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

Social media pages questioned whether the free bikes scheme was good value for money, after a claim was published about the costs of the project.

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

First minister John Swinney has been rapped by the UK statistics regulator for making a misleading claim about Scottish education, following a fact check from The Ferret.

The estimated number of cracks in the graphite core of a nuclear reactor at Torness in East Lothian has risen to 585 – the highest so far.

Scotland’s snow-covered peaks have formed an iconic part of our tourism industry, but are threatened by the impacts of the climate crisis. As part of our fact-checking series, Scotland and the Climate ...

Plans to launch rockets into space from Shetland are facing allegations they could increase climate pollution by disrupting thousands of flights a year.

Two nuclear bomb bases on the Clyde recorded 174 security breaches over five years, according to information released by the Ministry of Defence.

The North Sea oil and gas industry is a central part of Scotland’s economy but it has a significant impact on the marine environment. Oil and gas licences continue to be granted in the North Sea, ...

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 ...