Emails reveal that naval chiefs piled pressure on environment watchdog to hide details of radioactive contamination on the ...

Hundreds of protected areas are under pressure from Scotland’s massive deer herd. Most agree deer numbers must be controlled to protect the environment, but are split on what should be done.

A botched freedom of information response has revealed sites in the frame for the UK’s expanding weapons programme.

Government names areas being assessed for new munitions plants after The Ferret uncovers hidden details in a botched FoI ...

A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, ...

The annual Scottish Government report on its revenue and spending, known as GERS, has been a lightning rod for controversy An arms lobby group urged the UK and Scottish Governments to crack down on ...

Photographer Rayna Carruthers has been documenting pro-Palestine protests in Scotland for two years, particularly in recent ...

Paul is an investigative journalist with a focus on the environment, energy and climate change. His work has been featured by Channel 4 News and the UK’s leading newspapers. When not Ferreting he can ...

Students working in Edinburgh University were “interrogated” by police at their desks over posters featuring Palestinians killed by the Israeli military, prompting dozens to sign a letter of complaint ...

A Scottish Government scheme to give free bikes to school children who cannot afford them has been criticised after reports Knife crime has made headlines in recent weeks, after the death of a boy at ...

Karin is The Ferret’s co-editor and has reported on people, power and planet for the UK’s leading outlets. She co-founded our Community Newsroom in Glasgow and is interested in participatory ...