The UAE is accused of arming a genocidal militia in Sudan. The Scottish Government wants closer ties
The Scottish Government's "courting" of the Gulf state comes as human rights groups raise allegations about its role in Sudan’s devastating war.
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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Westminster ‘lied’ on Trident independence
Successive Westminster governments have deceived the public by pretending that Trident is a British bomb when it’s actually American,
Economic figures ‘manipulated’ to fit government narrative
Vital information on the health of the economy is “arbitrarily” altered using “dark art” to avoid awkward questions from journalists,
Police Scotland to dump millions of ANPR records over privacy fears
Police Scotland has committed to dumping millions of historic vehicle movement records over fears its vast database breaches privacy laws.
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
