The Scottish Government's "courting" of the Gulf state comes as human rights groups raise allegations about its role in Sudan ...

Scotland’s prison transport operator has been condemned for performance failures. It’s co-owned by a US corporation supplying ...

The credibility of the salmon farming industry has come under attack after it admitted underestimating by 66 per cent the ...

Scottish authorities had to intervene to keep deer numbers down at a Sutherland estate after the overpopulated animals ...

A video showing a man playing bagpipes during a Muslim call to prayer was widely shared on social media this week, after ...

From claiming that Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine would be “quite a coup”, to accusing the European Union (EU) of warmongering with Russia, Coburn has a history of statements arguably aligned with ...

The Ferret is 10 and it’s celebrating the milestone with a refreshed look and renewed commitment to journalism that cuts through the static. In that spirit, we have launched De-noiser – a new ...

The Royal Navy threatened legal action as part of a fierce, high-level, behind-the-scenes battle to block publication of information about radioactive pollution at the Coulport nuclear bomb base on ...

In an abandoned Paisley car park, weeds and saplings have forced their way through the weathered tarmac. Yet in another nearby parking bay, barely a space is free. Vehicles are jammed together on the ...

Dozens of wild swimming spots where water quality is classed as “good” or “excellent” were contaminated with human or animal faeces this summer, analysis by The Ferret has found. Official testing ...

Lochs in Orkney, the Highlands and the Outer Hebrides are among waters containing high levels of toxic pollutants with health risks known as ‘forever chemicals’, The Ferret can reveal. More than a ...