Thousands of species rely on Scotland’s indigenous trees to survive. In our public woodlands, they’re vastly outnumbered by ...

Protests and campaigns have sprung up across Glasgow after a series of sexual assaults were reported, with some being linked to migrants in the city. Posts on social media claimed that in response to ...

The company that runs Scotland’s ageing nuclear power station wants to weaken safety standards to keep it running for at least four more years. But the nuclear safety watchdog has its doubts.

Bianca was in primary six when she stopped going to school. She was absent for three and a half years, during which time she rarely left home and lost contact with friends. She had faced difficulties ...

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 ...

Scotland’s first spaceport on Shetland plans to use the sea as a “dustbin” to dump tonnes of debris from rockets, The Ferret can reveal, prompting claims it could endanger tourism and fishing.

Each summer, men from the village of Ness on the Isle of Lewis embark on a journey unlike any other in Britain. Their destination is Sula Sgeir, an isolated rocky outcrop in the North Atlantic, around ...

The Scottish Government has been accused of trying to “manipulate the record” of its meeting with an Israeli diplomat after documents released to The Ferret show it changed the official minutes of the ...

A Scottish wind farm has been bought by a company whose founder and major shareholder is a right-wing US media mogul who has donated to Donald Trump. In March, an arm of Liberty Global bought the ...

News coverage of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election was “heavily male dominated” with women of colour having a “very marginal presence”, according to a study by the University of Strathclyde. In ...

Alastair leads our fact-checking arm, The Ferret Fact Service, and writes about disinformation and conspiracy theories. He also delivers training on media literacy and spotting disinformation. He ...