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.
Home Affairs Select Committee
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Survivor of child torture fights deportation to Rwanda
A Syrian survivor of childhood torture and detention has become the second person in Scotland to fight Home Office plans
‘If I go out the Taliban will kill me – if I stay at home, poverty will’: Afghans make plea for UK help
Two Afghans in hiding from the Taliban in their home country – and in fear for their lives – have spoken to
MP intervenes as disabled asylum-seeker faces ‘life-threatening’ destitution
A seriously ill and disabled asylum-seeker is facing destitution and potential homelessness after the Home Office took the decision to
Film tells asylum seeker stories of alleged G4S intimidation
A new film The Asylum Market features testimony from asylum seekers, including a victim of human trafficking, alleging intimidation and
Poor housing for refugees causing ‘suffering and stress’
Refugees are suffering bullying, evictions and poor accommodation from a private company paid millions to house them, according to evidence