Highland trout firm accused of animal welfare abuses
Covert filming of farmed trout apparently suffering at an abattoir last year led to a firm being formally warned. New footage has prompted a fresh complaint.
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Pupils sitting ‘exams in disguise’ accuse SQA of ‘shambolic’ mismanagement
Scottish high school pupils sitting National 5s and Highers have told The Ferret that mismanagement by the SQA has left
Child protection investigations rose by a third across Scotland, data reveals
The number of child protection investigations carried out in Scotland rose by a third within two years, previously unpublished data
Refugee campaigners warn dawn raids must not become a ‘de facto eviction’ tactic
Refugee campaigners are calling for assurances that dawn raids will not be used as a “de facto eviction” tactic by
Over £400,000 raised by political crowdfunders as campaigners warn of need for scrutiny
Scottish political parties and candidates have raised over £400,000 through online crowdfunders ahead of the Scottish elections, according to
Food delivery firms must address rider safety concerns, say campaigners
Food delivery companies such as Deliveroo should be forced to investigate accidents and address risks facing their Scottish couriers, according
Marks and Spencer to up welfare checks on migrant farm workers after rights fears
A major UK supermarket has pledged to interview migrant agricultural workers on a Scottish fruit farm following claims of unfair
Farmers and landowners raising funds to back beaver killing
Farmers and landowners have joined forces to help a Scottish Government agency defend itself for handing out licences to kill
Hundreds of asylum seekers still housed in hotels
Almost 400 asylum seekers are still being housed in budget hotels rooms by Home Office contractor Mears – and living on
Revealed: the Scottish Deliveroo riders earning less than minimum wage
Almost one in three Deliveroo riders in Scottish cities have been paid below the minimum wage for making food deliveries,
Continued prison lockdowns are ‘de facto solitary confinement’
Criminal justice experts have raised serious concerns about the “de facto solitary confinement” of Scottish prisoners over the last year,
Lives put at risk by drug rehab funding rule
The lives of vulnerable people with addictions to drugs and alcohol are being put at risk because they are forced
Remote learning figures show the digital divide laid bare
Vulnerable children have been left sharing devices or unable to afford Wifi for remote schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic,