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Scotland
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Fracking in Scotland could make workers sick, say campaigners
Allowing fracking in Scotland could pose “serious risks” to the health of workers, according to a new analysis.
Does Scotland attract only four per cent of the UK’s immigrants?
Ferret Fact Service looks at Ruth Davidson's claim that Scotland only attracts four per cent of the immigrants that come to the UK.
Don’t do it, Scotland: fracking warnings from Pennsylvania
The Ferret investigates the fears, the worries and the costs of living with fracking in Pennsylvania.
Failing efforts to combat wildlife crime prompt pressure for action
Attempts to defeat wildlife crime unravel as gamekeepers boycott government meetings and another prosecution is dropped.
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.
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.
Anger over Buccleuch ‘land grab’ in bowling green battle
Britain's biggest landowner accused of "land grab" after he sold off a bowling green that the community thought belonged to them.
Footage of illegal trap released amid fresh calls for more powers for SSPCA
Campaigners are demanding that the Scottish Government make a decision over whether the SSPCA should be given more investigation powers.
Ineos plans for fracked gas at Grangemouth under fire
A £450 million plan by Ineos to develop the Grangemouth petrochemical complex for fracking is facing fierce opposition.