-2C by the Union Canal in Edinburgh. Only a swan could fall through broken ice so gracefully. 🦢

"A colossal waste of life" www.theferret.scot/m...

New releases from the National Archives of government records from 2005 show how ministers and officials reacted uneasily to the implementation of FOI, and how they handled some initial cases - "This is becoming a real problem". What I found in the files: rosenbaum6.substack.com/p/tony-we-ha...

“Black losses”. Deaths from causes unknown. Seven million cleaner fish have died at Scottish farms since 2020. The government doesn’t publish the totals. It tok one man three years of FOI requests to uncover the toll. Find out more: www.theferret.scot/m...

In 2018, he travelled to pro-Moscow TV channels in Ukraine on a trip paid for by a front reportedly created by Russian intelligence agents. shorturl.at/2yi0z

Mohammed was 17 years old when he was shot by an Israeli sniper in Bethlehem. Two years on, his family say there is no accountability for his death. Their story is one of dozens from communities across the West Bank Read more: www.theferret.scot/i...

A Reform politician claimed only one million people came to the UK in the 20th century, but seven million people have come since 2000. We fact checked it. It was Mostly False, here’s why: www.theferret.scot/l...

The day after Palestine's ambassador urged SNP delegates to "isolate companies that profit from occupation, John Swinney had breakfast with Airbnb's lobbyist. Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements. shorturl.at/p67Yt

In the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair, 24-year-old Hanady Hathaleen is raising three children alone after her husband Awdah was shot dead in settler violence. Now the family faces demolition orders on their home www.theferret.scot/a...

🔴NEW: A body which sets environmental and welfare standards for fish farms took wholesale buyers to a Scottish salmon farm which broke its rules for 11 consecutive weeks. Our latest investigation: www.theferret.scot/a...

💨🍃 Scotland has more wind turbines than ever, but they are often paid not to spin. Those payments are expensive - they've cost the UK more than £1.3bn in 2025. What is going on? As part of our new De-noiser series, we've been taking a look: www.theferret.scot/w...

A good story by @vickyallan.bsky.social exposing high premature death rates at salmon farms. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567441...

The SNP branded Rachel Reeves’ first budget a “chaos budget”, claiming higher energy bills and taxes, and rising unemployment. We reviewed the key claims – and found they're a mix of True, Mostly True and Half True. Find out more: www.theferret.scot/s...

🔴NEW: A green firm owned by an Australian company dubbed the “vampire kangaroo” wants to build a lithium battery site in Kintyre. Locals fear fire risks and warn that a “unique environment” on Scotland’s west coast is being industrialised. Our latest: bit.ly/4iIFjFR

🔴NEW: The Lochaber food bank in Fort William claims energy multinational SSE tried to "rip them off". After a year of fighting – and questions from The Ferret – SSE has promised to re-issue the correct bill…but it is still unresolved. www.theferret.scot/f...

A powerful swan song from a great journalist, and colleague. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland. We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm. Our first monthly long read. bit.ly/ferret-long-...

🔴 NEW: The University of Edinburgh has quietly paid more than £750,000 to a controversial consulting firm amid job cuts - staff say bosses ignored "repeated" questions about its role. Read more about 'Nousferatu' 👉 www.theferret.scot/p...

🔴 Is there a link between migration and crime? In the first deep dive of The Ferret's new De-noiser series, we took a look at the evidence. www.theferret.scot/i...

Naval officials repeatedly warned of legal action, spoke of the need to “calm some nerves” and said they were “deeply uncomfortable” with information proposed for release. Read the full story: www.theferret.scot/n...

"The MoD tried to add to their shameful history of nuclear cover-ups by harassing officials with false claims of national security, hoping we’d never know radioactivity was negligently leaked from Coulport" www.theferret.scot/n...

🔴 NEW: Emails reveal that naval chiefs piled pressure on environment watchdog to hide details of radioactive contamination on the Clyde. Our latest: www.theferret.scot/navy-try-keep-nuclear-pollution-secret/

💥 IMPACT: The UK Government has publicly announced sites in Scotland are being considered for new munitions factories, just a day after we revealed secret details of the plan. www.theferret.scot/mod-potential-scottish-bomb-sites/

The MoD meant to hide its shortlist for new arms factories. Instead, bad redactions exposed them all — including Grangemouth. Read the full story 👉 www.theferret.scot/m...

The Scottish Information Commissioner, David Hamilton, launches the #HolyroodFOI conference with some statistics on the last 20 year.

🔴 EXCLUSIVE: The Ministry of Defence has apologised after it accidentally leaked secret documents to The Ferret revealing it was considering Grangemouth and other sites across the UK for new arms factories. Read the full story: bit.ly/4i5MZSg

💥 Spotlight's Helen Taylor is quoted in this jaw-dropping expose by @theferret.scot's @jamiermann.bsky.social. She says: “The fact that a Kremlin-decorated oligarch stills holds significant property interests in the UK is a shocking indictment of the many gaps in our defences against dirty money”.

“It is far too easy for the true owners of property to hide behind secret trusts and offshore structures.” Our latest investigation shows how an oligarch praised by Putin controls UK property, including in Scotland’s biggest town www.theferret.scot/r...

🔴 NEW: A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a property portfolio in the UK under the veil of secretive offshore trusts. Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences www.theferret.scot/r...

Our journalism changes things. For 10 years, we've held power to account in Scotland. Today: our fresh new look. Same mission. Still digging. Explore: theferret.scot Join us tonight at Drygate Glasgow, 7:30pm 🎉

The Ferret's 10th birthday party! 🎉 Thursday 13 Nov, Drygate Glasgow. Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ set, cake, raffle. Celebrating a decade of journalism that changes things + launching our new look. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ferret...

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Nearly 300 protected areas are being damaged or put at risk by Scotland’s rampant deer population, including breeding grounds for capercaillie – a bird facing extinction, The Ferret can reveal. theferret.scot/nearl...

A great guy. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

"Our waters are for all of us, and people should be able to swim, bathe and relax safely" theferret.scot/scott...

🔴 NEW: High levels of faecal bacteria were recorded at dozens of Scotland’s best beaches this summer. Campaigners say swimmers and paddlers could be at risk, but ministers and regulators insist water quality remains high. Our latest: theferret.scot/scott...

🔴 NEW: Footage of farmed trout apparently suffocating, haemorrhaging, and being beaten with batons in a slaughterhouse has prompted an official complaint to a government regulator. Our latest: theferret.scot/foota...

🔴 NEW: The Ukrainian owner of Scotland’s first rocket firm with a space launch licence — backed by millions in public funds — has historic links to offshore dating and gambling businesses, including one called I Am Naughty, The Ferret can reveal. theferret.scot/max-p...

📢 We've been nominated for a British Journalism Award for our environmental reporting. Well done to @billybriggs24.bsky.social, @paul.theferret.scot and @robedwards5.bsky.social 🎉 pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazett...

Emissions from five major Scottish incinerators now exceed those of some of the country’s usual big polluters, including fossil fuel sites like the now-closed Grangemouth refinery and Peterhead power station. Find out more: theferret.scot/scotl...

🔴 NEW: A company that sold a major Highland port for an undisclosed sum to a Japanese firm received over £30m of taxpayers’ money – including £10m just a few months ahead of the sale. Our latest: theferret.scot/globa...

🔴 NEW: Climate pollution from the burning of rubbish in Scotland has almost doubled in five years, according to new data, with some incinerators releasing higher amounts of toxic chemicals than ever before in 2024. Our latest investigation: bit.ly/4o0zDZH

🔴 NEW: Community groups claim they have been “shut out” of the Scottish Government’s flagship just transition fund due to “corporate capture” with the vast majority of money from the £500m pot going to the private sector. Read more: theferret.scot/anger...

🔴 NEW: Lochs in Orkney, the Highlands and the Outer Hebrides are among waters containing high levels of toxic pollutants with health risks known as ‘forever chemicals’. Our latest investigation: theferret.scot/orkne...

A months-long investigation by The Ferret and a group of international journalists found there have been 40 propaganda animations produced by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the past two years – including several using the Scottish Maritime Museum’s 3D scans theferret.scot/idf-s...