Scotland’s abandoned buildings leave communities to bear the burden

Derelict buildings across Scotland are creating a plethora of problems. Local communities are bearing the brunt.

Fines for entering offshore marine protected areas don't go far enough, say critics

A total of 36 boats have been fined £140,000 in the last 10 months for entering Scotland's marine protected areas. But campaigners claim the fines are too small and may not be a sufficient deterrent.

Europe

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Politics and power

Claim that Scotland has 25 per cent of Europe’s offshore wind capacity is False

Stephen Flynn is the Westminster leader for the Scottish National Party (SNP). The 34-year-old MP for Aberdeen South

Ferret Journalists Dec 12, 2022

Human rights

UK’s second-hand clothing pollutes African nations

On Korle-Gonno beach in Accra, Ghana’s bustling capital, reams of tangled clothing are burrowed into the sand. “They

Billy Briggs, Elfredah Kevin Alerechi, Alix Smidman, Gideon Sarpong Oct 27, 2022

Politics and power

Edinburgh University has shares worth millions in Russian bank and firm linked to Putin

Edinburgh University has shares worth £1m in a bank sanctioned after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and more than £6.

Billy Briggs Mar 3, 2022

Human rights

A second Syria

[dropcap]E[/dropcap]yad (27) prepares coffee for his family: his young wife Nora, her young brothers and his mother-

Brindusa Ioana Nastasa, Billy Smith Jun 5, 2016

Human rights

Crisis in the cradle of civilisation

In September 2015, Scottish photojournalist Vikki McCraw travelled to the island of Lesvos, Greece. Her trip followed the death of

Ferret Journalists May 26, 2016