A fishing boat off Shetland broke down and left over 80km of nets at sea for nearly a month, raising concerns about harm to ...

The Ferret looks at how the media landscape has changed, why independent journalism matters now more than ever, and what our ...

A secret scheme to relocate to the UK thousands of Afghans put at risk by a data breach has been revealed, leading to claims on social media.

Social media pages questioned whether the free bikes scheme was good value for money, after a claim was published about the costs of the project.

A meeting between the Scottish Government and Israel’s deputy ambassador sparked protests and division. The Ferret reveals what ministers said behind closed doors ...

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During protests and riots after the Southport stabbings, many claimed there was a connection between refugees and increases in crime in the UK.

Nuclear sites, King Charles’ childhood school and a famous battlefield were among nearly 1,000 sites across Scotland which broke environmental rules in the past two years. The Dounreay nuclear ...

Who Runs Scotland? That’s the question we have been trying to answer in our latest series. Often, in media coverage, it seems that the power in our country lies entirely within the Scottish Parliament ...

Day two of our investigation into Scotland's Carbon Credits reveals the major firms buying offsets produced on Scottish land.

It’s an unseasonably warm November evening and at a packed public meeting in Ullapool, a Norwegian multinational is being quizzed over its plans for a fish farm. Hosting the discussion is Ben Hadfield ...