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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Navy told to remove radioactive waste from nuclear bomb base
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has been urging the Royal Navy to remove potentially radioactive waste from the UK
How communities are struggling to recover after flooding and coastal erosion
On a fine summer morning in the Brig, the popular Bridgend bar in Brechin, Scott and Amanda McNeill recall the
£3.7m and just 200 users: SNP-backed green jobs scheme off to slow start
A website launched to help thousands of oil workers move into green jobs attracted just 200 users in Scotland in
Shetland spaceport under fire from local community
Disgruntled islanders have criticised Scotland’s first spaceport in the far north of Shetland for a “culture of secrecy and
Scots ‘umbrella’ firms duped NHS and council workers into tax avoidance schemes
Scottish companies are roping NHS and council workers into veiled tax avoidance schemes that could see them hit with big
Nine out of ten short-term lets approved in Highland tourism hotspot despite housing crisis
More than 90 per cent of applications to use residential properties as short-term lets in a Highland region in
Revealed: how whisky firms fought off pollution controls
Intense behind-the-scenes lobbying by the multinational whisky industry forced the Scottish Government’s green watchdog to back down
Edinburgh uni boss pressured over outside earnings as job losses mount
The boss of the University of Edinburgh is facing calls to “come clean” over earnings from a second job, amid
Far right accused of racism, threats and attacks at anti-migrant protests
Standing in front of a shop selling Polish produce in Aberdeen, John Carr held a microphone on a hot August
Robertson sought changes to record of Israel meeting after media storm
Angus Robertson had the minutes of his controversial meeting with an Israeli diplomat changed after a public backlash – because he
Consultancy firm’s review of fast-track salmon farm pilot branded “sham”
A consultancy firm which took part in a government pilot for fast-tracking salmon farm applications did an “independent” evaluation
Families left paying thousands in nursery fees due council ‘breaches’ childcare policy
Families have been left paying thousands of pounds a year for childcare because Edinburgh City Council has reneged on a
