Changes were revealed hours before England’s semi-final World Cup match, though a spokesperson said this was coincidental

A UK PARLIAMENT spokesperson has denied that the addition of the St George's Cross in a repainting of Big Ben is a snub to the other nations of the UK.

Green MSP Alison Johnstone highlighted the ‘sickening slaughter’ after footage of hare culling was released by the BBC

THE LARGE-SCALE CULLING of Scottish mountain hares is “not acceptable”, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has stated at First Minister’s Questions.

Sturgeon made her condemnation of the practice in response to a question from Green MSP Alison Johnstone, who described the practice as “sickening slaughter”.

Environmental and wildlife groups have called on the Scottish Government to take action

MOUNTAIN HARES IN SCOTLAND potentially face local extinctions due to culls, a coalition of 10 environmental and wildlife organisations has warned the Scottish Government.

Eyewitness evidence of mass-killing of hares in Cairngorms published

PHOTOGRAPHS published by The Ferret apparently showing a mass killing of mountain hares in the Cairngorms last month have sparked a row between conservationists and landowners.