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How communities are struggling to recover after flooding and coastal erosion

Council community worker Jennifer Anderson was one of the first people on the scene to help with the clear-up. “I’ve never ...
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Claim English drug deaths ‘written out of figures’ is False

Ferret Fact Service looked at this claim and found it False. Scottish drug death figures are reported annually by the National Records of Scotland. The latest statistics cover 2024, and showed 1,017 ...
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Shetland spaceport under fire from local community

Burt called on SaxaVord to “improve their game” by taking a few simple steps. “The spaceport should attend meetings of the ...
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Scots ‘umbrella’ firms duped NHS and council workers into tax avoidance schemes

Tax avoidance involves the use of legal loopholes to pay less tax, and is legal. Tax avoidance schemes from umbrella firms ...
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£3.7m and just 200 users: SNP-backed green jobs scheme off to slow start

A website launched to help thousands of oil workers move into green jobs attracted just 200 users in Scotland in its first five months, despite millions of pounds of backing from the Scottish ...
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Far Right

Experts have warned that far right groups are weaponising Christianity for their political agendas and have urged churches to ...
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Nine out of ten short-term lets approved in Highland tourism hotspot despite housing crisis

Eighteen months after a short-term let control area was introduced in Badenoch and Strathspey – a tourism hotspot where pubs and restaurants are struggling to get staff due to a lack of affordable ...
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Revealed: how whisky firms fought off pollution controls

Intense lobbying by the multinational whisky industry forced the Scottish Government’s green watchdog to back down on plans to toughen pollution controls.
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Rise in nuclear incidents that could leak radioactivity

There have been 12 nuclear incidents that could have leaked radioactivity at the Faslane naval base since 2023, The Ferret can reveal. This content is for Standard Monthly , Standard Annual, Gold ...
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Beaver bid blocked after Kate Forbes stepped in

A bid to release beavers in the Highlands was delayed after intensive lobbying by farmers and landowners prompted an intervention by Kate Forbes MSP. This content is for Standard Monthly , Standard ...
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Releasing pheasants boosts Lyme disease risk, claims new study

Releasing pheasants may boost the risk of humans catching Lyme disease, according to new research from universities and the UK Health Security Agency. This content is for Standard Monthly , Standard ...
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Far right group condemned for targeting teenager who posted racist content

Far right group condemned for targeting young men after one of its teenage activists posted racist, misogynistic and Islamophobic messages on social media. This content is for Standard Monthly , ...