Britain Remade has appointed two directors from a lobbying firm which represents EDF, the owner of Scotland’s last nuclear ...

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A Ferret investigation has found there was no registration to sell vapes at the Union Street premises in Glasgow where a major fire started - and we can reveal the name of the company behind the shop.

Campaigners complained to a government animal welfare watchdog, with videos of badly injured salmon at a fish farm. This prompted a review, but should more have been done?

Huge volumes of sewage sludge have been used to fertilise Scottish farmland. Studies show it contains microplastics, forever ...

With a decision on the Rosebank oil field imminent – and lobbying around the windfall tax at fever pitch – some are ...

Communities across Scotland are missing out on millions of pounds from wind farms because their owners are paying less than expected to locals, a Ferret investigation has found. Since 2014, the ...

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, an ...

The difficulty with getting a GP appointment – the 8am scramble to get through to the surgery, and the long waiting time on hold only to discover the appointments are fully booked – has become a ...

The UK’s leading organic verification company is trying to dodge freedom of information law, in a case which could have important implications for transparency. Soil Association Certification is ...