Ferret Underground: Housing

Alastair Brian Sep 10, 2026

Adult adoptees are taking desperate measures to obtain their family ‘health histories’

Adult adoptees are calling for access to genetic testing to address the ‘health gap’ caused by their lack of information about genetically inherited conditions.

Katharine Quarmby Sep 6, 2026

Pollution

More than 50 rivers polluted by toxic chemicals used to treat fleas on pets

Wildlife is under threat from water pollution caused by pesticides which are hazardous, widespread and persist for years.

Rob Edwards Sep 4, 2026

Rape Crisis

2 articles

Human rights

Rape victims billed hundreds of pounds for mobile phones seized by police

Victims of sexual violence are being forced to spend hundreds of pounds on mobile phones seized by the police, prompting

Billy Briggs Nov 11, 2019

Society

“Revenge porn” crimes rise sharply but police detection rate down

“Revenge porn”crimes reported to Police Scotland rose sharply over the past year although the detection rate was less than

Billy Briggs Aug 12, 2019