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

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.

Scotland’s NHS boards have recorded more than 5,000 data breaches over the last four years, The Ferret can reveal. Incidents included staff sharing confidential patient information, a cancer patient's ...

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.

Spring has arrived on the Danish island of Bornholm, as the warm evening light begins to linger later into the day, stretching across the rocky coastline. Once, this tiny island of 40,000 inhabitants ...

Wealthy landowners including a Swedish aristocrat, the family of a former prime minister and a Tory donor are earning millions in rent from wind farms which are subsidised by the public’s energy bills ...

You probably haven't heard of him, but one out of every five pounds banked by Scottish parties came from his fortune. Robin MacGeachy’s wealth was made in the obscure business of gas generators for ...

On a gusty spring morning at Machrihanish Dunes, James Parker is talking about golf, nature, and this course’s resident sheep who are hidden somewhere amongst the rolling sand dunes. We’re on the ...

Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire resort is the only one of Scotland’s top golf venues confirmed to have broken environmental rules in recent years, The Ferret has found. Trump International on the Menie ...

The vape shop at the centre of the fire that engulfed historic buildings on Glasgow’s Union Street fire had not paid business rates, The Ferret has found, and does not appear to be registered to sell ...

Some 643,000 tonnes of sewage sludge has been spread on Scotland’s fields amidst mounting evidence that it contains a cocktail of toxic chemicals, The Ferret can reveal. Data we obtained from the ...