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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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
LinkedIn profile reveals Angus salesman ran secret police unit
A sales engineer from Angus was in charge of a secret police squad being investigated by a public inquiry. Paul
Home Secretary urged to protect refugee women from violence
The Home Secretary should answer urgent questions on why refugee women – as well as others with insecure immigration status – are
Domestic violence: ‘Home Office must act to save lives’
Women’s lives are at risk from domestic violence because of their immigration status – and the Home Office must take
Oops: MoD releases secret Nato report
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has accidentally released a secret Nato report with codewords, ciphers, co-ordinates, radio frequencies and
Facebook cracks down on Kurdish content
Facebook has banned Glasgow Girl Roza Salih for posting a photo of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan alongside a quote
Investigation into alleged Yemen war crime: 97 killed
An investigation has begun into an alleged war crime in Yemen and whether smart-bombs fired at a busy market
University treated staff like ‘robots’ via fingerprint tracking
Glasgow University has been accused of treating staff “like robots” and creating a workplace resembling “something from a science fiction
Taliban threat to hang journalist
An investigative journalist in Pakistan has received death threats from the Taliban and survived an armed kidnapping attempt for reporting
70 cameras primed for new state-of the-art surveillance
Some 70 CCTV cameras in Glasgow have the capability to track people under a new surveillance system branded a threat