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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Ineos hires new managers to frack central Scotland
The petrochemical company, Ineos, is hiring new managers and scientists in London with the “immediate intention” of pushing ahead with
Information watchdog pressured to keep secrets
Scotland’s freedom of information watchdog bowed to behind-the-scenes pressure from the Scottish Government to conceal information about
Rare Scottish wildlife left without legal protection
Some of Scotland’s rarest wildlife is at risk of disappearing because the Scottish Government has for years ignored repeated
Fracking: US study warns of toxic chemical risks
There are fresh fears about fracking Scotland’s central belt after scientists in the US discovered dangerous levels of toxic
Oops: MoD releases secret Nato report
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has accidentally released a secret Nato report with codewords, ciphers, co-ordinates, radio frequencies and
Woman charged with peeing at Trump golf course
Police Scotland have been accused of acting as Donald Trump’s private security force after charging a 61-year-old
Bees slowly poisoned by pesticides, say scientists
Toxic pesticides in widespread use by farmers around the world are gradually killing neurons in the brains of bees and
Revealed: £1m tax sweetener for Cairngorms land deal
A major landowner was given a tax “sweetener” in a top secret £7.2 million deal to buy a treasured
Ministers told to release Prince Charles letters
Scotland’s information watchdog has found the Scottish Government guilty of breaching freedom of information law by keeping ‘black spider’
US plea: don’t dump Dounreay nuclear waste here
A north American environmental group is pleading for the UK not to dump Dounreay’s toxic nuclear waste in the
Information watchdog under renewed fire for election bias
Scotland’s freedom of information commissioner, Rosemary Agnew, has unreservedly apologised for a “misleading” email suggesting she would delay decisions
Bid to block ban on controversial pesticides
The Scottish Government has backed a bid by the agricultural industry to stall a proposed ban on controversial pesticides, according