’s Health and Safety Executive.