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Safety fears as Hunterston’s cracked nuclear reactors start to crumble
The graphite cores of two ageing nuclear reactors at Hunterston in North Ayrshire have begun to crumble as cracks spread.
Drugs, gold and guns bring terror and death to 400-mile waterway in Colombia
The Colombian conflict is devastating the environment and the lives of the people who live along a 400-mile river in the South American country.
Scotland’s top civil servant took 58 flights while telling staff not to fly
The Scottish Government’s civil service chief, Leslie Evans, has flown to and from London four times more often than going by train while telling her 6,000 officials to “avoid domestic air travel".
Airline stops shipping greyhounds to China after animal welfare concerns
Qatar Airways has introduced an embargo on the shipment of greyhounds to nations with poor records on animal welfare after an animal welfare campaign.
Scottish councils slammed for spending ‘common good’ funds on booze
Two Scottish local authorities who spent over £42,000 of funds meant for the “common good” on boozy receptions have been accused of delivering a "kick in the teeth for hard working families".
Operating theatre at £27m Fife hospital unused since opening 10 years ago
St Andrews Community Hospital has 90 staff and 40 beds, but its operating theatre has not been used since it opened in 2009.
Outrage over loch polluted by plastic waste from fish farm company
A sea loch on the west coast of Scotland prized for its wildlife has been polluted by countless thousands of scraps of plastic waste from the manufacture of salmon farm cages on the shore.
Claim that Scotland is highest taxed part of UK is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by Boris Johnson that Scotland has the highest taxes in the UK.
Revealed: multi-level teaching widespread across Scottish schools
The Scottish Government has been urged to act over the use of multi-level teaching in schools after an investigation by The Ferret revealed that the practice is widespread across Scotland.