The number of salmon killed by diseases and other problems at fish farms has reached record levels, with death rates quadrupling over the last 18 years, according to an analysis of official figures.
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DUMBARTON IS ONE OF THE JOB CENTRES OWNED BY TAX DODGING FIRM
The union’s secretary Gary Smith said: “The polite term is ‘tax avoidance’ but to us it’s a big rentals rip off. Government rents should not be going to property offshorers in the same way as government contracts should not be paid out to them.
Scottish care homes owned by the Chinese state in tax havens
A spokesperson for Unison Scotland said: “The current system has clearly failed. But having care homes being used to funnel public money to tax havens isn’t a case of market failure. The failure here is in having the market in the first place.
Scotland fails to protect marine wildlife from trawling, say government scientists
Researchers from the government’s marine laboratory in Aberdeen have found that less than one per cent of trawling and dredging around Scotland’s coast has been covered by controls in marine protected areas (MPAs).
Greggs reveals plans to reopen some stores this week
By Bill Heaney Warm sausage roll and a Belgian bun anyone? That’s what I had for my lunch nearly every day when I worked through
Community and response policing transformed by mobile devices
Communities are better served and better protected as a result and the Authority is committed to making the case for continued investment in technology to ensure that policing in Scotland keeps pace with changing needs and demands.