Following a sharp rise in far right activity, we’ve spent the last three months attending protests, speaking to activists under threat, and tracking anti-asylum seeker demonstrations across Scotland.
Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly 2,000 job losses. Staff say they were misled about the extent of its work.
Migration's alleged link to increased crime has been back in the spotlight in recent years, so we looked at the evidence.
Following a sharp rise in far right activity, we’ve spent the last three months attending protests, speaking to activists under threat, and tracking anti-asylum seeker demonstrations across Scotland.
Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly 2,000 job losses. Staff say they were misled about the extent of its work.
Migration's alleged link to increased crime has been back in the spotlight in recent years, so we looked at the evidence.
Emails reveal that naval chiefs piled pressure on environment watchdog to hide details of radioactive contamination on the Clyde.
Government names areas being assessed for new munitions plants after The Ferret uncovers hidden details in a botched FoI response.
A botched freedom of information response has revealed sites in the frame for the UK’s expanding weapons programme.
A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal. Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences.
Photographer Rayna Carruthers has been documenting pro-Palestine protests in Scotland for two years, particularly in recent months, following the proscription of Palestine Action by the UK Government.
Hundreds of protected areas are under pressure from Scotland’s massive deer herd. Most agree deer numbers must be controlled to protect the environment, but are split on what should be done.
Edinburgh University students were “interrogated” by police at their desks over posters featuring Palestinians killed by the Israeli military, prompting dozens to complain.
Unsafe levels of faecal bacteria were recorded at dozens of Scotland’s best beaches this summer. Swimmers and paddlers could be at risk, but officials insist water quality remains high.
Footage of farmed trout suffocating, haemorrhaging, and being beaten with batons in a slaughterhouse has prompted an official complaint to a government regulator.
Government names areas being assessed for new munitions plants after The Ferret uncovers hidden details in a botched FoI response.
A botched freedom of information response has revealed sites in the frame for the UK’s expanding weapons programme.
A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal. Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences.
Photographer Rayna Carruthers has been documenting pro-Palestine protests in Scotland for two years, particularly in recent months, following the proscription of Palestine Action by the UK Government.
The level of drug-related deaths in Scotland has been persistently high in recent years, with the Scottish Government facing criticism
The cost of asylum support in the UK has become a febrile issue against a backdrop of a rising number
Scotland’s politicians have returned to parliament after the summer recess, and Scottish Labour has continued its criticism of the
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage hosted a press conference in Scotland this week after MSP Graham Simpson defected to his
Grangemouth should have been Scotland’s big opportunity to realise its ambition for a just transition – moving workers into cleaner, greener jobs. But embittered power struggles got in the way, The Ferret finds.
Ithaca Energy is a growing force in UK energy with stakes in six of the UK’s 10 largest oil and gas fields. It's also tied to Israel's war in Gaza.
On one side of Nina’s bright living room, life is flourishing. Plants line the large window, green and verdant,
The closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery in April has cast a long shadow over Scotland’s plans for a
The annual Scottish Government report on its revenue and spending, known as GERS, has been a lightning rod for controversy
MPs have voted to ban activist group Palestine Action, after members broke into a UK military base in Oxfordshire last
The Supreme Court’s decision on how to legally define a woman under equality law is having a wide impact
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