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

Reckitt

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Politics and power

Scotland’s largest council pension funds have £230m invested in firms operating in Russia

Scotland’s largest council pension funds have around £230m invested in Western companies continuing to operate in Russia almost a

Billy Briggs Jan 8, 2023

Climate and the Environment

COP26 sponsors cause 350m tonnes of climate pollution

The 11 companies selected as “principal partners” of the COP26 climate summit caused more greenhouse gas pollution globally in 2020

Paul Dobson, Hugh Whittle Oct 26, 2021