“The numbers are so bad, Salmon will soon be as common as the dodo”
Fishing businesses are fighting for survival as the catastrophic decline in salmon numbers has meant big-spending customers have ditched the sport.
Fears for rural economy as big-spending salmon anglers go abroad after giving up on Scotland
Fishing tourists spending £86m a year in Scotland are going overseas because of plummeting salmon stocks, experts have warned.
Save our salmon: There is no chance Georgina’s 64lb salmon will ever be beaten – that is a tragedy
A 97-year-record for the biggest rod-caught salmon in Scotland will never be broken as their numbers have plummeted, experts warn.
Save Our Salmon: World experts starkly warn that time is running out and urge Scottish ministers to stop wringing their hands and start taking action
Leading environmental campaigners, conservationists and anglers today demand emergency government action to save Scotland’s wild salmon from extinction.
The Great Bank Robbery: Crooks plunder £120m from Scots’ accounts in just one year
Scots bank customers are losing more than £120 million to fraud gangs every year, we can reveal.
The mule train rinsing Scotland’s dirty millions: How organised crime gangs enlist an army of low-level money launderers to wash their ill-gotten fortunes
Targeting the so-called money mules helping launder Scotland’s crime gangs’ dirty millions is a priority, according to the detective leading the fight against economic crime.
Scientists save one of the world’s rarest trees, found by accident on the Isle of Arran
Scientists have saved one of the rarest trees in the world from extinction after it was added to a global list of threatened plants.
Father of fallen officer PC Fiona Bone salutes her bravery and reveals the true cost of duty
The father of PC Fiona Bone has told how he owes a debt of gratitude for the outpouring of public support after she and another female officer were murdered during a routine call-out.
Marathon medal-winner who ran pretending to be his friend sparks official investigation after joking about it online
A medal-winning marathon runner who unmasked himself as an imposter has sparked an official investigation.
Mash panic as scientists warn disease threatens some of Scotland’s favourite potatoes
Scotland’s favourite potatoes are under threat as experts warn Maris Piper and King Edward potatoes could soon be impossible to grow.
Serial killer Angus Sinclair legacy – “I hope he dies roaring for what he put them through”
The legacy of Angus Sinclair’s violent crimes still casts a shadow over the families of women he is believed to have murdered.