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Latest news about The Scottish Government
Probe call after Scottish Government intervenes in housing bid
Officials acting at the request of a developer aiming to build hundreds of homes for private rent have been criticised.
Over the counter genetic tests raise human rights concerns
Genetic testing kits sold online and in pharmacies are failing to protect consumers’ privacy raising concerns about human rights, academics have warned.
Spy cops assured immunity at Pitchford Inquiry
Former undercover police officers giving evidence to the 'spy cops' Pitchford Inquiry will not face retrospective misconduct proceedings
Farmers shooting ‘as many beavers as possible’
Farmers and gamekeepers are shooting “as many beavers as possible” on Tayside before they are brought under legal protection, according to emails released by the Scottish Government.
Burning underground coal left ‘trail of destruction’
Plans to set fire to coal under the seabed at 19 sites around the UK could cause massive climate pollution, groundwater contamination and toxic waste.
Blow to plans to burn coal under the sea
Much vaunted plans to set fire to coal under the sea around Scotland are likely to be dealt a blow by an independent review for the Scottish Government.
Police Scotland to dump millions of ANPR records over privacy fears
Police Scotland confirm plans to delete half a billion historic ANPR records that are not linked to criminal activity... once they've worked out how.
Energy firms prevented porpoise protection
Correspondence released under freedom of information law reveals that two companies warned ministers that a planned conservation area for harbour porpoises could kill their plans for wind farms in the Moray Firth.
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.
