FFS Explains: Scotland’s drug crisis - theferret.scot
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 ...
Alarm over new US military ‘presence’ in Scotland
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 ...
Revealed: landowner backing for anti-national park campaign
Dec 19, 2024 · The NGNP website also says that it was built by Corona IT, a digital support company based in Dumfries and Carlisle. According to Companies House, the company’s directors are Alister Jack’s daughter, Emily Ann Jack, and her husband, Dutch aristocrat, Arthur Andre Adolphe, Baron Sweerts De Landas Wyborgh, who …
Can a Norwegian seafood giant allay locals' fears over a Highland …
Dec 15, 2024 · Salmon companies insist that they farm fish sustainably in line with legislation, while creating jobs and wealth for coastal communities. But what exactly is the industry doing to address environmental and animal welfare issues?
UK approves carbon storage drilling in nature sanctuaries
Nov 13, 2024 · A spokesperson for the oil and gas regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NTSTA) told The Ferret: “We work closely with other bodies to ensure the seabed is managed in a sustainable way to deliver the UK’s carbon storage targets in support of net zero, whilst aligning with government targets and ambitions for nature recovery and biodiversity.”
Secrecy over radioactive pollution from nuclear bases
Oct 22, 2024 · The Ministry of Defence has blocked the Scottish Government’s environmental watchdog from releasing information about radioactive pollution from nuclear bases.
Scientists find highest ever level of microplastics in Scotland’s waters
Dec 12, 2024 · Scientists have found the highest ever level of microplastics in Scottish waters, The Ferret can reveal. Microplastics are tiny plastic litter measuring less than five millimetres. They come from larger pieces of plastic which have broken down over time, or from pellets used in industry and tiny pieces of manufactured polyethylene plastic that are added as exfoliants to health and beauty ...
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Explained: The rise of online misogyny
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.
Are conspiracy groups trying to hijack farmers’ protests?
5 days ago · Melville has called net zero policies to limit climate change a “con” aimed at making money for corporations.. While No Farmers, No Food has largely focused on the impacts of the inheritance tax in recent months, its mission statement published in February 2024 took aim at net zero. “The government’s obsession with net zero is having a …