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.
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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UK arms sales to Saudi to be reviewed by a judge
UK weaponry sales to Saudi Arabia will come under judicial review after an organisation opposed to the arms trade successfully
Police criticised for refusing to say how many children detained
Police Scotland has been criticised for refusing to release new figures on the number of children detained and held overnight
China accused of lying over organ harvesting
An Australian academic has challenged claims by China’s government that it has stopped removing organs from executed prisoners for
UK Government arming forces blacklisted as child killers
UK Government support for military forces fighting in Yemen has been condemned after they were listed by the United Nations
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
Revealed: how Scotland’s wildlife is suffering
More than 1,700 of Scotland’s most precious wild animals, plants and places are in a poor state – and
Ineos hires new managers to frack central Scotland
The petrochemical company, Ineos, is hiring new managers and scientists in London with the “immediate intention” of pushing ahead with
Information watchdog pressured to keep secrets
Scotland’s freedom of information watchdog bowed to behind-the-scenes pressure from the Scottish Government to conceal information about legal advice
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
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 a
Woman charged with peeing at Trump golf course
Police Scotland have been accused of acting as Donald Trump’s private security force after charging a 61-year-old woman for
Revealed: fox hunt master’s donations to pro-hunt Tories
A hedge fund manager who leads a fox hunt accused of breaking the law made several financial donations to leading