The Ferret did a deep dive to explain why a bird cull on Lewis dating back centuries is causing outrage amid claims it's a ...

Investigative journalism for Scotland.

Millions of pounds from a flagship Scottish Government environmental fund has been mispent by councils, The Ferret can reveal. The Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) – part of a strategy to tackle Scotland ...

Tourism and fishing associations in Shetland have voiced alarm and concern about the plans, while campaigners condemn space ...

The Scottish Government changed key parts of the official record of Angus Robertson’s controversial Israel meeting after a ...

Two thirds of people attempting to access urgent mental health support are not admitted to hospital, and waiting times for support in half of Scottish health boards can be more than three years, an ...

Hundreds of asylum seekers from Afghanistan have been prevented from applying for refugee protection in the UK this year despite ...

Andy Burnham arrived at Westminster this week with the confidence of a northerner who’s forgotten that London is borderline uninhabitable during a heatwave. The parliamentary Labour Party has agreed ...

Jamie is an investigative journalist who writes on issues such as illicit finance, dark money, political influence, land ownership, nature, the environment and far right extremism. He loves puns but ...

As the Russian attack on Ukraine continues, Ali and Sam spoke to Eoghan MacGuire on this week’s podcast. Eoghan ...

Scotland's commissioner for children and young people has called on the government to take urgent action to end the use of unsuitable temporary accommodation for children. Following an investigation ...

The health and wellbeing of hundreds of babies and toddlers is at risk in temporary accommodation, it is claimed, due to unsafe sleeping conditions, overcrowding and a lack of basic necessities, while ...