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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Call to review domestic murders to help prevent further deaths
Scotland must introduce formal reviews on domestic murders to help save lives, according to leading violence against women organisations. The
Ministry of Defence rapped for five nuclear safety breaches
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been formally reprimanded by its internal safety regulator for five nuclear safety breaches, according
Fife arms firm fails to boycott Saudi summit over journalist murder
A US arms giant backed by the Scottish Government attended a business summit in Saudi Arabia despite an international boycott
Anti-fascists to protest at Steve Bannon event in Edinburgh
An anti-fascist group is organising a demonstration in November to protest against the appearance in Scotland of a former
Celebrity hunter tweets photos of killed animals after Scots hunting trip
The Scottish Government has been urged to take urgent action after a US celebrity hunter killed numerous animals on a
Saudi Arabia trade plan dropped by Scottish Government after killing of journalist
The Scottish Government has scrapped plans to recruit a Saudi trade specialist after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Holyrood
MSPs urge Pakistan PM to lift ban on human rights activist
Politicians have urged Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, to lift a travel ban on a woman who peacefully opposes
Trump and big name polluters damned as ‘poor’ by government watchdog
Donald Trump’s golf resort in Aberdeenshire has been condemned as “poor” for sewage pollution by the Scottish Government’s
Call for trafficking victims to be protected from ‘hostile’ immigration policies
“I just ran and ran,” he said. He can’t remember collapsing in the road. But when he came to,
Scotland’s former police chief sanctioned spycop who duped women into sex
Scotland’s former police chief personally signed off an undercover operation which involved an officer duping a woman into sex.
US arms firm linked to war crimes taught in schools 81 times
An arms firm linked to alleged war crimes in Yemen has been allowed to teach in schools on 81 occasions
Arms dealers’ school visits damned as ‘moral disgrace’
An arms firm is offering World War One history lessons for schools prompting fears that defence multinationals are having an