The Guga Hunt: Why a centuries-old Hebridean tradition is facing renewed scrutiny
The Ferret did a deep dive to explain why a bird cull on Lewis dating back centuries is causing outrage amid claims it's a "blood sport"
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Torture victims kept at Dungavel despite mental health concerns
Dozens of torture victims detained at Dungavel House in South Lanarkshire have been refused release despite doctors submitting reports to
Revealed: Glasgow council managers knew about plans to evict refugees
Senior managers at Glasgow City Council knew for months about controversial plans to evict hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees
In photos: migrants finding refuge in Sarajevo
Twenty-five years ago Sarajevo was the epicentre of a brutal war. Every day for four years Bosnia’s capital
BBC urged First Minister to change her mind on Steve Bannon, emails reveal
The BBC pleaded with Nicola Sturgeon to reverse her decision to pull out of a media conference after she learned
Leading SNP MP under fire for UAE visit
A senior SNP politician has defended an international trip paid for by a regime accused of war crimes and human
Spycops: judge rejects claim for undercover police inquiry in Scotland
An environmental campaigner targeted by police has failed to persuade a judge that an undercover policing inquiry should be extended
Yemen: hundreds of alleged war crimes but only 79 investigations
There have been 366 alleged war crimes in Yemen but only 79 investigations by the Saudi-led coalition and the
Prison suicides prompt call for fewer sentences to save lives
Scottish courts must dramatically reduce the number of people being sent to prison in order to save lives, according to
Revealed: 505 nuclear safety incidents at Faslane
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recorded more than 500 safety mishaps with nuclear submarines on the Clyde since 2006
Destitute refugee family win right to rebuild their lives
A couple with two young children, who were facing street homelessness in Scotland after being destitute for almost a decade,
Searching for answers: Scots struggling to access records on their lives in care
Sitting in his car – outside the post office where he had collected a brown paper package containing the written records
Scots laird asked to help save ancestor’s ‘evil’ slave castle
A Scottish baronet has been called upon to help preserve his ancestor’s castle in Sierra Leone as a monument