Ministry of Defence under pressure on Trident balloon accident
Local people filmed a large balloon meant to provide last-ditch communications in a nuclear war deflating and crashing. But the Ministry of Defence won’t say anything about it.
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Are conspiracy groups trying to hijack farmers’ protests?
After major protests across the UK at the end of last year, anger from farmers at tax changes shows no
‘Alarming’ environmental breaches spark calls for tougher action
Nuclear sites, King Charles’ childhood school and a famous battlefield were among nearly 1,000 sites across Scotland which broke
NatureScot axes free service for people needing advice on bats
The Scottish Government’s nature agency is to axe a free service for people needing advice on bats in a
Ghost fishing: How marine litter is choking Scotland’s seas
It’s been some years since the minke whale washed up on a Shetland beach. The distressed mammal had been
Revealed: landowner backing for anti-national park campaign
Private landowners related to the former Conservative Scottish Secretary, Alister Jack, have been accused of covertly backing a campaign to
Surge in potent form of climate pollution at oil site
Faults at a Shetland oil site caused its emissions of a potent greenhouse gas to nearly double last year, The
Can a Norwegian seafood giant allay locals’ fears over a Highland fish farm?
It’s an unseasonably warm November evening and at a packed public meeting in Ullapool, a Norwegian multinational is being
Explainer: Scottish fish farming
Scotland’s fish farming industry is worth hundreds of millions of pounds to the economy and has been lauded for
Photo essay: the blight of plastic pollution
As part of The Ferret’s Scotland’s Seas in Danger series, our co-editor Billy Briggs, and photographer Angela
Scientists find highest ever level of microplastics in Scotland’s waters
Scientists have found the highest ever level of microplastics in Scottish waters, The Ferret can reveal. Microplastics are tiny plastic
Scotland’s Seas in Danger – part three
As 2024 draws to an end The Ferret is pleased to announce we’re publishing the final series of reports
Fish farming companies under fire for information breaches
Seven fish farming companies have been accused by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog of breaking the law by failing