More than 50 rivers polluted by toxic chemicals used to treat fleas on pets
Wildlife is under threat from water pollution caused by pesticides which are hazardous, widespread and persist for years.
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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
Fears guns at sea could end up with terrorists
The UK Government has failed to keep track of thousands of assault rifles, machine guns and pistols stored on floating
Council breaking CCTV privacy rules, claims former worker
A CCTV operator with fifteen years’ experience of operating public space cameras has alleged frequent breaches of protocol at a
Outrage over mass killing of mountain hares
Landowners have been accused of breaching an agreement to end the mass killing of mountain hares in the wake of
Minister under fire for silence on Qatar worker deaths
The Scottish Government kept quiet about human rights abuses while seeking up to £1.3 billion to pay for new
Named: Scots police chiefs linked to disgraced ‘Spycops’ unit
The identities of senior police officers in Scotland linked to a secret Metropolitan Police division under investigation are revealed today
Probe launched into policing of fox hunts
The Ferret has uncovered what appears to be the systematic harassment of animal rights activists by Police Scotland and an
Trident safety blunders exposed 20 workers to radiation, says MoD
Twenty workers at the Faslane nuclear submarine base were exposed to radiation in breach of safety rules, according to an
Calais: requiem for a dream
In February 2015, photographer Iman Tajik, a refugee settled in Glasgow, Scotland, has arrived to join his friend Frederik Subei,
No prosecutions for failure to pay minimum wage
There were no prosecutions for failure to pay the National Minimum Wage last year, The Ferret can reveal. This means
We’ve made 23 nuclear flights in five years, says MoD
Nuclear weapons materials have been flown between the UK and the US 23 times in the last five years, according
Revealed: SNP links with private welfare-to-work lobby
As the Scottish Government readies itself to commission newly devolved employability services for the unemployed, including those with disabilities and