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

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 ...

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 ...

You might have noticed some changes around here recently. The Ferret is 10 and it’s celebrating the milestone with a refreshed look and renewed commitment to journalism that cuts through the spin. In ...

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The Royal Navy threatened legal action as part of a fierce, high-level, behind-the-scenes battle to block publication of information about radioactive pollution at the Coulport nuclear bomb base on ...

The Ministry of Defence has apologised after it accidentally leaked secret documents to The Ferret revealing it was considering Grangemouth and other sites across the UK for new arms factories. Twelve ...

In an abandoned Paisley car park, weeds and saplings have forced their way through the weathered tarmac. Yet in another nearby parking bay, barely a space is free. Vehicles are jammed together on the ...