Oops: MoD blunder reveals secret details of bomb project
A botched freedom of information response has revealed sites in the frame for the UK’s expanding weapons programme.
Oops: MoD blunder reveals secret details of bomb project
A botched freedom of information response has revealed sites in the frame for the UK’s expanding weapons programme.
From Moscow to Paisley: How a blacklisted Russian oligarch secretly invested in Scottish car parks
A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal. Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences.
Gaza protestors across Scotland are waiting to know if they'll be prosecuted as terrorists – a photo essay
Photographer Rayna Carruthers has been documenting pro-Palestine protests in Scotland for two years, particularly in recent months, following the proscription of Palestine Action by the UK Government.
Deer are damaging hundreds of protected areas across Scotland. Experts can't agree how to stop them
Hundreds of protected areas are under pressure from Scotland’s massive deer herd. Most agree deer numbers must be controlled to protect the environment, but are split on what should be done.
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These Scottish beaches were officially rated ‘excellent’. But they were polluted with human and animal waste
Unsafe levels of faecal bacteria were recorded at dozens of Scotland’s best beaches this summer. Swimmers and paddlers could be at risk, but officials insist water quality remains high.
Ukrainian owner of Scots space rocket firm linked to online gambling in Russia and 'I am naughty' dating site
The Ukrainian tech tycoon building Scotland’s first orbital rocket — and the offshore links raising transparency questions.
Sheku Bayoh Inquiry may not recover from 'wrecking ball' of legal challenge, claims family lawyer
The Ferret has been covering the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry for over three years. Now the Bayoh family lawyer warns the legal establishment has delivered blow to the inquiry from which it may never recover.
Company that sold Highland port for secret sum received £30m of taxpayers’ money
A company that sold a major Highland port for an undisclosed sum to a Japanese firm received over £30m of
Scotland’s waste burners pump out record pollution
More rubbish is being burned than ever – despite a ban on new incinerators. Has the Scottish Government “lost control” of the controversial industry?
Anger as public cash for ‘just’ transition flows to big business
Grassroots organisations say Scotland’s £500m ‘just transition’ fund has been “captured” by corporate interests – including oil billionaire Sir Ian Wood.
Lochs polluted with high levels of ‘forever chemicals’
Concerning levels of 'forever chemicals' were found in water bodies across Scotland, including lochs in Orkney, the Highlands and Outer Hebrides.
The IDF used a Scottish museum’s 3D models in propaganda videos
It’s a quaint museum in a coastal town whose aim is to educate Scotland about its rich maritime heritage.
Investigations
These Scottish beaches were officially rated ‘excellent’. But they were polluted with human and animal waste
Unsafe levels of faecal bacteria were recorded at dozens of Scotland’s best beaches this summer. Swimmers and paddlers could be at risk, but officials insist water quality remains high.
Ukrainian owner of Scots space rocket firm linked to online gambling in Russia and 'I am naughty' dating site
The Ukrainian tech tycoon building Scotland’s first orbital rocket — and the offshore links raising transparency questions.
Sheku Bayoh Inquiry may not recover from 'wrecking ball' of legal challenge, claims family lawyer
The Ferret has been covering the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry for over three years. Now the Bayoh family lawyer warns the legal establishment has delivered blow to the inquiry from which it may never recover.
Scotland’s waste burners pump out record pollution
More rubbish is being burned than ever – despite a ban on new incinerators. Has the Scottish Government “lost control” of the controversial industry?
Fact Checks
Claim English drug deaths ‘written out of figures’ is False
The level of drug-related deaths in Scotland has been persistently high in recent years, with the Scottish Government facing criticism
Claim about the costs of asylum support, benefit fraud and tax avoidance is Mostly False
The cost of asylum support in the UK has become a febrile issue against a backdrop of a rising number
Claim NHS waits of over two years are 800 times more common in Scotland than England is Mostly True
Scotland’s politicians have returned to parliament after the summer recess, and Scottish Labour has continued its criticism of the
Claim Glasgow hosts 50 per cent more ‘illegal’ migrants than anywhere else in the UK is Mostly False
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage hosted a press conference in Scotland this week after MSP Graham Simpson defected to his
Long reads
A teen took his own life in foster care. His migrant mother says cultural bias led to her family being ripped apart
On one side of Nina’s bright living room, life is flourishing. Plants line the large window, green and verdant,
When ‘critical friends’ fall out: how the Scottish Government sleepwalked into a crisis over Israel meeting
On a warm summer’s night last August, John Swinney took to the stage at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Muirhouse, SLPs and the King of Fraud
“He works on the night shift and is probably asleep,” says an elderly woman as she walks past us and
Explained
FFS explains: why Grangemouth shut – and what happens next
The closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery in April has cast a long shadow over Scotland’s plans for a
Explained: Scotland’s GERS controversy
The annual Scottish Government report on its revenue and spending, known as GERS, has been a lightning rod for controversy
Palestine Action: Why has the UK proscribed the group?
MPs have voted to ban activist group Palestine Action, after members broke into a UK military base in Oxfordshire last
Explainer: The Supreme Court gender ruling
The Supreme Court’s decision on how to legally define a woman under equality law is having a wide impact
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