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Tourism and fishing associations in Shetland have voiced alarm and concern about the plans, while campaigners condemn space companies as “litter louts".

The Scottish Government has been accused of trying to “manipulate the record” of its meeting with an Israeli diplomat after documents released to The Ferret show it changed the official minutes of the talks after a public backlash.

Russian oligarchs, billionaires, foreign governments, international royalty, and banking giants are among those behind nearly 1,000 offshore entities who are illegally flouting the land control registry, The Ferret can reveal.

France’s cybersecurity agency has accused the Israeli tech company BlackCore of interfering in the Scottish elections earlier this year by targeting the first minister, John Swinney.

Nigel Farage has told LBC he wants to be Prime Minister as he is the "only person that’s got sufficient public rapport and the courage to take on the establishment and do what needs to be done".

Scotland’s commissioner for children and young people has called on the government to take urgent action to end the use of unsuitable temporary accommodation for children.

It was in the rarefied environment of the Gleneagles Townhouse, a five-star luxury hotel and exclusive members club in Edinburgh’s New Town, that one of the most recent meetings recorded on the Scottish lobbying register occurred.

The prime minister Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to reform the regulation of nuclear power and weapons to make new developments easier have provoked “serious concerns”.

Secret details of Angus Robertson’s much-criticised meeting with an Israeli diplomat are to be released after a near two-year freedom of information battle by The Ferret.

An Israeli company blacklisted by the UN over its activities in the West Bank has generated more than $1 billion from North Sea oil and gas operations in just six years — and could earn even more if the Rosebank field receives approval.

The monitoring of marine pollution by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog has been dubbed a “scandal” following the discovery that it rates 400 of Scotland’s coastal waters.

Scotland’s publicly-funded forestry bodies have spent more than £134m controlling deer over the last decade, The Ferret can reveal.

The Scottish Government has been secretly lobbied to approve one of Scotland’s most contentious planning applications, according to emails obtained by The Ferret.

The former SNP chief executive will now not have to enter a plea in his embezzlement case until after the Scots vote in the Scottish Parliament Election – with the Scottish Government denying any involvement in the delay.

The Scottish Government "broke its promise" to the workers at ExxonMobil’s Mossmorran site, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said.

US oil company attributes the closure of the site near Cowdenbeath in Scotland to UK government policy and supply costs.

The UK’s Budget process has "descended into complete chaos," Scotland’s Finance Secretary said as she pushed for a meeting with the Chancellor.

The Scottish Government is urging the UK Government to cover the £26 million cost of Donald Trump and JD Vance’s recent visits to Scotland, stating it has so far declined.

The mother of a student who took his own life after wrongly being told he would not be eligible to graduate has spoken of her heartbreak, saying he was "failed" by the University of Glasgow.

The SNP winning a majority in next year’s Holyrood election is the only sure path to another independence referendum, John Swinney is to tell the party conference as he tries to face down rebels.

A trade deal on Scotch whisky is "very high" on the list of agreements the UK Government is aiming to negotiate with the US, the Scottish Secretary has said.

Public funding to Scottish arms companies with links to the Israeli military is to be paused.

The Scottish Government has confirmed that First Minister John Swinney plans to meet with Donald Trump when he visits Scotland later this month.

Comments by the US vice president, part of a wide-ranging tirade against Europe, have been called inaccurate and misogynistic.