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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‘More than numbers to us’: how a homeless project is preventing Scottish drug deaths
“The things I’ve seen…” Laura – script gripped in one hand, her other on her hip – delivers her line with
‘It’s like getting in a time machine’: homeless agencies warn of rise in rough sleeping
Rough sleeping in Scotland’s largest city has escalated dramatically in recent weeks following a decision by Glasgow City Council
Second Scots NHS board considers prescribing heroin as drug treatment
A second Scottish NHS health board is considering offering heroin on prescription to drug users following an evaluation of a
Drug consumption rooms and better drug treatment are ‘necessary’ to save lives, says study
Scottish drug users must be given better access to treatment to prevent drug related deaths according to a new study,
How a Nigerian NGO is pushing back against period stigma…one boy at a time
Fourteen-year-old Opeyemi Adedeji was one of countless boys in the Nigerian capital, Lagos, who teased female classmates about
Violent assaults increasing at Scotland’s troubled private prison
Violent assaults have been rising more steeply at HMP Addiewell – Scotland’s troubled private prison – than any other jail last
Concerns raised after refugee family housed in derelict estate
A refugee charity is raising fears about asylum accommodation after a traumatised family was placed in a boarded-up block
More than 200 people died after contact with Police Scotland
More than 200 people have died either in police custody or following contact by Police Scotland since the nationwide force
Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry podcast – The golden hours
Episode five: The golden hours “Something’s gone wrong during that apprehension of Sheku which has led to his death,
The golden hours: inquiry reveals on investigating Sheku Bayoh’s death
As the third hearing of the public inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh starts, The Ferret looks at the
Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry podcast – The death message
Episode four: The death message “I remember asking them because I remember wanting to know what had happened. I mean,
Postcode lottery: Patients less likely to get face-to-face appointments with city GPs
Urban GPs with large patient lists are among those most likely to give patients phone consultations, The Ferret has found,