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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Bid to sue UK government for Trident ‘war crimes’ under investigation
The UK Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is investigating whether the Prime Minister, Theresa May, and the Defence Secretary, Michael
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi deteriorating after five years in prison
The condition of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is worsening both physically and mentally, according to his wife who visited
Revealed: neo-Nazi terrorists are behind Scotland’s newest far right group
A neo-Nazi organisation involved in terrorism and banned by the UK Government is behind a new far right group
Critics condemn Dragons’ Den lesson that encourages children to become arms dealers
School children are being encouraged to become arms dealers and sell weapons in a Dragons’ Den-style lesson that’s
Leak: counter-terrorism strategy in Scotland focuses on sectarianism and far right
Most work carried out under the UK Government’s ‘Prevent‘ counter terrorism strategy in Scotland is aimed at tackling sectarian
Alarm over steep rise in nuclear bomb convoys in Scotland
The number of nuclear bombs being driven to and from the Clyde rose more than fivefold last year to help
Scottish ministers facing slap down for freedom of information failures
Scotland’s information watchdog is threatening tough legal action against Scottish ministers for repeatedly failing to respond to information requests,
Bahrain Grand Prix should be cancelled, say human rights groups
A human rights organisation has accused Bahrain’s security forces of involvement in the deaths of three men, including Mustafa
The destruction and liberation of Batnaya
“For everyone to know that we are the soldiers of the Caliphate, and we are coming – God willing,” says Ben
Mosul: the appalling human cost of the battle to defeat IS
It’s late afternoon in Iraqi Kurdistan and Hasar Husein and Haithan Abdul Kareem lie side by side on stretchers
The Bosnian steel town choking to death
Most winter days, the sky over Šahiza Šehić’s house is filled with plumes of acrid black smoke. Šehić, who
The carnage and crisis of Mosul
“Daesh put its fighters on the top three floors of the hospital while patients were still downstairs…there were even