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Cancer fears as radioactive gas doubles at Scottish nuclear base over last six years

RADIOACTIVE air pollution has doubled at a Scottish nuclear base – sparking cancer warnings from campaigners.

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'Ethical' B Corp investment firms have £250 million in arms and oil

INVESTMENT companies certified as ethical by the prestigious B Corp scheme hold £250 million worth of shares in oil giants and weapons firms…

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Sepa prosecutions of environmental rulebreakers plummet

COMPLAINTS about pollution in Scotland leapt over the past 10 years while successful prosecutions of polluters have fallen from 18 to zero, The…

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Grangemouth owners set to earn £6m windfall when oil refinery closes

THE owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery are set to earn a multimillion-pound windfall when the plant closes next year, due to a climate scheme…

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The Ferret: Watchdog finds clear failings in efforts to protect Scotland’s lochs

ENVIRONMENTAL rule-breaking in Argyll’s commercial forests has polluted protected lochs – including one home to Scotland’s rarest freshwater…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish universities in numbers – see all the key figures

This article is part of our new collaboration with The Ferret. Each edition will see a different issue in Scotland tackled, and this time we're…

The National (Scotland)

The Ferret: Far-right figures garnering likes from Reform candidates

GENERAL election candidates in Scotland for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party have been slammed for “liking” and engaging with social media posts…

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Scottish Government under fire as grants given to arms firms linked with Israel

A SCOTTISH Government agency has reportedly given huge sums to arms companies supplying Israel since beginning its bombardment of Gaza.

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The Ferret: Oil industry’s SNP lobbyists fuel worry on North Sea extraction

LOBBYING on behalf of the oil industry by former SNP spin doctors has sparked fears that the Scottish Government could be about to abandon its…

The National (Scotland)

Local news in the UK is in deep trouble. But this band of radicals could change everything

On tiny budgets, indie publishers from Manchester to Glasgow are doing amazing things. The government must unlock their potential, says journalist Jonathan Heawood

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Far-right activist posed as Home Office inspector to target hotel housing refugees

A FAR-RIGHT activist posed as a Home Office inspector to get information about a Dumfries hotel housing Ukrainian refugees, which led to the…

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Scottish Enterprise faces questions over diligence on war-crime links

HUNDREDS of human rights checks have been made on companies seeking grants from Scottish Enterprise since 2019.

The National (Scotland)

Far-right figure active in new Scotland-based political group

West Scotland Labour MSP Katy Clark (left) said she is writing to ask what steps the Scottish Government will take alongside Police Scotland in…

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Politicians urge probes into community councillors over far-right link allegations

MSP Angela Constance promised to raise the issue of Simon Crane’s membership of East Calder community council.

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The private firms making millions supplying NHS Scotland with staff revealed

Jackie Baillie said the staffing crisis in the NHS is due to ‘sticking-plaster’ approaches

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Hundreds of women travelling from Scotland to England for abortion care

HUNDREDS of women have been forced to travel from Scotland to England to access abortion care in just over four years, according to official data,…

The National (Scotland)

Long A&E waits disadvantage women, figures show

WOMEN wait longer than men for emergency medical care in Scotland despite the fact they are more likely to be admitted to hospital after being seen…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's static caravan and lodge owners appeal for protections

STATIC caravan and lodge owners in Scotland have called on the UK Government to give them better protections amid allegations of rent hikes,…

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The tampon dispatch - Perth's solution to menstrual equity

ONCE every four or five weeks, Tampon Taxi driver Jayne Cafferty picks up a bundle of parcels on her way home from work and organises them on the…

The National (Scotland)

Nigerian community reveals the horrifying impact of pollution from major oil spill

A 16,000-LITRE oil spill by Shell last summer in Nigeria allegedly polluted drinking water, contaminated farmland and killed hundreds of birds,…

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Transparency concerns as one in six lobbying meetings at Holyrood published late

CORPORATIONS, businesses and charities lobbying MSPs and ministers to influence Scotland’s laws have reported thousands of meetings later than the…

The National (Scotland)

Corporate con? Giant polluting investors are behind the push for hydrogen heating

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Westminster 'withholding nuclear secrets to avoid Scottish Government reaction'

The UK Government is keeping nuclear secrets from the Scottish Government.

The National (Scotland)

Gypsy/Traveller sites likely to be located next to sewage plans, investigation finds

Gypsy/Traveller sites in Scotland are likely to be located near sewage plants, recycling and refuse centres, industrial estates and motorways, an…

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: The value of Scotland's derelict land sparks call for reform

THE number of vacant and derelict land plots subject to business rates grew in most Scottish council areas in recent years, The Ferret can reveal,…

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