PLANS to begin ferry services between Scotland and mainland Europe were unveiled by the Scottish Greens today.

Party leaders have said they want to work with publicly owned ferry firm CalMac to set up new links from places such as Rosyth, offering new ways to get to the continent.

Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater said that having “new, low-carbon ferries carrying freight and holidaymakers” would also help to tackle climate change, with the ferries acting as an alternative to short-haul flights.