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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Scottish ministers roasted on freedom of information
An investigation by Scotland’s information watchdog has lambasted ministers for their “poor” approach to freedom of information law. The
Ineos plans for fracked gas at Grangemouth under fire
A £450 million plan by Ineos to develop the Grangemouth petrochemical complex for fracking is facing fierce opposition from hundreds
Scottish councils pour £1.7bn into polluting fossil fuels
Scottish local authorities are investing £1.7 billion in 52 fossil fuel companies blamed for causing climate chaos, according to
Government watchdog bowed to industry pressure on fish farm pollution
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog suppressed a critical report on pollution after private lobbying by the fish farming industry,
Fish farm pesticides have polluted 45 lochs
At least 45 lochs around Scotland’s coast have been contaminated by toxic pesticides from fish farms that can harm
Ineos boss lobbied Osborne to bust unions and back fracking
Jim Ratcliffe, the boss of Grangemouth petrochemical giant Ineos, secretly lobbied George Osborne when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer
Trump to miss out on Scottish council rates cut
A Scottish council is designing a £3 million rates relief scheme to try and avoid giving money to Donald Trump
Revealed: the places you’re more likely to be killed by cars
The dangers of death or serious injury from traffic accidents have been exposed as a “postcode lottery” by the lack
Call for safety review after North Sea oil scares
Nicola Sturgeon is under pressure to set up an independent inquiry into safety at North Sea oil rigs in the
Outrage over secret plan for giant salmon farm in Scotland
Secret and lucrative plans for the world’s biggest salmon farm around Orkney or Shetland would “abjectly” fail pollution limits
New campaign to scrap Scotland’s private finance schemes
The Scottish Government is under increasing pressure to abandon its private finance schemes following revelations by The Ferret and The
Police accused Trump resort of getting access law wrong
Private security staff hired by Donald Trump to guard his Aberdeenshire golf course hid their handcuffs after concerns were raised