Scotland

Plans to build one of Europe's largest onshore wind farms in the Outer Hebrides have been formally rejected after Scottish ministers ruled the £500m scheme would devastate a globally significant peatland.

SHARKS are often demonised as the ultimate killing machine. But largely unnoticed by the public, they are being driven to the brink of extinction with quiet, ruthless efficiency.

They are prized for their meat, sold in the UK under pseudonyms like Rock Salmon; for their liver oil, which is used in Omega-3 supplements, lipstick and haemorrhoid cream; and for their fins to make shark-fin soup.

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At this year’s Camp for Climate Action, the Rising Tide network called a Day of Action against Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), a major funder of the LNG gas pipeline currently tearing up the Welsh countryside, major backer of the aviation industry, and the nation’s self-described ‘Oil and Gas Bank’. This is a call for groups and individuals across the land to take local action against RBS on Monday, 15th October.

Scotland's seabirds are having a "disastrous" breeding season, according to RSPB Scotland. It said mid-season reports had found cliffs, where there should be thousands of birds, almost empty. RSPB Scotland said climate change appeared to be disrupting food supply, but added that more research would need to be done.