U.S. arms giants in running for £2bn Faslane contract as chiefs privatise submarine training
The training of Royal Navy recruits at Faslane nuclear base could be delivered by multinational arms firms bidding for a £2bn Ministry of Defence contract.
Yemen
UK on the ‘wrong side’ of the law on Saudi arms sales, inquiry warns
Britain is "narrowly on the wrong side" of international humanitarian law over arms sales to Saudi Arabia during the conflict in Yemen, a parliamentary inquiry has warned.
Critics call for halt to arms firms ‘normalising the abnormal’ by visiting Scots schools
AN Italian arms firm helping build Saudi war planes linked to atrocities in Yemen has visited Scots schools at least 17 times over the last two years.
Revealed: 366 alleged war crimes but only 79 investigations. Pressure builds on ministers over UK-backed Saudi bombing in Yemen
THERE have been 366 alleged war crimes in Yemen but only 79 investigations by the Saudi-led coalition, we can reveal.
After Trump’s border jails, Scots pensions now linked to Yemen school bus atrocity
SCOTS council pension funds have shares worth £110 million in US arms giants linked to an alleged war crime in Yemen when 40 children were killed, we can reveal.
Fife children’s science festival criticised for partnering with US arms firm linked to alleged war crimes in Yemen
A CHILDREN'S science festival has been criticised for partnering with a US arms firm linked to alleged war crimes in Yemen.
1000 days of horror: Terrible toll of air strikes exposed as conflict hits milestone
NEARLY one third of air raids in Yemen carried out by a Saudi-led coalition dropping smart bombs – some guided by laser systems made in Scotland – have hit civilian areas, according to research.
Cholera kills 2000 in just four months
THIS is the human face of one of the worst cholera outbreaks in recent times.