The Guga Hunt: Why a centuries-old Hebridean tradition is facing renewed scrutiny
The Ferret did a deep dive to explain why a bird cull on Lewis dating back centuries is causing outrage amid claims it's a "blood sport"
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Tory minister rejects MSP request to visit Dungavel detention centre
A Scottish politician’s request for an official visit to Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre in South Lanarkshire has been
Named: supermarkets selling salmon from ‘poor’ welfare firms
Supermarkets are selling farmed salmon from companies accused of poor animal welfare, we can reveal, prompting claims that consumers are
Scottish pension funds linked to Donald Trump’s border jails
Scottish pension funds have invested millions of pounds in firms bankrolling Donald Trump’s migrant camps. The pension funds of
Vulnerable women at risk in Dungavel detention centre, says report
Women are at risk of exploitation in Dungavel House immigration removal centre and more than 200 detainees were on watch
Trump donor firm accused of ‘slave labour’ made £1m profit
A private prison firm paying asylum seekers held at Dungavel detention centre £1 an hour prompting claims of “slavery” made
Icelandic whalers condemned over blue whale ‘slaughter’ claims
A Scottish animal rights charity has criticised an Icelandic whaler after activists released footage that they claim shows the killing
Scottish minister ‘sorry’ for wrong info on arms funding
A Scottish Government minister apologised after being forced to admit that more than 12 times as much public money was
UK arms sales slammed after UN report reveals 10,000 child casualties
More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed in conflicts during 2017, according to a new United Nations (UN)
Nearly all respondents to fox hunting consultation want law changed
Nearly all of the 18,787 respondents to a public consultation on fox hunting want the law to be reformed.
Children’s science festival slammed for arms firm link
A children’s science festival has been condemned for partnering with a US arms firm branded an “industry of death”
New airline route brings Israel’s ‘apartheid system’ to Scotland, say critics
A pro-Palestinian group has described a new airline route between Israel and Scotland due to launch in June as
Councils slammed for unsafe sites for Gypsy/Travellers
Sites for Gypsy/Travellers in Scotland are unsafe health hazards with poor amenities despite requirements set out in 2013 for