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The MoD meant to hide its shortlist for new arms factories. Instead, bad redactions exposed them all — including Grangemouth.

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November 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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🔴 EXCLUSIVE: 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.

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November 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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💥 Spotlight's Helen Taylor is quoted in this jaw-dropping expose by @theferret.scot's @jamiermann.bsky.social. She says: “The fact that a Kremlin-decorated oligarch stills holds significant property interests in the UK is a shocking indictment of the many gaps in our defences against dirty money”.
From Moscow to Paisley: How a blacklisted Russian oligarch secretly invested in Scottish car parks
A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal. Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation i...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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From luxury London apartments to parking spaces in Scotland, a top Russian banker controls UK property through secretive trusts and offshore structures.

Anti-corruption campaigners say it exposes major gaps in the UK’s “dirty money” defences
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From Moscow to Paisley: How a blacklisted Russian oligarch secretly invested in Scottish car parks
A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal. Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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"There needs to be a complete register exposing foreign property owners to stop Putin’s cronies stashing their cash in our country”
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November 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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“It is far too easy for the true owners of property to hide behind secret trusts and offshore structures.”

Our latest investigation shows how an oligarch praised by Putin controls UK property, including in Scotland’s biggest town
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November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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New look @theferret.scot website featuring a superb investigation that demands Scotland consider how to crack down on land ownership transparency loopholes. www.theferret.scot/russian-olig...
From Moscow to Paisley: How a blacklisted Russian oligarch secretly invested in Scottish car parks
A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal. Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation i...
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November 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Jamie Mann does an excellent job of exposing the transparency failings in UK and Scottish property records here.

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From Moscow to Paisley: How a blacklisted Russian oligarch secretly invested in Scottish car parks
A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal. Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation i...
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November 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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🔴 NEW: A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a property portfolio in the UK under the veil of secretive offshore trusts.

Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences
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Composite image showing a man in a suit between Moscow’s St Basil’s Cathedral and Paisley Abbey under a dramatic cloudy sky. Signs reading “Moscow” and “Paisley” appear beside him. Text on the image reads: “The Russian oligarch and the Paisley car park.”
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Kat Hobbs, a spokesperson for campaign group Netpol, insists that while the threat of serious charges “is intended to scare people away from the streets”, the movement “shows no sign of letting up”.

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Gaza protestors across Scotland are waiting to know if they'll be prosecuted as terrorists – a photo essay
Photographer Rayna Carruthers has been documenting pro-Palestine protests in Scotland for two years, particularly in recent months, following the proscription of Palestine Action by the UK Government.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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🧵 For two years, photographer Rayna Carruthers has been documenting pro-Palestine protests in Scotland for The Ferret.

Over 20 people now face potential terrorism charges—for holding signs, wearing T-shirts, attending peaceful demos.
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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“This experience has completely changed how I think about policing,” a mother whose child now fears going to sleep after seeing a violent arrest told The Ferret.
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Gaza protestors across Scotland are waiting to know if they'll be prosecuted as terrorists – a photo essay
Photographer Rayna Carruthers has been documenting pro-Palestine protests in Scotland for two years, particularly in recent months, following the proscription of Palestine Action by the UK Government.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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“You're like, ‘oh my god, this is the first time in my life I've ever been arrested’”
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Gaza protestors across Scotland are waiting to know if they'll be prosecuted as terrorists – a photo essay
Photographer Rayna Carruthers has been documenting pro-Palestine protests in Scotland for two years, particularly in recent months, following the proscription of Palestine Action by the UK Government.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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@theferret.scot is ten whole years old. It has a new look, a new website, and has switched from Wordpress to Ghost.

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November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Our journalism changes things.

For 10 years, we've held power to account in Scotland. Today: our fresh new look.

Same mission. Still digging.

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November 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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The Ferret's 10th birthday party! 🎉

Thursday 13 Nov, Drygate Glasgow.

Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ set, cake, raffle.

Celebrating a decade of journalism that changes things + launching our new look.

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November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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The Ferret's 10th birthday party! 🎉

Thursday 13 Nov, Drygate Glasgow.

Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ set, cake, raffle.

Celebrating a decade of journalism that changes things + launching our new look.

Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ferret...
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Same mission. Fresh look. Landing 13.11.25
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Green MSP Ariane Burgess said that if Scotland is “serious about reversing nature loss and tackling the climate emergency, we have to get deer densities down to levels that allow woodlands and peatlands to recover”
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November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Last week we reported that Edinburgh University students were “interrogated” by police over posters featuring Palestinians killed by the Israeli military.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Politicians, academics and conservationists agree that Scotland’s deer herd must be managed, but there are splits on what the process should look like
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The iconic but vastly overpopulated animals are harming famous locations, including Ben Nevis, Glen Coe, the Cairngorms and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national parks, and the critically rare Caledonian forest
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November 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Nearly 300 protected areas are being damaged or put at risk by Scotland’s rampant deer population, including breeding grounds for capercaillie – a bird facing extinction, The Ferret can reveal. theferret.scot/nearl...
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🔴 Students working in Edinburgh University were “interrogated” by police at their desks over posters featuring Palestinians killed by the Israeli military, prompting dozens to sign a letter of complaint.

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November 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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"Our waters are for all of us, and people should be able to swim, bathe and relax safely"
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A yellow warning sign on a beach reads “KEEP OUT – SEWAGE CONTAMINATED WATER. EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE ILLNESS.” Waves crash near a pier in the background. Overlaid text says: “These Scottish beaches were officially rated ‘excellent’. But they were polluted with human and animal waste.”
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM