Families are being left without support after a suicide – and it’s causing more deaths
Those bereaved by suicide have a 65 per cent increased risk of taking their own lives. So why is there not more funding for support after tragedy strikes?
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Far right activist posed as Home Office inspector to target Scots asylum hotel
A far right activist posed as a Home Office inspector to get information about a Dumfries hotel housing Ukrainian refugees,
Probe into River Almond sewage ‘ineffective’, say critics
Scotland’s environment agency has had to change the way it regulates sewage in rivers after an intervention by a
FFS explains: Political polling as 2024 begins
It is the start of a significant year in Scottish politics, with voters likely to go to the polls in
‘Handing out gold’: how LA Homeboys are inspiring young Glaswegians to find purpose
While Los Angeles and Glasgow may be thousands of miles apart, many of the issues – gangs, poverty and adverse childhood
How to fix the news switch off? A review of our solutions stories from 2023
When The Ferret was set up in 2015 its mission was clear – to scrutinise and hold the powerful to account,
“Bounty hunting” by US law firms in UK could exploit whistleblowing
Scottish campaigners have accused powerful US law firms of planning to exploit whistleblowing procedures in Britain by “bounty hunting” for
Scotland’s far right: A review of The Ferret’s reporting in 2023
We continued our far right investigations throughout 2023, an area The Ferret has covered extensively for some years now. The
Revealed: Edinburgh investment firm’s links to illegal West Bank settlements
An investment firm that sponsors Scottish cultural organisations invests in companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank,
Safety experts savage Radical Road closure
The five-year closure of the Radical Road on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh has been condemned as “nonsensical”, “disgraceful”
Study finds poor land buyout regulation days after land reform bill delay
A Scottish Government-commissioned report has found the demand to buy rural land for green investments could deepen divides between
Photos reveal wildlife toll from trawling for scampi
Campaigners have published 30 photos which they say expose the marine wildlife killed by “destructive” and “wasteful” fishing for scampi
Disabled refugee family facing eviction over Christmas
A refugee family with three young children and a disabled mother are due to be evicted from Glasgow asylum accommodation