Climate for Change

The board of community company Stòras Uibhist held a vote on the cull petition.

Islanders on South Uist vote against mass red deer cull
Islanders in South Uist have overwhelmingly rejected a petition to cull all the red deer on a 93,000-acre community-owned estate.

File photo dated 22/05/21 of a fishing trawler, as more than half of Scots would back a ban on fishing boats dragging nets along the seabed in waters closer to the shore. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday February 8, 2023. A survey, carried out for the Our

Vicky Allan: Marine plan may seem 'insane' but we need drastic action to protect sea

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Wyndford flats in Glasgow are due to be demolished

Tower block demolition 'unaffected' by no build zone

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An artist's concenption of the monster

Issue of the day What's the story behind the Loch Ness Monster?

Should Scotland's resilience planning pre-Covid be investigated?

LETTERS Letters: Our Covid inquiry should look at where things went wrong from the start

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The plants from Down Under which took root by a Borders river

The plants from Down Under which took root by a Borders river

Recreational fishing would be banned in the zones.

Fishermen warn of 'catastrophic' impact of new marine protected areas

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A public sauna in Finland

Exclusive Campaign gathers steam to introduce Finnish sauna culture to Scotland

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Shona Duncan and her daughters.

Mothering Sunday is no field day for farm's women in lambing season

Mobile users to get emergency alert in UK-wide test on April 23

Mobile users to get emergency alert in UK-wide test on April 23

Humza Yousaf is considered the 'establishment candidate' by his critics

Letters SNP beware – more of the same means continued deterioration

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Hydrogen trial fears loss of funding if explosion testing results published

Exclusive Hydrogen trial fears loss of funding if explosion testing results published

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Access The Herald's feature writing for just £1 for three months

Access The Herald's feature writing for just £1 for three months

Scotland's 'remarkable' renewables model should be spread to world, says US professor

Exclusive Scotland's 'remarkable' renewables model should be spread to world, says US professor

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Professor Elisa Morgera who is part of the team working at Strathclyde University One Ocean hub
Photograph: Gordon Terris

The inspiring professor and a Glasgow research hub that’s cleaning up our seas

Kelso, River Tweed, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Picture Phil Wilkinson

Struan Stevenson: Experts warn freshwater killer shrimps are heading to Scotland

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The Fairy Lochs in Wester Ross

Magical Scottish lochs: 10 watery wonderlands of nature, myth and shellfish delights

Access to the new Sighthill Bridge over the M8 in Glasgow Picture: Gordon Terris

Kevin McKenna: Finally, a Glasgow regeneration that will improve people's lives

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ScottishPower Renewables is currently repowering and extending the existing Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm in Lanark

Sponsored Energise the Scottish economy by repowering wind farms

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How much does a standard GP consultation cost the NHS?

LETTERS Is it really so wrong to have private companies providing healthcare?

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Gina Hanrahan is Head of Policy at WWF Scotland

Agenda Climate should be in poll position in SNP race

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The runner was airlifted from the scene.

Hill runner rescued from Arran ridge after falling 'significant distance'

Should we impose a curfew on cats to help protect other wildlife?

LETTERS It's time to follow Australia's lead and crack down on domestic cats

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The majority of land in Scotland is suitable for livestock farming but not for growing crops

Opinion David Bean: Imposing a vegetarian diet on Scots would be an environmental disaster

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MSP Kate Forbes at the opening of the Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye

New technology to ease Scottish tourist hotspot congestion

Red deer (stock pic)

Deer cull on estate of 'absentee landlord' ends with 160 animals shot

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The BBC relegated the sixth episode of David Attenborough's Wild Isles to the iPlayer in an apparent attempt to curb Tory backlash

Opinion Vicky Allan: BBC must put Wild Isles ‘sixth episode’ on TV – whatever Tories may say

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The Tartan Blanket Co, set up by Emma and Fergus Macdonald, was among those taking part in last week's event

Clothing makers must collaborate to achieve circularity

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Glasgow City Council voices support for ban on sale of single-use vapes

Glasgow City Council voices support for ban on sale of single-use vapes

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There is a shortage of home-based medical students graduating from our universities

LETTERS The dire shortage of GPs is down to the SNP's failure to plan properly

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The Greens polled fewer than six per cent in the Western Isles but are driving a policy that is threatening to wipe out the fishing and processing industries

Opinion Brian Wilson: SNP’s Green Deal is last straw for struggling islands

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'Immoral' Deposit Return Scheme a 'transfer of money from the poorest to the richest'

SNP MSP says Deposit Return Scheme a 'transfer of money from poorest to richest'

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DRS row: Alister Jack doesn't know how devolution works, says Lorna Slater

DRS row: Alister Jack doesn't know how devolution works, says Lorna Slater

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Glasgow company first in its sector to be declared carbon neutral

Business Briefing Glasgow company first in its sector to be declared carbon neutral

Eilidh Cunningham and Andrew Flynn with plant pot invention

Exclusive Meet the Glasgow designer inspired by granny's hack to keep flowers fresher

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Legislators urged to hit pause button on troubled deposit return scheme

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Atlantic Salmon

New bid to save Scotland's salmon

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A row has emerged over funding for carbon capture technology

Ministers urged not to invest in energy project's 'failure' legacy amid nuclear now

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Swedish flatpack wood turbines could give wind power a green boost

Swedish flatpack wood turbines could give wind power a green boost

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Humza Yousaf is widely regarded as the SNP's continuity candidate

Letters Why on earth is the SNP top brass pushing for Yousaf?

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Scottish Sea Farms Fishnish site, photo by Andrew Watson

Exclusive Haunted by mortalities and jellyfish threat: a visit to a Scottish salmon farm

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Mollie Hughes wants to encourage more people to explore Scotland's blue wonders with her book Blue Scotland.

Adventurer Mollie Hughes: 'Scotland can, and should, be a mecca of outdoor adventure'

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The UK Government will invest £20bn in carbon capture technology

Chancellor set to invest in carbon capture projects with £20bn of funding

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A large amount of dead grass and heather would act as fuel and see wildfires spread quickly over a wide area.

Wildfire risk raised to 'extreme' in parts of Scotland despite snow warnings

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The Scottish Government is attempting to define what has been a controversial topic in recent years – what exactly constitutes a green job

Opinion Alan Simpson: If you think you have a green job then the ONS would like to know

Michael Matheson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, visits CampervanCo, Denny, manufacturer of first multi use net zero camper van. Photographed with Gary Hayes of CampervanCo.

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Eco-van man... on the factory floor of the zero-emissions, off-grid staycation

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The existing Cruachan power station can reach full generation in less than 30 seconds and has capacity of 440 megawatts

Contractor appointed to carve Argyll cavern ‘the size of Big Ben’

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A group of migrants are brought in to Dover on board a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel earlier this week

LETTERS The best place to help migrants is back in the countries they come from

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Ørsted's Hornsea Two off the Yorkshire Coast is the largest offshore wind farm in the world and produces enough energy to power well over one million homes – with the company now keen to expand its engagement in Scotland’s green energy transition

Sponsored Pioneering wind technology project has a buoyant future

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Coldest night of year as temperatures drop below -15 in Highlands

Coldest night of year as temperatures drop below -15 in Highlands

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Environment campaigners warn Alister Jack he faces ‘legal quicksand’ over DRS block

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More than 10cm of snow fell in northern Scotland on Monday and 20cm more could fall later

Ski centres prepare for biggest week of the year as snow blankets slopes

Chargepoint broken again? How Scotland's councils rank in 'EV postcode lottery'

Exclusive Broken again? Scotland's EV charging postcode lottery, mapped and ranked

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The SNP leadership contest seems stuck on the whims of the dated oil industry beast

Opinion Vicky Allan: The SNP leadership race oil chat is throwback – and dangerous

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