Ben Jennings on a dramatic start to 2026 – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Before shooting of Renee Nicole Good, 37, agents had been grabbing people at stores, gyms, homes and schools

One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

“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

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...

Introducing De-Noiser. A new fortnightly series from The Ferret. We take the issues everyone talks about and look at what's been missed. No spin. Just clarity. The latest: Why are Scottish wind farms paid billions to switch off? bit.ly/4pTql1Z

💨🍃 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...

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

“It was the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen in my life – ever” www.theferret.scot/f...

Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments

🔴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...

“He was covered in blood. He was shaking, grey and traumatised. But he didn’t want to report it to the police in case there were repercussions and he also thought it might affect his claim for asylum” www.theferret.scot/f...

We spent three months on the ground at protests against asylum seekers across Scotland. The picture that emerges is of a more organised far-right presence – and communities refusing to give up public space without a fight www.theferret.scot/f...

“I went along with my partner and daughter but was shocked by the levels of hostility and aggression” www.theferret.scot/f...

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...

🔴 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/

The new factories would produce explosives and propellants used in weapons such as guns and artillery and are viewed by some as necessary to make the country less dependent on US firepower www.theferret.scot/m...

💥 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/

🔴 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

“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 look @theferret.scot website featuring a superb investigation that demands Scotland consider how to crack down on land ownership transparency loopholes. www.theferret.scot/russian-olig...

🔴 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...

🧵 For two years, photographer Rayna Carruthers has been documenting pro-Palestine protests in Scotland for The Ferret. Over 20 people now face potential terrorism charges—for holding signs, wearing T-shirts, attending peaceful demos.

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 🎉

Same mission. Fresh look. Landing 13.11.25

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...

Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

Last week we reported that Edinburgh University students were “interrogated” by police over posters featuring Palestinians killed by the Israeli military.

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...

🔴 Students working in Edinburgh University were “interrogated” by police at their desks over posters featuring Palestinians killed by the Israeli military, prompting dozens to sign a letter of complaint. theferret.scot/edinb...

Campaigners warned of a “Scottish sewage scandal” and said the findings suggest the public is “being put at risk” even at “supposedly excellent quality beaches” 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...

Our findings have prompted a call for firms in receipt of taxpayers’ money with offshore links to be more “transparent” about their funding and manufacturers of potentially high risk operations in space to be “held to the highest standards” theferret.scot/max-p...

🔴 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...

The Ferret has been covering the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry for over three years. Now the Bayoh family's lawyer warns the legal establishment has delivered “a wrecking ball” to the inquiry from which it may never recover.

🎉 The Ferret is 10! Join us 13 Nov at Drygate, Glasgow for live music, dancing & our brand refresh. Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ GAMING, Tam Dean Burn hosting. 7:30pm | £15 (£10 members) Pay-what-you-can tickets available. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ferret...

📢 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...

🔴 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...

I started working on this research in my spare time with a small group of fellow journos/artists — Nicole Vögele, @jakecharlesrees.bsky.social , & Robin Kötzle — after noticing recurring patterns in IDF 3D videos last year The Ferret (via @billybriggs24.bsky.social): theferret.scot/idf-scottish...

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...