As staff at Scotland’s largest university continue strikes over sweeping cuts, their boss still won’t say what his second job ...

Scientists argue that research using animals is vital for the treatment and cure of human diseases like cancers. But ...

The Scottish Government is selling surveillance planes to save money and says drones are used to prevent illegal fishing. But ...

Board members at the North Sea oil regulator hold Shell and BP shares. Critics say the investments raise questions about the ...

Ithaca Energy announced a major dividend on the eve of UK sanctions against companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements. A few weeks later it paid out £100m to a shareholder the UN says has ...

Prospective MSPs are legally required to evidence their election spending and confirm the records are correct. Following an ...

The University of Dundee has been refused a £7m taxpayer bailout payment following an investigation into its finances, which was first revealed by The Ferret. The payment was due to be the second ...

As many as 43 members of the House of Lords have investments totalling millions of pounds and senior roles in ...

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Inside Hartwood Hospital’s overgrown courtyard, a derelict nursing home is being strangled by a net of ivy that creeps up its crumbing facade and vanishes into the tattered roof. A cage of spiked ...

An audit firm has been asked to examine whether the apparently cash-strapped University of Dundee has too much money to receive another £27m in bailouts from taxpayers, The Ferret has learned. The ...