UK farmers are voicing anger at tax changes. But there are concerns some groups are using the protests to fuel conspiracies ...

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 ...

100,000 people took part in the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice march in Glasgow. Activists from Scotland – and around the world – told us why they are calling for climate justice. We use ...

Seven fish farming companies have been accused by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog of breaking the law by failing to provide information on fish numbers. The Scottish Environment Protection ...

A salmon farming multinational has been accused of “lying” to locals over its plans for a fish farm on a sea loch in a marine protected area. The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency withdrew an ...

With its coarse leaves, jaggy spikes and purple blooms – the thistle is known as Scotland’s national flower. Now it is also the name of the UK’s first safer drug consumption facility, opening in ...

The so-called ‘culture war’ has impacted politics across the globe. Populist outsider candidates and traditional political parties are, more than ever, using ideological wedge issues to appeal to ...

Private landowners related to the former Conservative Scottish Secretary, Alister Jack, have been accused of covertly backing a campaign to block plans for a new national park in Galloway. The Ferret ...

When Glasgow showman Jimmy Stringfellow feels weary, he calls to mind his ancestors of centuries past. Traditionally, he says, as we stand in the family’s fairground yard where their chalet homes ...

Scotland’s fish farming industry is worth hundreds of millions of pounds to the economy and has been lauded for bringing jobs to coastal communities. However, the industry has faced criticism over its ...