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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Trident nuclear safety reports suppressed by the Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has censored official warnings about the safety of the Trident nuclear weapons system based on
Call for investigation after arms firms links to Whitehall exposed
A US arms company linked to alleged war crimes in Yemen had an employee working at the Department of International
Pesticide report suppressed after freedom of information warning
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) ditched a written report to its board on a fish farm pesticide following fears
Arron Banks winds up charity as regulator investigates
A charity run by prominent Brexit donor Arron Banks has been under investigation by the Charity Commission. The charity – called
Bid for neo-Nazi party in Scotland rejected by Electoral Commission
A bid to register a neo-Nazi political party in Scotland has been rejected by the Electoral Commission. An application
UK spy agencies share social media data with foreign governments, say critics
Millions of Facebook and Twitter accounts may have been analysed by UK intelligence agencies and personal data shared with foreign
Scottish taxpayers give Italian arms firm £6m
An Italian arms multinational with sales worth nearly £7 billion in 2015 has received more than £6 million of taxpayers’
Home Office accused of racial profiling in Scottish immigration “raids”
Almost one in three spot checks carried out by immigration officers in Glasgow over the last five years were on
Scottish council pension funds “bankrolling” arms firms
Pension funds in Scotland have £420 million worth of investments in arms companies including nearly £12m in a US arms
Former UKIP candidate linked to member of banned far right group
A controversial political figure who stood for Ukip and who now claims to be Tory had links to a leading
“We have to fight for our democracy” – voters attacked in Catalonia
Maria Dolores Hernandez is an unlikely rebel. The 94-year-old Catalan great grandmother walks with a crutch, and has
Far right Scottish Dawn banned by UK Government under terror laws
A far right group in Scotland exposed as having links to neo-Nazis by The Ferret has been proscribed as