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Scottish Green Party
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56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar worth £370,000
At least 56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar collectively worth £370,000 over the five years before the 2022 World Cup.
Scottish broadband rollout firm linked to Pegasus spy spyware
A firm building broadband services across Scotland is backed by an Emirati company that invested in an Israeli firm behind controversial spyware called Pegasus.
Tories receive £1.7m in donations from fossil fuel sector and climate sceptics
The Conservative Party and its MPs have registered more than £1.7m in donations from climate sceptics and fossil fuel interests since the 2019 general election.
Peat multinational allegedly breached planning permission
A multinational which extracts peat from a site in Dumfries and Galloway has allegedly breached planning permission, according to local authority documents.
Beach sewage leaks: Green watchdog allowed ‘illegal’ operation of Scottish Water site
Scotland’s green watchdog was accused of allowing the “illegal operation” of a Scottish Water site which has polluted an East Lothian beach for a decade.
Snare traps killing and injuring pets and protected species, claims report
Seven snares were reported by the banks of the Highlands' River Conon alongside a ‘stink pit’ which contained the dead bodies of a lamb, a fox and two roe deer.
Land access: charity demands action after highland estate blocks walkers
Ramblers Scotland said North Chesthill Estate in Glenlyon, which is home to four Munros, has ”long been notorious amongst walkers.
Councils offering “lucrative loopholes’ to developers, says housing charity
A major developer which bought land from a golf club will not have to build affordable housing due to a "loophole".
Electoral Commission to probe lost election seats complaints and ‘green’ party with far-right links
The Electoral Commission is to investigate after receiving complaints over a green political party accused of "blatant electoral deceipt" at the Holyrood election.
