Our story revealing the books being challenged in Scottish libraries was referenced in the Scottish Parliament this month, with @patrickharvie.bsky.social pressing a minister on the issue

🔴 NEW: Is regulation of salmon farming "embarrassingly weak"? Ahead of scrutiny of the sector by the rural affairs committee today, we find the UK's animal welfare regulator investigated 100 complaints about fish welfare - but only sent two warning letters 👉 https://bit.ly/4tQQ1PA

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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/

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Any earnings Mathieson makes through the second job will supplement one of the biggest pay packets in Scottish higher education, worth more than £400,000. Around 800 staff have already left Edinburgh amid spending cuts. https://www.theferret.scot/edinburgh-job-loss-mathieson/

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🔴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/

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🔴NEW: The Scottish Government has been secretly lobbied to give the go-ahead to one of Scotland’s most fiercely disputed planning applications, according to emails seen by The Ferret. Read the full story 👉 https://bit.ly/4kYdMl3

A Ferret investigation has found more than 20 Scottish wind farms are paying less money than expected to local communities. The shortfall could add up to more than £50m.  Critics have branded that an "acute injustice". Read the full story 👉 https://bit.ly/4rIcDzY

🔴 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/

🔴 NEW: Persuasive AI assistants, deepfakes and bots are now commonplace. But could they be used by bad actors to influence Scotland’s elections? As part of our De-noiser series, we took a deep dive into the evidence: https://www.theferret.scot/could-ai-misinformation-sway-the-scottish-election

"The sea lice problem continues to spiral out of control. Yet the industry continues to downplay the problem without justification" https://www.theferret.scot/salmon-company-lashes-out-at-own-industry-over-honesty-on-lice/

🔴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:

Reports today say approving the UK’s biggest untapped oil field could risk breaching international law, as profits would flow to a company linked to the occupied West Bank. This is an issue The Ferret has reported on since 2022. Our key investigations 👇🧵

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“Why can’t I get a GP appointment?” has become a national refrain. Our latest De-noiser looks at the data behind the 8am scramble – and asks whether new funding and walk-in clinics will change anything https://www.theferret.scot/why-cant-i-get-an-appointment-with-my-gp/

“The Scottish Government would never enter into a space partnership with a nation like Russia so why is it looking to co-operate with the UAE, which is wreaking havoc across North Africa and the Middle East?”

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Government is under fire for stepping up a charm offensive to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) despite evidence that it has armed a militia accused of genocide and widespread sexual violence in Sudan

🔴NEW: The Scottish Government is stepping up a charm offensive to the United Arab Emirates despite evidence it armed a militia accused of genocide and widespread sexual violence in Sudan. Full story 👉 bit.ly/4pIYBwA

A firm that runs Scotland’s prisoner transfer service is co-owned by a US corporation providing Donald Trump with bounty hunters for his mass deportation initiative. www.theferret.scot/scotlands-pr...

A clip of bagpipes over the Muslim call to prayer has been widely shared this week as proof that Scots are “combating Islamisation”.  We found that’s not correct: the video is real, but it was filmed in Tel Aviv, not Scotland

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...

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

🔴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...

Average sea lice levels at Bakkafrost’s Quarry Point farm were almost four times the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s“safe” threshold this spring. Yet the site stayed certified and later hosted buyers including Walmart www.theferret.scot/a...

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...

💨🍃 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...

🔴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...

Pleased to discover that slightly misnaming the national chess championship you won as a school child is a much more serious offence than repeatedly racially abusing your fellow pupils and telling them they should go to the gas chamber

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/

💥 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/

Tierney and McLean send Scotland to World Cup with thrilling win against Denmark

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...

MoD identifies possible UK sites for making explosives and ammunition

💥 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”.

🔴 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: 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.

“You're like, ‘oh my god, this is the first time in my life I've ever been arrested’” www.theferret.scot/palestine-protests-activists-or-terrorists/

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🔴 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...

It's pretty shocking that a vital piece of energy infrastructure could be sold to someone with so many questions to answer about the legality of their business dealings www.source-material.org/mazzagatti-v...