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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Information watchdog names bodies probed for ‘failures’
The Scottish Information Commissioner has intervened in ten different public agencies to try and remedy transparency failings over the last
Young people with autism ‘failed’ by Scottish school system
Young people with autism are being failed by Scottish schools, with children and young people with additional needs unlawfully excluded
Police Scotland amends counter terrorism plan after fracking fracas
Police Scotland has amended its counter terrorism plan after a report by The Ferret revealed they had labelled anti-fracking
Far-right Scots vlogger named in report on YouTube extremist networks
YouTube provides a network for far right extremists such as Scot Colin Robertson, aka Millennial Woes, to promote white supremacist
Sturgeon to quiz Police Scotland over branding fracking critics as “extremists”
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is to question Police Scotland over its branding of anti-fracking campaigners as “domestic
“NO”: how Thatcher refused to help Mandela’s ANC
The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, angrily rejected a proposal from her Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd, for £1 million to help
Fracking campaigners are ‘domestic extremists’, say Police Scotland
Opponents of fracking in Scotland are considered “domestic extremists” by Police Scotland, despite Home Office advice that campaigners should not
Police Scotland under pressure after landmark ruling on unlawful spying
Police Scotland and the Scottish Government are under pressure to disclose information about the unlawful collection of people’s data
The volunteers facing jail for rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean
The risk of refugees and migrants drowning in the Mediterranean has increased dramatically over the past few years. As the
Scots pension funds linked to Yemen bus atrocity
Scots council pension funds have shares worth £110 million in US arms giants linked to an alleged war crime in
Union wants pension funds clean-up over links to Trump migrant camps
One of Scotland’s largest unions is calling for a radical overhaul of council pension funds over links to Donald
Family accused of providing ‘substandard’ homeless accommodation paid £15m
A family business running homeless bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) and hostels in Edinburgh that have attracted repeated complaints