Claim Glasgow City Council put up posters of ‘high risk’ areas for sexual assault is False

Posters appeared on social media purporting to be from the local authority, but they are fake.

Ferret Journalists Jul 20, 2026

Society

School absence rates are reaching crisis point. How can we help young people facing ‘extreme’ social isolation?

Academics are raising concerns that an increasing percentage of young people, unable to cope with school, are withdrawing into their bedrooms, while families claim support is “woefully inadequate”.

Claire Prentice Jul 19, 2026

Human rights

Children in care die at twice the rate of others. Why are so few of their deaths reviewed?

A disproportionate number of children and young people growing up in care are dying prematurely, prompting calls for preventative action.

Karin Goodwin Jul 16, 2026

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

2 articles

Politics and power

Power & Influence: the top 10 most influential people in Scotland

So who runs Scotland? That’s been the central question of The Ferret and The Herald’s week-long investigation.

Billy Briggs, Alice Liana Galli, Karin Goodwin, Jamie Mann Jul 16, 2021

Politics and power

Billionaire-owned shooting properties offered tax relief

Nine out of ten of Scotland’s shooting properties, including some owned by billionaires, are exempt from paying £10.5

Jamie Mann Aug 30, 2020