Intense lobbying by the multinational whisky industry forced the Scottish Government’s green watchdog to back down on plans ...

The boss of the University of Edinburgh is facing calls to “come clean” over earnings from a second job, amid staff strikes ...

As part of our new series After Oil, Ferret Fact Service looks at four of the key questions around Grangemouth’s closure.

Scotland’s shift from oil is underway. Our new series, After Oil, asks: who’s winning, who’s losing, and how fair is the ...

What costs the tax payer more? Asylum support? Benefit fraud? Or tax avoidance? The Ferret took a look at a popular meme.

Long NHS waits are a concern in Scotland, but is Labour’s claim that they’re 800x more common than in England accurate? Our ...

Scotland’s shift from oil is underway. Our new series asks: who’s winning, who’s losing, and how fair is the transition to clean energy? Energy giant SSE may keep Scotland’s dirtiest power station ...

Young people in Scotland will be empowered to challenge disinformation thanks to a new project from The Ferret, CILIPS and Young Scot.

A company linked to Rupert Murdoch, a US arms maker, and a Clyde port owner accused of tax avoidance got £77m in public funds from the Scottish Government. The development follows condemnation of ...

A meeting between the Scottish Government and Israel’s deputy ambassador sparked protests and division. The Ferret reveals what ministers said behind closed doors Energy giant SSE may keep Scotland’s ...