Migration's alleged link to increased crime has been back in the spotlight in recent years, so we looked at the evidence.

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Government names areas being assessed for new munitions plants after The Ferret uncovers hidden details in a botched FoI ...

Emails reveal that naval chiefs piled pressure on environment watchdog to hide details of radioactive contamination on the ...

A botched freedom of information response has revealed sites in the frame for the UK’s expanding weapons programme.

A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, ...

Hundreds of protected areas are under pressure from Scotland’s massive deer herd. Most agree deer numbers must be controlled to protect the environment, but are split on what should be done.

The annual Scottish Government report on its revenue and spending, known as GERS, has been a lightning rod for controversy An arms lobby group urged the UK and Scottish Governments to crack down on ...

Tip-offs from our readers, and insiders in organisations – ranging from government workers to company employees – have been the catalyst for many important public interest stories. If you want to ...

Photographer Rayna Carruthers has been documenting pro-Palestine protests in Scotland for two years, particularly in recent ...

Billy is a founder and co-editor of The Ferret. He's reported internationally and from Scotland, and focuses on far right extremism, human rights, animal welfare, and the arms trade. Oor Wullie fan.

Footage of farmed trout apparently suffocating, haemorrhaging, and being beaten with batons in a slaughterhouse has prompted an official complaint to a government regulator. The video – seen by The ...