The Ferret https://theferret.scot Good Journalism Changes Things Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:29:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://theferret.scot/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Ferret-Face-513-554914aav1_site_icon-32x32.png The Ferret https://theferret.scot 32 32 Deer damage hundreds of Scotland’s protected areas https://theferret.scot/nearly-300-protected-areas-pressured-by-scotlands-rampant-deer-population/ https://theferret.scot/nearly-300-protected-areas-pressured-by-scotlands-rampant-deer-population/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://theferret.scot/?p=82991 https://theferret.scot/nearly-300-protected-areas-pressured-by-scotlands-rampant-deer-population/feed/ 3 Edinburgh University students ‘interrogated’ by police over Palestine posters https://theferret.scot/edinburgh-university-students-interrogated-by-police-over-palestine-posters/ https://theferret.scot/edinburgh-university-students-interrogated-by-police-over-palestine-posters/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://theferret.scot/?p=82985 https://theferret.scot/edinburgh-university-students-interrogated-by-police-over-palestine-posters/feed/ 1 These Scottish beaches were officially rated ‘excellent’. But they were polluted with human and animal waste https://theferret.scot/scottish-beaches-excellent-polluted-sewage/ https://theferret.scot/scottish-beaches-excellent-polluted-sewage/#respond Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:05:27 +0000 https://theferret.scot/?p=82968 https://theferret.scot/scottish-beaches-excellent-polluted-sewage/feed/ 0 Footage of trout being clubbed and slaughtered prompts complaint to regulator https://theferret.scot/footage-trout-clubbed-slaughtered-complaint-regulator/ https://theferret.scot/footage-trout-clubbed-slaughtered-complaint-regulator/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:16:11 +0000 https://theferret.scot/?p=82932 https://theferret.scot/footage-trout-clubbed-slaughtered-complaint-regulator/feed/ 0 Ukrainian owner of Scots space rocket firm linked to online gambling in Russia and ‘I am naughty’ dating site  https://theferret.scot/max-polyakov-skyrora-linked-online-gambling-russia-dating-site/ https://theferret.scot/max-polyakov-skyrora-linked-online-gambling-russia-dating-site/#respond Sun, 26 Oct 2025 07:06:44 +0000 https://theferret.scot/?p=82942 https://theferret.scot/max-polyakov-skyrora-linked-online-gambling-russia-dating-site/feed/ 0 Sheku Bayoh Inquiry may not recover from ‘wrecking ball’ of legal challenge, claims family lawyer https://theferret.scot/sheku-bayoh-inquiry-may-not-recover-from-wrecking-ball-of-legal-challenge-claims-family-lawyer/ https://theferret.scot/sheku-bayoh-inquiry-may-not-recover-from-wrecking-ball-of-legal-challenge-claims-family-lawyer/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:42:44 +0000 https://theferret.scot/?p=82950 https://theferret.scot/sheku-bayoh-inquiry-may-not-recover-from-wrecking-ball-of-legal-challenge-claims-family-lawyer/feed/ 1 Company that sold Highland port for secret sum received £30m of taxpayers’ money https://theferret.scot/global-energy-received-30m-of-taxpayers-money/ https://theferret.scot/global-energy-received-30m-of-taxpayers-money/#respond Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:56:30 +0000 https://theferret.scot/?p=82893 https://theferret.scot/global-energy-received-30m-of-taxpayers-money/feed/ 0 Scotland’s waste burners pump out record pollution https://theferret.scot/scotland-waste-burners-record-pollution/ https://theferret.scot/scotland-waste-burners-record-pollution/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2025 07:47:24 +0000 https://theferret.scot/?p=82901 https://theferret.scot/scotland-waste-burners-record-pollution/feed/ 3 Anger as public cash for ‘just’ transition flows to big business https://theferret.scot/anger-as-public-cash-for-just-transition-flows-to-big-business/ https://theferret.scot/anger-as-public-cash-for-just-transition-flows-to-big-business/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://theferret.scot/?p=82866 https://theferret.scot/anger-as-public-cash-for-just-transition-flows-to-big-business/feed/ 2 Lochs in Orkney, the Highlands and Outer Hebrides contain high levels of pollutants known as ‘forever chemicals’ https://theferret.scot/orkney-highlands-hebrides-lochs-forever-chemicals/ https://theferret.scot/orkney-highlands-hebrides-lochs-forever-chemicals/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:15:09 +0000 https://theferret.scot/?p=81383 https://theferret.scot/orkney-highlands-hebrides-lochs-forever-chemicals/feed/ 1