Those were the heady days in the wake of the Scottish independence referendum in 2014, and we were full of optimism. I burnt ...

Energy giant SSE may keep Peterhead power station 10 years longer than planned, which critics fear could “blow an enormous ...

Human rights checks on firms seeking grants will be tightened following criticism those supplying states accused of war ...

Scottish universities have accepted millions of pounds from Chinese organisations with alleged links to the military, human ...

Nuclear sites, King Charles’ childhood school and a famous battlefield were among nearly 1,000 sites across Scotland which broke environmental rules in the past two years. The Dounreay nuclear ...

The number of safety incidents that could have leaked radiation at the Trident nuclear base on the Clyde has risen to the highest in 15 years, according to information released by the Ministry of ...

Fossil fuel giants, influential PR firms and the short-term lets industry are among the top lobbyists of the Scottish Government since John Swinney became first minister, The Ferret can reveal. Energy ...

A study to determine the impacts of pheasants and red-legged partridges on Scotland’s environment and native species is set to commence this year. The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) aims ...

Protests and riots were sparked by the fatal stabbings of three young girls in Southport, after false speculation spread online that the perpetrator was a Muslim asylum seeker who had come to the UK ...

A Scottish charity may be discriminating against transgender staff after announcing a change to bathroom access following the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act, say legal experts.

Reform UK’s Richard Tice boasted putting solar panels on his company’s properties could help tenants with their bills – despite publicly claiming people are being “ripped off” by the renewables ...

Radioactive air pollution from the nuclear weapons plant at Coulport, on the Clyde, has more than doubled over the last six years, prompting cancer warnings from campaigners. Emissions of the ...