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Anti-migrant rallies across Scotland backed by extremist groups

STANDING in front of a shop selling Polish produce in Aberdeen, John Carr held a microphone on a hot August day and addressed those gathered at the…

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Calls for polluters to pay up as rule-breaking mega farms across Scotland revealed

MEGA farms in Scotland, including some with more than a million animals, have repeatedly leaked excrement and failed to monitor contamination,…

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University denies purchasing iconic building as staff face cuts

A union has called for urgent clarity from Edinburgh University after it published an “incorrect” memo that said the cash-strapped institution…

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Who’s watching? The secret powers letting agencies spy on Scots

The Ferret investigated the hidden powers of specialist reporting agencies as part of our Who Runs Scotland series

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Edinburgh tenements housing legal loopholes and the ‘King of Fraud’

‘HE works on the night shift and is probably asleep,” says an elderly woman as she walks past us and opens the door to her ground-floor flat.

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‘I’ve been compared to Donald Trump’: how neighbour turned on neighbour over Scotland’s new national park

An ugly fight has ripped through Galloway in south-west Scotland, with rival campaigns complaining of dirty tricks and murky finances. How could the mere possibility of a new national park stir up so much ill will?

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Young people leaving care left homeless, at risk and afraid to sleep at night

Young people leaving care are still being left homeless and at risk, in unsuitable hostels surrounded by drugs, or too afraid to sleep at night –…

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King Charles’s childhood school among 1000 Scottish sites to break environment rules

NUCLEAR sites, King Charles’s childhood school and a famous battlefield were among nearly 1000 sites across Scotland which broke environmental…

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NHS contraceptive pills funding Hungary PM’s 'propaganda' as he restricts abortion

PROFITS from contraceptive pills used by the NHS are funding an organisation with close ties to Hungary’s hard-right government which has…

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Scottish marine life at risk from discarded fishing gear

IT’S been some years since the minke whale washed up on a Shetland beach. The distressed mammal had been caught up in plastic at sea and came…

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Fish farming companies under fire for information breaches

SEVEN fish farming companies have been accused by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog of breaking the law by failing to provide information…

The National (Scotland)

Iconic species in Scotland under threat from breeding of game birds

GAMEBIRDS such as pheasants and partridges could be threatening the capercaillie which is potentially facing extinction, The Ferret can reveal ...

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Cancer fears as radioactive gas doubles at Scottish nuclear base over last six years

RADIOACTIVE air pollution has doubled at a Scottish nuclear base – sparking cancer warnings from campaigners.

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'Ethical' B Corp investment firms have £250 million in arms and oil

INVESTMENT companies certified as ethical by the prestigious B Corp scheme hold £250 million worth of shares in oil giants and weapons firms…

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Sepa prosecutions of environmental rulebreakers plummet

COMPLAINTS about pollution in Scotland leapt over the past 10 years while successful prosecutions of polluters have fallen from 18 to zero, The…

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Grangemouth owners set to earn £6m windfall when oil refinery closes

THE owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery are set to earn a multimillion-pound windfall when the plant closes next year, due to a climate scheme…

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The Ferret: Watchdog finds clear failings in efforts to protect Scotland’s lochs

ENVIRONMENTAL rule-breaking in Argyll’s commercial forests has polluted protected lochs – including one home to Scotland’s rarest freshwater…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish universities in numbers – see all the key figures

This article is part of our new collaboration with The Ferret. Each edition will see a different issue in Scotland tackled, and this time we're…

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The Ferret: Far-right figures garnering likes from Reform candidates

GENERAL election candidates in Scotland for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party have been slammed for “liking” and engaging with social media posts…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government under fire as grants given to arms firms linked with Israel

A SCOTTISH Government agency has reportedly given huge sums to arms companies supplying Israel since beginning its bombardment of Gaza.

The National (Scotland)

The Ferret: Oil industry’s SNP lobbyists fuel worry on North Sea extraction

LOBBYING on behalf of the oil industry by former SNP spin doctors has sparked fears that the Scottish Government could be about to abandon its…

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Local news in the UK is in deep trouble. But this band of radicals could change everything

On tiny budgets, indie publishers from Manchester to Glasgow are doing amazing things. The government must unlock their potential, says journalist Jonathan Heawood

The National (Scotland)

Far-right activist posed as Home Office inspector to target hotel housing refugees

A FAR-RIGHT activist posed as a Home Office inspector to get information about a Dumfries hotel housing Ukrainian refugees, which led to the…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Enterprise faces questions over diligence on war-crime links

HUNDREDS of human rights checks have been made on companies seeking grants from Scottish Enterprise since 2019.

The National (Scotland)

Far-right figure active in new Scotland-based political group

West Scotland Labour MSP Katy Clark (left) said she is writing to ask what steps the Scottish Government will take alongside Police Scotland in…

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