MoD confirms potential Scottish bomb sites after Ferret revelations

Government names areas being assessed for new munitions plants after The Ferret uncovers hidden details in a botched FoI response.

Paul Dobson Nov 20, 2025

Arms trade

Oops: MoD blunder reveals secret details of bomb project

A botched freedom of information response has revealed sites in the frame for the UK’s expanding weapons programme.

Paul Dobson, Rob Edwards Nov 18, 2025

Politics and power

From Moscow to Paisley: How a blacklisted Russian oligarch secretly invested in Scottish car parks

A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal. Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences.

Jamie Mann Nov 16, 2025

Northrup Grummon

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Human rights

Pension fund investments in arms firms profiting from Yemen’s war worth £130m

Council pension funds in Scotland have investments worth nearly £130 million in arms firms linked to Yemen’s conflict, a

Billy Briggs Apr 30, 2019