Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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Inside House 88: The former home of the SS officer who ran Auschwitz
The Ferret visited Poland to visit House 88, the former home of Rudolf Höss, the SS officer who ran the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. The house is being transformed into a global centre to fight extremism.
Poland's Jewish revival: In the shadow of Auschwitz
We visited the Polish city of Krakow ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day which is held to remember the millions murdered by the Nazis – including six million Jews. Krakow's Jewish population was decimated then but the city is now home to one of the fastest-growing Jewish communities in the world.
Photo essay: the blight of plastic pollution
As part of The Ferret’s Scotland’s Seas in Danger series, our co-editor Billy Briggs, and photographer Angela Catlin,
Photo essay: Glasgow’s anti-immigration protest
Last Saturday in Glasgow, far right activists were among an estimated 350 protestors who descended on George Square for an
Lungs of the ocean: The underwater ‘weed’ that could help Scotland tackle climate change
“Watch out for orange crabs, and jellyfish…they can give a sore sting,” warns Philip Price. “Pour hot water on
Island Depopulation: Can a small island like North Ronaldsay turn the tides?
It is a pristine morning in North Ronaldsay, and as the sun shines, Malcolm Purvis is re-roofing his barn with
Island depopulation: Has Orkney bucked the trend?
On the outskirts of Stromness, Luisa Milne gazes out of her porch window and says: “You can’t pay for
Island depopulation: The battle on Bute
As the ferry approaches Rothesay harbour, passengers are greeted by signs of Bute’s struggles – and successes. Lined up behind
Growing Glasgow: meet the communities finding solutions to food poverty
On a crisp November afternoon in Maryhill, Glasgow, a small group of mask-clad local residents begin to gather just outside
Glasgow in photos at COP26: the good, the bad and the ugly
Ahead of Glasgow hosting COP26, The Ferret asked photographer Angela Catlin to document Scotland’s largest city in photos. Catlin
After lockdown: what next for Glasgow’s street homeless?
The rain is bouncing off the pavements and wind blusters down the off-the-beaten track Glasgow street. But inside the sleek
Photo essay: sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Scottish photographer Angela Catlin visited the Democratic Republic of Congo to document the stories of women and girls subjected to