Five charges related to National Action, a banned neo-Nazi group that plotted to kill Labour MP Rosie Cooper in an act of “white jihad”, and celebrated the murder of the MP Jo Cox http://www.theferret.scot/loyalist-paramilitary-groups-terror-laws/

More than half of all terror display cases in Scotland relate to Palestine Action. There were also more cases involving loyalist paramilitary displays (66) than republican ones (13), the reverse of N Ireland - 83 republican v 11 loyalist With @billybriggs24.bsky.social & @karingoodwin.bsky.social

🔴NEW: There have been 66 alleged offences in Scotland regarding support for banned loyalist paramilitary groups like the Ulster Volunteer Force, Ulster Freedom Fighters, and Red Hand Commando since the Terrorism Act 2000 came into force www.theferret.scot/loyalist-paramilitary-groups-terror-laws/

🔴NEW: Scottish prosecutors have received more than 100 reports of alleged terrorism related to Palestine Action in seven months, more than for any other proscribed group in the 26 years since the Terrorism Act was introduced http://theferret.scot/more-palestine-action-supporters-charged-terrorism

We’re delighted to announce that our reporters have been shortlisted for journalists of the year by the Wincott Foundation in the nations and regions category

A Scottish golf course is trying to prove the sport can work with nature — not against it. We visited Machrihanish Dunes, where there’s no irrigation or chemicals, and sheep help manage the land

🔴NEW: A UK government watchdog has named two salmon farms in Scotland which have been reprimanded on animal welfare, following an appeal by The Ferret. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/salmon-farms-rapped-over-animal-welfare/

The Ferret visited a Scottish golf course that's won plaudits for its eco-friendly management to learn about the relationship the industry can have with nature and the environment. www.theferret.scot/natural-golf-course-could-help-shape-future-sport/

🔴NEW: We asked about the environmental records of Scotland’s top-rated golf courses. Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire resort was the only one found to have breached its environmental licence in the last three years. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/trump-golf-scotland-environmental-rules/

Hundreds of North Sea licences granted by Conservatives have ‘so far produced only 36 days worth of gas’

FACT CHECK: Campaigners and online posts say new legislation around abortion recently passed by the House of Lords means "abortion up to birth" is now legal in the UK.  This is Mostly False https://www.theferret.scot/claim-abortion-to-birth-is-now-legal-in-the-uk-is-mostly-false/

MSPs have criticised the Scottish Government for making too little progress on salmon farming reform. The Scottish Parliament’s rural affairs committee says key recommendations on fish welfare, transparency and protecting wild salmon have still not been delivered.

18-year old neo-Nazi Alina Burns has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after launching an axe attack on an Iranian man in Bristol. She was a member of Patriotic Alternative (PA), the UK's largest neo-Nazi group. news.sky.com/story/teenag...

A resident in Montrose told The Ferret the dunes he played on as a child are gone and the coast is being carved away by the sea. We looked at how climate change is affecting Scotland’s east coast  www.theferret.scot/scotlands-disappearing-golf-courses/

🔴NEW: More than 100 golf courses in Scotland are at risk from coastal erosion. We visited Montrose, where locals say the sea has advanced dramatically in recent decades. Find out more: www.theferret.scot/scotlands-disappearing-golf-courses/

🔴NEW: The Ferret exposed the extreme views of Reform UK’s Scotland’s candidates before Nigel Farage promised to improve his party’s “poor” vetting processes, but many of them have been re-selected to fight the Holyrood election. Read our latest: www.theferret.scot/reform-uk-kn...

🔴 NEW: Anas Sarwar's party accepted £7,200 from Stonehaven, a lobbying firm which represents the owner of Scotland's last nuclear power station. Scottish Labour has sought to make nuclear power a battleground in the May election https://www.theferret.scot/scottish-labour-astroturf-nuclear/

Newly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans | Nigel Farage | The Guardian share.google/AgWpBtOivgkh...

🔴NEW: A group leading the push to overturn Scotland’s opposition to new nuclear power says it is “independent” and “grassroots”. But we found links between campaign and a lobbying firm representing EDF, which owns Torness nuclear station www.theferret.scot/britain-rema...

🔴 Posts online claimed Scottish Labour only build six houses between 1999 and 2007. This is false. 

We're delighted to share that The Ferret has been shortlisted for an Amnesty Media Award for our reporting on the far right in Scotland by co-editor Billy Briggs and journalist director Jamie Mann.

🔴NEW: Videos revealing salmon at a highland fish farm with severely damaged faces, heads and bodies prompted an investigation by the UK government's animal welfare watchdog, The Ferret can reveal. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/videos-damaged-salmon-bakkafrost/

The Scottish Government says decisions on new oil fields like Rosebank are reserved to Westminster. But some analysts say ministers have been “noticeably dialling back criticism” of the project

More than four years ago then-first minister Nicola Sturgeon said it would be “fundamentally wrong” to keep extracting fossil fuels indefinitely. Today, ministers’ language on new projects like Rosebank is noticeably more cautious. We looked at what changed www.theferret.scot/has-the-scot...

The concern isn’t gaming itself, experts stress. It’s that large youth-dense platforms can become a social lifeline for some isolated young people, creating opportunities for grooming when moderation is inconsistent www.theferret.scot/far-right-using-gaming-to-recruit/

Far right actors are shifting to less “overt branding” inside games, using anonymous profiles and coded language designed to bypass moderation systems, experts say www.theferret.scot/far-right-using-gaming-to-recruit/

Researchers warn that real-time chat in games can create relationships that might not exist in the real world, which can make grooming harder for parents, teachers and police to spot www.theferret.scot/far-right-using-gaming-to-recruit/

🔴NEW: Far-right groups are increasingly using coded language and imagery on gaming platforms to bypass content moderators and radicalise young people, experts have warned.  Our latest investigation: www.theferret.scot/far-right-using-gaming-to-recruit/

Investigations into allegations of poor fish welfare at salmon farms by the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency have risen by more than ten times in six years, while site inspections have decreased https://www.theferret.scot/weak-salmon-farm-watchdog-100-investigations-and-just-two-warning-letters/

The UK Animal and Plant Health Agency has sent just two warning letters to salmon farms on poor fish welfare in the last six years. But it won't say which farms. My latest for @theferret.scot. www.theferret.scot/weak-salmon-...

A quote attributed to Reform UK’s Richard Tice, pledging to strip powers from Holyrood and revive fracking in Scotland, has been widely shared online. We traced it back to its source. We couldn’t find one. Here's the full fact check 👇

🔴NEW: Former tour guides have come forward with allegations of 'intimidation' and discrimination at Stirling Castle, adding to mounting scrutiny of Historic Environment Scotland.  Read: https://www.theferret.scot/intimidation-and-discrimination-allegations-keep-coming-at-scandal-hit-heritage-agency

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Reform UK politicians have claimed Sharia law threatens the British “way of life” and called for “Sharia courts” to be shut down. Our latest piece tests those claims against what actually exists in Scotland https://www.theferret.scot/does-sharia-law-have-an-influence-in-scotland/

Sharia is often portrayed as a shadow court system. In reality, it mostly covers religious practice and family matters such as marriage and divorce. We look at how that works alongside Scots law in our latest De-noiser https://www.theferret.scot/does-sharia-law-have-an-influence-in-scotland/

A 2024 poll by Hope Not Hate found 37% of people believe parts of Britain are “under the control of Sharia law”. We’ve examined how accurate if at all that is in Scotland and what Sharia councils actually do https://www.theferret.scot/does-sharia-law-have-an-influence-in-scotland/

🔴NEW: The principal of the University of Edinburgh has confirmed he is working a paid second job while overseeing cuts that have seen hundreds of staff leave the institution. Read the full story: https://www.theferret.scot/edinburgh-job-loss-mathieson/

🔴NEW: We reveal behind-the-scenes lobbying over the controversial Coul Links golf plan — backed by two US businessmen. The project was rejected in 2020 over environmental fears. But now transparency concerns are mounting over a revived bid 👉 bit.ly/4kYdMl3

Some wind farms falling short on community payments are owned by international finance firms. One is backed by a fund managed by US asset management giant BlackRock. Another traces its ultimate ownership to the Cayman Islands. Read the full story 👉 bit.ly/4rIcDzY

John Carroll says his nighttime rounds are protecting the community. Critics say his “abhorrent” views on Hitler, the Holocaust and race are incompatible with his adopted role. https://www.theferret.scot/self-styled-nightwatchmen-patrol-a-scottish-village-their-leader-is-a-nazi

🔴 Posts on social media claimed Swinney had stayed in Mandelson’s residence last year when on a trip to the US.

🔴 Glasgow's CCA, which folded in January, is to be investigated by the Scottish charity regulator over its financial governance. The Ferret has spoken to several former CCA staff members about financial concerns: https://www.theferret.scot/cca-to-be-investigated-over-financial-governance-concerns/

🔴NEW: Books are being removed or restricted in Scottish school libraries following complaints, creating a “chilling effect” that campaigners warn threatens both freedom of speech and inclusive education. Read the story: https://www.theferret.scot/books-scottish-schools-librarians/

Global experts warn of “swarms of collaborative, malicious AI agents” able to infiltrate communities and fake consensus. What would that look like in a Scottish election? We took a deep dive into the evidence: https://www.theferret.scot/could-ai-misinformation-sway-the-scottish-election

Bot farms, fake personas and AI-generated slang: one study found 1,300 Iranian-backed accounts pushing political messages into Scottish timelines. What does that mean for Holyrood 2026? Find out more: https://www.theferret.scot/could-ai-misinformation-sway-the-scottish-election

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

🔴NEW: One of Scotland’s high-profile salmon companies has accused other producers of failing to report lice infestations at fish farms “honestly”, according to emails obtained by The Ferret. Find out more:

The success of the film The Zone of Interest, which dramatises the Höss family’s life beside Auschwitz, raised fears House 88 could become a pilgrimage site for extremists. Instead, it is being turned into a global centre to counter them

The team behind House 88 say their focus is on perpetrators: how someone like Rudolf Höss is radicalised to commit mass murder. They argue that understanding that process is crucial, because similar patterns keep repeating  http://www.theferret.scot/house-88-auschwitz-counter-extremism