The Scottish Government is selling surveillance planes to save money and says drones are used to prevent illegal fishing. But ...

Ithaca Energy announced a major dividend on the eve of UK sanctions against companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements. A few weeks later it paid out £100m to a shareholder the UN says has ...

Scotland may be set to host one of the world’s most powerful data centres. The Conservative Party’s money man stands to benefit.

Prospective MSPs are legally required to evidence their election spending and confirm the records are correct. Following an ...

Board members at the North Sea oil regulator hold Shell and BP shares. Critics say the investments raise questions about the ...

A new scheme to penalise salmon farmers when fish escape has been launched. But we found it is controlled by the industry ...

Scotland may be set to host one of the world’s most powerful data centres. The Conservative Party’s money man stands to benefit.

As many as 43 members of the House of Lords have investments totalling millions of pounds and senior roles in ...

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The boss of a Chinese renewables firm, backed by the SNP to build a controversial factory in Scotland, was named in a bribery scandal, The Ferret has found. Ming Yang Smart Energy announced plans last ...