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Claim Labour’s 2019 manifesto called for ‘abortion on demand to birth’ is False
The former Conservative MP - now sitting as an independent - made a claim about Labour's abortion policy in 2019.
Forever chemicals found in 55 per cent of Scottish drinking water
Potentially toxic ‘forever chemicals’ were found in more than half of samples of Scottish drinking water taken in 2023, according to new data.
Health concerns raised over asbestos in tap water
As asbestos cement pipes supplying drinking water degrade across the UK, experts ask whether they pose a risk to human health.
Formaldehyde used 200 times by fish farm industry
Formaldehyde was used by fish farms nearly 200 times over a three year period, despite fears it could harm the marine environment.
Women left physically and mentally scarred after dermal filler complications
The Ferret looked into the lack of regulation on non-surgical beauty treatments, finding women have been left scarred after dermal filler complications.
“Bounty hunting” by US law firms in UK could exploit whistleblowing
Scottish campaigners have accused powerful US law firms of planning to exploit whistleblowing procedures in Britain.
Swimming with the Reservoir Frogs: could prescribing nature support healthy lives?
The skies are grey and foreboding at Edinburgh’s Portobello beach but for the nine regulars from The Ripple…
Care homes receive hundreds of complaints
Tax haven-owned care homes operating in Scotland have had hundreds of complaints upheld by inspectors in recent years, The Ferret can reveal.
Did Eat Out to Help Out increase Covid-19 cases?
Ferret Fact Service examines the evidence behind the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
