Ferret Fact Service looked at SNP claims about the UK Government budget on energy bills, taxes and unemployment and found ...

There have been hundreds of applications for battery energy storage schemes (BESS) across Scotland. They are part of the ...

Following a sharp rise in far right activity, we’ve spent the last three months attending protests, speaking to activists ...

Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly ...

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

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 – it has received an apology. But it's still ...

Dozens of Scotland’s care home buildings are owned by companies based in tax havens and controlled by global hedge ...

Plans for a vital new care home on the north coast were changed after Scotland’s richest man complained it ...

Psilocybin – the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms – offers “a paradigm shift in mental health treatment” for traumatised veterans, according ...

Brexit minister Steve Baker is under fire for not declaring his links to a right-wing, pro-Brexit think tank. The Eurosceptic ...

Thousands of sites used by birds of prey will go unmonitored for the first time in almost two decades due ...

Unsafe levels of faecal bacteria were recorded at dozens of Scotland’s best beaches this summer. Swimmers and paddlers could be at risk, but officials insist water quality remains high.