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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Arms lobby group urged UK and Scottish Governments to crack down on Palestine Action
An arms lobby group urged the UK and Scottish Governments to crack down on Palestine Action more than a month
Scottish Government gave £77m to secretive tax haven firms
A company controlled by billionaire media baron Rupert Murdoch, a US military aircraft producer, and a Clyde port owner with
Fish farming company to stop using lumpfish to remove sea lice from salmon
Scotland’s biggest fish farming company is to stop using lumpfish to remove sea lice from salmon, after The Ferret
Promise must tackle racism in the care system
Scotland must “do more to tackle racism and bias” in child protection, according to the organisation overseeing Scottish Government reforms
Human trafficking survivors awarded lifeline support after legal challenge
An anti-human trafficking organisation has successfully legally challenged a Scottish Government policy, which left some trafficking survivors living on
Freedom of expression group condemns ‘years of legal threats’ against activist who spotlights environmental issues
A group campaigning for freedom of expression has condemned multinationals for “years of legal threats” against an activist who spotlights
Ban on salmon farm polluting loch after 273 breaches
A ban on a Norwegian salmon farming company dumping toxic pesticides in a Highland loch following 273 environmental breaches over
Fishing boat off Shetland abandoned 80km of nets in seas for almost a month
A fishing boat off Shetland broke down and abandoned more than 80km of netting in the sea for almost a
Councils sell off 1,850 properties amidst budget shortfalls
Scotland’s cash-strapped councils have sold off 1,851 homes, schools, community centres, civic halls and other properties in
Plans to keep gas plant open could “blow hole” in climate targets
Energy giant SSE may keep Scotland’s dirtiest power station open until 2040 – ten years longer than planned – which critics
Faslane’s radioactive secrets to be released after FoI battle
Information kept secret for years on radioactive problems at the Clyde nuclear bomb bases is to be released to the
Revealed: The mega farms polluting the environment with excrement
Mega farms in Scotland, including some with more than a million animals, have repeatedly leaked excrement and failed to monitor