Environment, Health
Giant wind turbines are causing health problems, claim villagers
A west coast community is in dispute with a power company over giant wind turbines which are allegedly causing debilitating health problems.
Environment
Birds of prey killed or missing at grouse shooting estates
Over 70 birds of prey have been killed or gone missing at grouse shooting estates across Scotland since 2004.
Fact check
Labour’s claim that bus services are ‘grinding to a halt’ is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at Scottish Labour’s claim that passenger numbers are reducing and bus services are “grinding to a halt”.
Fact check
Labour’s claim 60 per cent of train stations failed targets is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a Scottish Labour claim that 60 per cent of train stations failed punctuality targets in July.
Human rights, International
360 video: witness the lives of children in war-torn Central African Republic
“House Without Windows” is an immersive 360 video which transports you to the Central African Republic. It places you at the centre of the story. Stand in a mine as children dig for diamonds, cycle around a refugee camp or visit a rural hospital.
Fact check
Sturgeon’s claim that SNP scrapped tuition fees is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that the SNP scrapped tuition fees.
Politics
Revealed: company director’s secret life as a neo-Nazi
The director of a Highland firm selling game is a neo-Nazi who promoted the views of a Holocaust denier.
Environment
Scale of commercial hare shooting exposed amid calls for cull ban
Mountain Hares are under threat from lucrative shoots and mass culls according to an animal welfare charity.
Education
Risks for new standardised tests in schools revealed
Documents obtained by The Ferret about the Scottish Government’s standardised testing policy reveal a range of potential risks including data losses, invalid results and a potential boycott by teachers.