Why are Scottish wind farms paid billions to switch off?
Despite Scotland’s booming wind sector, turbines are still routinely paid not to spin. The Ferret unpacks why this happens, what makes it so costly, and what it means for your bills.
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Scotland’s first safer consumption space opens its doors
With its coarse leaves, jaggy spikes and purple blooms – the thistle is known as Scotland’s national flower. Now it
Ketamine therapy for depression offered in Scottish first
Ketamine is known as both a party drug and a horse tranquiliser. But now it is to be offered to
‘A foundation to build on’: Can Scotland’s first safer injection site tackle the drugs crisis?
When you clamber down under Glasgow’s City Union Bridge – where trees cling to the rocky banks of the River
Experts back magic mushroom ingredient as ‘paradigm shift’ in mental health treatment
Psilocybin – the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms – offers “a paradigm shift in mental health treatment” for traumatised veterans, according
‘Veterans are dying and treatment is limited’: why one solider turned to magic mushrooms
A growing army of struggling combat veterans have used magic mushrooms to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), The Ferret can
Revealed: the drugs that are poisoning Scotland’s water
Medicinal drugs have polluted Scotland’s waterways in breach of safety levels more than 2,300 times over seven years,
Tam’s story: ‘Lives can change when people get the right support’
In the Ferret’s From The Margins project, reporter Karin Goodwin works with citizen journalists who have lived experience of
Claim patents are stopping poorer countries from getting Covid-19 vaccines is Half True
Countries around the globe are rolling out Covid-19 vaccinations after the United Kingdom became the first to start vaccinating its
Fighting to save lives in Scotland’s drug death crisis
“I’ve been losing people since I was 16,” says James, who started using drugs as a teenager. “I’ve