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Multinational fertiliser firm extracting peat in planning breach, documents allege

A MULTINATIONAL which extracts peat from a site in Dumfries and Galloway has been doing so “in breach of...planning permission,” local authority…

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University opts against using IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

ABERDEEN University has rejected a “working definition” of anti-Semitism as recommended by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for…

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Green watchdog accused of allowing ‘illegal operation’ polluting Scottish beach with sewage

SCOTLAND’S green watchdog has been accused of allowing the “illegal operation” of a Scottish Water site which has polluted an East Lothian…

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Number of Scots facing benefit sanctions doubles over three years

THE number of people who have had their benefits sanctioned in Scotland has doubled over the last three years, an investigation by The Ferret has…

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REVEALED: Anti-abortion lobbyists met MSPs more than 100 times

ANTI-ABORTION Christian lobbyists have met with MSPs from all the major political parties at Holyrood more than 100 times since the start of 2021,…

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Revealed: The 49 Scottish beaches polluted by sewage

MORE than half of Scotland’s most popular beaches have been contaminated with sewage in breach of safety limits this summer, according to the…

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NHS admits failures ‘may’ have contributed to death of grieving father’s alcoholic son

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Wealthy pushing up land costs to ‘greenwash’ image, campaigners warn

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Revealed: Estate owner in access row owns land via offshore tax haven firm

A WEALTHY Highland landowner trying to block access to a path described as “historic and important” owns the land via an offshore tax haven…

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Public told ‘half truths’ over nuclear fusion plan, say anti-nuclear campaign groups

ANTI-NUCLEAR campaigners have accused organisations supporting plans for a nuclear fusion plant in North Ayrshire of having promoted the project…

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Revealed: The drugs that are poisoning Scotland’s water

MEDICINAL drugs have polluted Scotland’s waterways in breach of safety levels more than 2300 times over seven years, according to data released by…

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Scottish private schools come out of the pandemic £12.3m richer

SCOTLAND’S leading independent schools were worth £12.3 million more in 2021 than they were the previous year, despite the impact of the Covid-19…

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‘Truly alarming’ amounts of microplastics found off Scottish coast

SCIENTISTS found microplastics on the surface of 80 of the waters they tested off the Scottish coast in 2021 and 2022, The Ferret can reveal.

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Scottish ministers urged to reject new gas plant amid climate fears

A PROPOSED gas plant at Peterhead is on “rotten foundations” and could “seriously jeopardise” Scotland’s climate targets, the Scottish…

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Nuclear industry steps up lobbying of MSPs in bid to see Scottish U-turn

THE UK nuclear industry has stepped up its lobbying of MSPs in a bid to get the Scottish Parliament to reverse its opposition to the building of new…

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Syrian man facing deportation to Rwanda to have case heard in Scottish courts

A SYRIAN man who faces deportation from the UK to Rwanda after fleeing for his life is fighting for his right to claim asylum through the Scottish…

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Project's 'rules on women's bodily autonomy should make Scotland uneasy'

CRITICS of a controversial project which works with vulnerable mothers in Dundee have called for programme rules – insisting women who want…

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Holyrood vaping plans targeted by 'astroturf' campaign from London PR firm

A PRO-VAPING group and a public relations firm in London were behind an astroturf campaign targeting Scottish Government proposals to regulate the…

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Chat forum used to recruit neo-Nazis and share 'grotesque' content

A LEADING figure of a Scots far-right organisation used a private chat group to recruit neo-Nazis who posed with weapons, shared a bomb-making…

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Warning Tory Nationality Bill will deepen UK's 'child protection crisis'

NEARLY 600 unaccompanied children arrived in Scotland over three years, including 88 who had been trafficked, and at least 11 young people have gone…

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Children seeking asylum in Scotland miss months of school amid Home Office delays

ASYLUM seeking children in Scotland have spent months living in overcrowded B&B rooms with their families and struggled to access schooling, due…

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Councils spent almost £300m on private firms ‘profiting from misery’ of homeless

COUNCILS have been accused of a “moral failure” to provide decent housing to homeless people and of overseeing a “fiscal disaster” as new…

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