Donald Trump's controversial Aberdeenshire golf course has destroyed the sand-dune system on which it was partly built and the area no longer warrants special scientific protection, Scotland's environmental watchdog said on Friday.

The announcement by Scottish Natural Heritage, denounced by the Trump International course as a "politically motivated" disgrace, is the latest in a long series of run-ins between Trump and authorities in Scotland...

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