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Plans to keep gas plant open could ‘blow hole’ in Scotland's climate targets

ENERGY giant SSE may keep Scotland’s dirtiest power station open until 2040 – 10 years longer than planned – which critics fear could “blow…

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The Scottish universities accepting millions from organisations linked to China

Scottish universities have accepted millions of pounds from Chinese organisations with alleged links to the military, human rights abuses and…

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Norwegian firm planning for first UK deep-sea salmon farm

A Norwegian company has drawn up plans for Britain’s first deep-sea salmon farm in waters east of Shetland

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Scottish charity in trans rights row following bathroom access change

A LEADING Scottish charity may be discriminating against transgender staff after a change to accessing bathrooms, legal experts have said ...

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Tory-linked firm faced UN human rights probe in Indonesia

A COMPANY closely linked to a family whose members have donated to the Conservatives and Better Together has faced scrutiny from the UN over…

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12 nuclear incidents may have leaked radioactivity at Faslane since 2023

There have been 12 nuclear incidents that could have leaked radioactivity at the Faslane naval base since 2023, The Ferret can reveal

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UK events use Scottish land to clean up their carbon footprint

Royal family events, major UK sporting occasions, airlines and English councils have used Scottish land to clean up their carbon emissions, despite…

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Experts warn far- right are ‘weaponising Christianity’

EXPERTS have warned that far-right groups are weaponising Christianity for their political agendas and have urged churches to speak out against…

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University denies purchasing iconic building as staff face cuts

A union has called for urgent clarity from Edinburgh University after it published an “incorrect” memo that said the cash-strapped institution…

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Who’s watching? The secret powers letting agencies spy on Scots

The Ferret investigated the hidden powers of specialist reporting agencies as part of our Who Runs Scotland series

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Who Runs Scotland?: We collaborate with The Ferret on new series this month

THE Ferret's investigation into "Who Runs Scotland" is running in the Sunday National throughout April.

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These are the businesses conducting the most lobbying in Holyrood

Fossil fuel giants, influential PR firms and the short-term lets industry are among the top lobbyists of the Scottish Government since John Swinney…

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Tax exemption for foreign forces should be removed in Scotland, say Scottish Greens

TAX exemptions for foreign armed forces should be removed in the wake of the US expansion of its military presence in Scotland, the Scottish Greens…

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Edinburgh tenements housing legal loopholes and the ‘King of Fraud’

‘HE works on the night shift and is probably asleep,” says an elderly woman as she walks past us and opens the door to her ground-floor flat.

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Illegal transport of greyhounds from Scotland to England revealed by activists

Scots-based trainers racing greyhounds in England are transporting dogs “illegally” and councils are failing to ensure they comply with animal…

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Donald Trump's Aberdeen golf course causes more damage to dunes

DONALD Trump’s golf course in Aberdeenshire broke environmental rules last year by again causing damage to sand dunes.

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White supremacy theorist has top billing at Scottish far-right event

THE man behind a conspiracy theory cited by white supremacists and mass murderers has been booked as a conference speaker by a far-right political…

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Prison firm pays £3m to shareholders amid safety fears and rising deaths

The company which owns Scotland’s private Addiewell prison has paid more than £3 million to shareholders in less than two years despite serious…

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Young people leaving care left homeless, at risk and afraid to sleep at night

Young people leaving care are still being left homeless and at risk, in unsuitable hostels surrounded by drugs, or too afraid to sleep at night –…

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Charity group calls on governments to tackle violence against women

THE physical and mental abuse Sana suffered took place over many years and left her isolated, lonely and “psychologically destroyed”.

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Ally McCoist revealed among previous owners of secret tax firm behind golf club

TOP political donors, a Labour lord and Scottish football hero Ally McCoist have been among secret owners of a tax haven firm behind an elite…

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How a Viktor Orbán-backed populist think tank is stoking Scotland’s culture war

WHEN MCC Brussels – a soft power outpost of right-wing Hungarian president Viktor Orbán’s privately run “pet” University, Mathias Corvinus…

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NHS contraceptive pills funding Hungary PM’s 'propaganda' as he restricts abortion

PROFITS from contraceptive pills used by the NHS are funding an organisation with close ties to Hungary’s hard-right government which has…

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Alister Jack’s family linked to ‘concealed’ opposition to new national park

AN investigation has revealed that the family of the former Conservative Scottish secretary Alister Jack is linked to a campaign to block plans…

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Fish farming companies under fire for information breaches

SEVEN fish farming companies have been accused by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog of breaking the law by failing to provide information…

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