Ferret Underground: Beat the heat

Hi all, Andy Burnham arrived at Westminster this week with the confidence of a northerner who’s forgotten that London

Jamie Mann Jun 25, 2026

Did Scottish ministers “rewrite history” over Israel meeting?

The Scottish Government changed key parts of the official record of Angus Robertson’s controversial Israel meeting after a backlash, raising questions about government secrecy.

Paul Dobson Jun 25, 2026

Investigations

Over 30,000 Scots in mental health crisis turned to A&E last year. Two thirds were not admitted

Lives are being lost because people are failing to get mental health support when they most urgently need it, a Ferret investigation has found.

Karin Goodwin Jun 21, 2026

Vodafone

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

Human rights

Mobile phone firms secretly help government deploy spy technology

The operators of all four major mobile phone networks have been criticised after documents obtained by The Ferret reveal that

Ally Tibbitt Jun 26, 2016