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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Mobile phone firms secretly help government deploy spy technology
The operators of all four major mobile phone networks have been criticised after documents obtained by The Ferret reveal that
Police criticised for refusing to say how many children detained
Police Scotland has been criticised for refusing to release new figures on the number of children detained and held overnight
Scottish Government urged to obtain fake names of spy cops
A key witness at the Pitchford Inquiry has asked the Scottish Government to obtain the fake names used by undercover
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-
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