New salmon farmers scheme condemned as “greenwashing opportunity”
A new scheme to penalise salmon farmers when fish escape has been launched. But we found it is controlled by the industry prompting criticism.
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Energy giants and short term lets lobbyists attended ‘shadowy’ Labour business event
Energy giants, a lobbying group for the holiday lets sector, and a firm which uses AI to track migrants crossing
Two Scottish care workers struck off every week
Almost 300 workers caring for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable people have been struck off for inappropriate, abusive and
Psychic healer charges almost £900 to treat ‘disease’ and trauma at Edinburgh event
A psychic healer, previously convicted for claiming he can cure cancer, is holding an event in Edinburgh which he claims
New hopes to reverse island depopulation as school saved from closure
Argyll and Bute Council has decided against shutting the only primary school on the island of Luing for good, giving
Claim Labour’s 2019 manifesto called for ‘abortion on demand to birth’ is False
Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, who now sits as an independent, has criticised the party for its stance on abortion.
Scots prisons recorded 97 allegations of ‘sexual assault and inappropriate behaviour’
Scottish prisons have recorded nearly 100 allegations of “sexual assault and inappropriate behaviour” and 12,511 claims of physical assault
Forever chemicals found in 55 per cent of Scottish drinking water
Potentially toxic ‘forever chemicals’ – including some linked to cancer – were found in more than half of samples of Scottish drinking
What has The Ferret been up to in February?
It’s the end of another busy month at The Ferret. Wherever you are, be it sipping your morning coffee
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Will AI disinformation sway the general election?
For Fact’s Sake is back for a brand new series, kicking off with a special three-part look at
Siberian gas project linked to Scotland blacklisted by UK Government
A major Siberian gas project linked to Scotland has been blacklisted by the UK Government as part of new economic
Health concerns raised over asbestos in tap water
As asbestos cement pipes supplying drinking water degrade across the UK, experts ask whether they pose a risk to human
Claim 41 per cent of Scots adults are not earning enough to be taxed is Mostly True
The Scottish Government announced changes to income tax rates in December last year. Key to the new tax structure was