Scientists argue that research using animals is vital for the treatment and cure of human diseases like cancers. But ...

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The Scottish Government is selling surveillance planes to save money and says drones are used to prevent illegal fishing. But ...

Ithaca Energy announced a major dividend on the eve of UK sanctions against companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements. A few weeks later it paid out £100m to a shareholder the UN says has ...

Prospective MSPs are legally required to evidence their election spending and confirm the records are correct. Following an ...

Board members at the North Sea oil regulator hold Shell and BP shares. Critics say the investments raise questions about the ...

A new scheme to penalise salmon farmers when fish escape has been launched. But we found it is controlled by the industry ...

Scotland may be set to host one of the world’s most powerful data centres. The Conservative Party’s money man stands to benefit.

Inside Hartwood Hospital’s overgrown courtyard, a derelict nursing home is being strangled by a net of ivy that creeps up its crumbing facade and vanishes into the tattered roof. A cage of spiked ...

An audit firm has been asked to examine whether the apparently cash-strapped University of Dundee has too much money to receive another £27m in bailouts from taxpayers, The Ferret has learned. The ...

The Ferret is Scotland's member-owned investigative journalism outlet. For ten years, we've been digging deeper into the stories that matter, holding power to account without fear or favour. We don't ...