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HISTORICAL FACTS: Scottish water - The Untold Story

Campaigners ‘won’t stop’ until moratorium announced on AI data centres

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday for a protest against the developments.

Evening Standard

Scottish tap water 'remains among best in the world', official regulator says

SCOTLAND'S drinking water remains “amongst the best in the world”, a regulator has said ...

The National (Scotland)

SNP hit out at Andy Burnham over reported nationalisation U-turn

THE SNP have accused Andy Burnham of making "yet another broken promise" following reports he has shelved plans to bring struggling Thames…

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From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did

Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common sense, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Devi Sridhar

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Famous Scottish landmark closed to visitors for urgent repairs

ONE of Scotland's most famous landmarks, the Kelpies and the Helix in Falkirk, has been closed to visitors due to flooding ...

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Scottish Water apologises after burst main affects around 1300 homes

Scottish Water has apologised after a burst water main disrupted supply in Dollar and Coalsnaughton over the weekend

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Salmon population in Scottish river 'under significant pressure' from high water use

Concerns have been raised about the wild Atlantic salmon population in a river in north-east Scotland, after changes in water extraction were…

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Scotland’s wild Atlantic salmon under threat amid a row over drinking water

Experts voiced ‘profound disappointment’ over a decision to increase water extraction from the River Spey

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Public told not to swim at popular Scottish beach after sewage pipe fault

The public have been warned against bathing near North Ayrshire's coast after two recent sewage discharges

The National (Scotland)

Hydration stations and 'heat respite areas' considered ahead of Edinburgh festivals

EXTRA hydration stations and "heat respite areas" are among ideas the council’s leader is considering advocating for as Edinburgh faces…

The National (Scotland)

Major route through Scottish city centre to reopen after nearly three months

A busy Glasgow city centre route, which has been shut for more than eleven weeks, will finally reopen next week

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It has the highest levels of toxic Pfas in drinking water in Scotland. But how did this remote island become awash with forever chemicals?

Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areas

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Rare underground animals relocated from city centre ahead of major project

Rare water voles which burrow underground in Glasgow have been relocated ahead of the start of a major project ...

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Rare burrowing city water voles relocated ahead of drainage works

The voles are said to be of national significance.

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West Highland Way water safety warning issued as walkers fall ill

WALKERS taking on the West Highland Way have been warned not to drink water from streams after two people fell ill, with one of them having to be…

The Independent UK

Villagers warned not to drink tap water after oil spills into river

Authorities will distribute bottled-water, as tap water ban set to ‘last several days’

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Grenfell firms still receiving multimillion-pound public contracts, analysis finds

Survivors urge government to stop using suppliers cited in public inquiry into fire in which 72 people died

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Regulator says Scottish drinking water 'among the finest in the world'

SCOTTISH drinking water is “amongst the finest in the world”, according to the official regulator.

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Hundreds of Scots warned not to drink tap water following 'serious situation'

HUNDREDS of people across Berwickshire are being advised not to drink tap water after a “serious situation” with supply was identified ...

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How worried should we be about water levels in Scotland?

THE highest water scarcity alert has been issued by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency this week meaning river levels in the east of the…

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Tanks of water shipped to Scottish island up to five times a week amid low reserves

TANKS of treated water are being shipped to a Scottish island up to five times a week to combat low reserve levels ...

The National (Scotland)

Broadcast watchdog called in over Labour's 'misleading' Scottish water claim

AN interview in which a top Labour minister’s claim that “pollution levels in Scotland are worse than they are in England” went unchallenged…

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Scottish Water hits back at UK minister's 'inaccurate' pollution comments

SCOTTISH Water has hit back at a UK Minister’s comments about water pollution in Scotland ...

Evening Standard

Environment Secretary urged to apologise for ‘misleading’ Scottish water claims

Holyrood’s Climate Action and Energy Secretary has written to Steve Reed about ‘inaccurate and misleading comments’ about water quality in Scotland.

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