The Tory treasurer, an offshore company and Scotland’s biggest data centre plan
Scotland may be set to host one of the world’s most powerful data centres. The Conservative Party’s money man stands to benefit.
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Ukrainian owner of Scots space rocket firm linked to online gambling in Russia and 'I am naughty' dating site
The Ukrainian tech tycoon building Scotland’s first orbital rocket — and the offshore links raising transparency questions.
Sheku Bayoh Inquiry may not recover from 'wrecking ball' of legal challenge, claims family lawyer
The Ferret has been covering the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry for over three years. Now the Bayoh family lawyer warns the legal establishment has delivered blow to the inquiry from which it may never recover.
Company that sold Highland port for secret sum received £30m of taxpayers’ money
A company that sold a major Highland port for an undisclosed sum to a Japanese firm received over £30m of
Scotland’s waste burners pump out record pollution
More rubbish is being burned than ever – despite a ban on new incinerators. Has the Scottish Government “lost control” of the controversial industry?
Anger as public cash for ‘just’ transition flows to big business
Grassroots organisations say Scotland’s £500m ‘just transition’ fund has been “captured” by corporate interests – including oil billionaire Sir Ian Wood.
Lochs polluted with high levels of ‘forever chemicals’
Concerning levels of 'forever chemicals' were found in water bodies across Scotland, including lochs in Orkney, the Highlands and Outer Hebrides.
The IDF used a Scottish museum’s 3D models in propaganda videos
The Israeli Defence Forces produced propaganda videos for its operations in Gaza, Iran and Syria, using uncredited imagery from the Scottish Maritime Museum. Critics said it was “deeply disturbing” that “fabricated content” was used to justify military operations.
Scotland’s rising tide of racist violence: Threats, assaults, stabbings
At least 20 incidents linked to anti-migrant protests, racism and the far-right in the last two months have
Top Scottish Tory accused of ‘cosying up’ to climate deniers
A senior Scottish Conservative controversially elevated to the House of Lords by Boris Johnson is under fire for agreeing to
Navy told to remove radioactive waste from nuclear bomb base
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has been urging the Royal Navy to remove potentially radioactive waste from the UK
It takes a village: a new approach to living with flooding
Dr Fiona Work, a former nurse, remembers December 2012 vividly. “I had gone to my friends and had a call
How communities are struggling to recover after flooding and coastal erosion
On a fine summer morning in the Brig, the popular Bridgend bar in Brechin, Scott and Amanda McNeill recall the
