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Staff at Edinburgh University are in their fifth week of strikes over proposed cuts. Unions warn 1,800 jobs could be lost, while around 90 degree programmes face closure
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“Many of us have to work multiple jobs outside the university, but that is because we aren’t paid enough to make rent otherwise”
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“[Institutions] must move with the times and embrace state-of-the-art, human-relevant methods that harm nobody, improve potential outcomes for patients, and end tests on animals for good”
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🔴 NEW: As staff at Scotland’s largest university continue strikes over sweeping cuts, their boss still won’t say what his second job pays on top of his £425,000 salary.
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ALT Graphic showing the courtyard of the University of Edinburgh with a black-and-white cutout portrait of a man in the foreground. Headline reads: “Departing Edinburgh uni boss says he’s committed to the job – but still won’t say what his second role pays.”
OneKind says animal testing is declining but remains widespread. Its latest report records more than 1.14 million procedures in Scotland over five years, prompting renewed calls for non-animal alternatives
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“It is appalling to think that the bulk of these tests are being carried out at universities that receive public funding”
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🔴 NEW: Scientists argue that research using animals is vital for the treatment and cure of human diseases like cancers. But experimenting on dogs and monkeys is controversial and critics say alternative methods should be used.
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ALT Close-up of a black dog behind the bars of a cage. Text reads: “More than one million animal experiments in Scotland since 2021.”
“Our fishermen have been badly let down by a government that does not take this issue seriously”
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Scotland's two fisheries surveillance aircraft were bought in 2008 and 2009 and equipped to record illegal marine activity. The government is now seeking to sell them as part of cost-saving changes
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Environmental charity Open Seas says fisheries enforcement can already arrive days after reports of illegal activity, raising questions about the effectiveness of Scotland's marine surveillance system
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🔴 NEW: The Scottish Government is selling surveillance planes to save money and says drones will be used to prevent illegal fishing. But critics argue that losing experienced pilots could mean criminality goes unchecked.
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ALT Yellow-and-blue Scottish Fisheries surveillance aircraft on display, with The Ferret logo. Text reads: “Piloted flights protecting Scotland’s waters from illegal fishing have more than halved due to cutbacks.”
Prospective MSPs are legally required to evidence election spending and sign off their records. Following an investigation by The Ferret, police are examining whether nine Reform UK candidates failed to do so tinyurl.com/4f9xwtjf
🔴 NEW: One of the biggest players in North Sea oil paid out nearly £100m in profits to an Israeli firm linked by the UN to illegal settlements just weeks after the UK Government announced new sanctions on projects in the West Bank.
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Four Reform UK candidates apparently did not disclose how much they spent during their Scottish election campaigns and the value of their donations. Five more seemingly failed to sign off their spending. tinyurl.com/4f9xwtjf
“It is outrageous that people who are supposed to be regulating the oil and gas industry also have a direct financial interest in companies that are subject to that regulation”
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Two new directors at the North Sea Transition Authority hold shares in companies operating in the sector it regulates. The NSTA says the holdings are not significant enough to impair independent judgement
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“It is almost impossible to see how the organisation can remain impartial when directors continue, after appointment, to hold shares in the very industry they regulate and licence”
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🔴 NEW: Two board members at the North Sea oil regulator hold Shell and BP shares. Critics say the investments raise questions about the body's independence.
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ALT Illuminated Shell sign above headline: oil watchdog accused of conflict of interest over directors' Shell and BP shares.
"Escapes should not be a ‘greenwashing opportunity’ for salmon farm firms"
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Nearly 87,000 farmed salmon escaped into Scottish waters last year. A new industry-backed scheme aims to fund conservation following escapes, but critics question its independence and effectiveness
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