Revealed: Deer management cost public purse at least £135m in a decade
Deer overpopulation in many parts of Scotland is harming the environment. Attempts to tackle the longstanding issue are costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds.
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China accused of lying over organ harvesting
An Australian academic has challenged claims by China’s government that it has stopped removing organs from executed prisoners for
Scots police had access to GCHQ spy programme
Top secret documents revealing that Scots police forces had access to a GCHQ spy programme collecting information on people’s
UK Government arming forces blacklisted as child killers
UK Government support for military forces fighting in Yemen has been condemned after they were listed by the United Nations
Skills shortage threatens Trident safety, says MoD
A skills shortage that has plagued the Trident nuclear weapons programme for a decade is posing a threat to safety,
A second Syria
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]yad (27) prepares coffee for his family: his young wife Nora, her young brothers and his mother-in-law,
I survived war in Syria, but almost died in Europe
The Ferret has obtained disturbing footage of terrified refugees trapped inside a lorry as oxygen runs out, as they desperately
Risks of terrorist attacks on nuclear plants ‘underestimated’
UK authorities are underestimating the risks of devastating terrorist attacks on nuclear plants and shipments of radioactive material, according to
Police chief leading Operation Herne ‘unfit’ for role
The policeman leading an internal investigation into the undercover policing scandal at the Met Police is “unfit” for the role
Crisis in the cradle of civilisation
In September 2015, Scottish photojournalist Vikki McCraw travelled to the island of Lesvos, Greece. Her trip followed the death of
Prisoners outwit £1.2m mobile phone blocking technology
A £1.2m pilot project that tried to stop prisoners using mobile phones in jail is unlikely to be extended
Police Scotland under fire after new evidence of Sri Lankan torture
Police Scotland is seeking to extend a controversial training project with Sri Lankan police despite new evidence of the force’
UK ‘distorts’ torture evidence putting lives at risk
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]arzad Haghshenas was in his shop selling sweets and cakes when the Iranian security service arrived. It