Dec 21, 2024 · As 2024 draws to an end, we wish to offer a heartfelt thanks for your support this year because without our members The Ferret simply wouldn’t exist.

Nov 14, 2024 · The Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament argued that the US presence at Lossiemouth was “a new twist in Scotland’s incorporation into the US nuclear-war-fighting capacity”.. The campaign’s chair, Lynn Jamieson, said: “It puts yet another target on our backs without any say-so from Scotland’s citizens. Scottish and British people’s real security needs are compromised by ...

Oct 13, 2024 · Misogynistic attitudes have existed throughout history, but some young men are being caught up in a newly-packaged version of misogyny, driven by online communities and influencers.

Aug 16, 2024 · Protests and riots were sparked by the fatal stabbings of three young girls in Southport, after false speculation spread online that the perpetrator was a Muslim asylum seeker who had come to the UK in a small boat.

Nov 10, 2024 · How are loved ones impacted by drug use? Research has found that on average for every person who has issues of substance abuse, 11 friends and family are impacted.. In 2021-22, drug use was recorded in 766 (1.7 per cent) pregnancies in Scotland, while 35 per cent of people who died due to drug use were the parents of children aged under 16. More than 500 children lost a parent or parental ...

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Dec 22, 2024 · Scotland’s Seas in Danger is a year-long investigative series by The Ferret that delves into Scotland’s marine environment. Our investigations were carried out with the support of Journalismfund Europe and in partnership with the Investigative Reporting Project Italy (IRPI).

Mar 14, 2023 · Alba took over the Quarryside Practice last year. IT systems were down for about a fortnight and effectively the practice did not function. As far as I can understand one cannot be confident that a patient’s medical records are complete as they made a …

Mar 3, 2024 · Under new regulations introduced in 2022, Scottish Water has to take emergency measures to prevent the supply of water to consumers if it contains more than 100 nanograms of PFAS per litre of water.. None of the samples in 2023 came close to exceeding this threshold. But other countries, including the US and Denmark, have much stricter limits and the Royal Society of Chemistry recently called ...

Oct 13, 2024 · On the way to the activity wing of Polmont Young Offenders Institute – through locked doors and up and down stairs – there is a long corridor with full length windows on which single words are etched onto the glass. Hope, says one. Believe. Inspire. Today’s prison workshop on masculinity and attitudes to rising rates of online-fuelled misogyny, attended today by five young men serving ...