In an interview with Channel 4 News posted on YouTube on 21 July 2025, the Labour minister said  that sewage pollution was ...

Torture survivors and charities in Scotland have condemned the UK Government’s citizenship ban for refugees, arguing it means ...

A secret scheme to relocate to the UK thousands of Afghans put at risk by a data breach has been revealed, leading to claims ...

A meeting between the Scottish Government and Israel’s deputy ambassador sparked protests and division. The Ferret reveals ...

A fishing boat off Shetland broke down and left over 80km of nets at sea for nearly a month, raising concerns about harm to ...

Social media pages questioned whether the free bikes scheme was good value for money, after a claim was published about the ...

The Ferret looks at how the media landscape has changed, why independent journalism matters now more than ever, and what our ...

Police Scotland’s use of a controversial form of facial recognition has tripled over the last five years, and is on course to rise even further in 2023, heightening concerns that suspects could be ...

Nuclear sites, King Charles’ childhood school and a famous battlefield were among nearly 1,000 sites across Scotland which broke environmental rules in the past two years. The Dounreay nuclear ...

The number of safety incidents that could have leaked radiation at the Trident nuclear base on the Clyde has risen to the highest in 15 years.

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