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Scottish Government accused of funding ‘marketplace of death’ with £8m in public grants
The Scottish Government has given over £8m in public grants to companies exhibiting at a London arms fair hosting states accused of human rights violations.
FFS explains: Glasgow’s drug decriminalisation policy
Ferret Fact Service looks at controversy around a motion passed by Glasgow City Counil on drug use.
Host asylum seekers on Edinburgh ship and we’ll give you £6m, UK Government tells council
The UK Government offered a £5.9m pay-off to Edinburgh council in an attempt to house thousands of asylum seekers on a ship berthed at Leith Docks.
‘These are our people’: How a street-based therapy service is tackling San Francisco’s drugs crisis
The Ferret visits the Harm Reduction Therapy Center in San Francisco, a psychotherapy service that offers an open-door policy to people using drugs.
Yousaf vows NatureScot probe after nearly 50,000 animals licensed to be killed
The first minister has promised a government investigation into NatureScot after The Ferret revealed it permitted nearly 50,000 wild animals to be killed.
How does finding connection prevent drug deaths? The Ferret investigates…the health gap podcast, part two
In part two of The Ferret Investigates...the health gap we hear from current and former drug users in Glasgow and Vancouver about the power of connection in the midst of the overdose crisis.
Pentland land managers’ access fees and rules see running events cancelled
Outdoor events popular for decades in the Pentland Hills have been cancelled this year due to new restrictions and price demands from land managers.
How prescribing safe supply is helping drug users in Canada turn their lives around
The Ferret visits Vancouver, Canada, to find out how safe supply prescriptions are transforming lives in local communities.
Far right Homeland member loses shotgun licence
A member of a new political group formed by a far right activist in Skye has lost his shotgun licence because of his alleged involvement with Patriotic Alternative.