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The hedgehog, once common throughout Scotland, has been updated from “least concern to near threatened” in the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species bit.ly/4fjDNai

📸 IN PICTURES: a year of anti-war protests bit.ly/3AqnWYB

Next year marks The Ferret’s 10th anniversary, and we want to hear from YOU! Take part in our reader survey and let us know how we can keep delivering journalism that matters. Start now: forms.gle/SiKPB4D2RPqFgV…

🔴 NEW: Radioactive air pollution from the nuclear weapons plant at Coulport, on the Clyde, has more than doubled over the last six years, prompting cancer warnings from campaigners. Read the full story: bit.ly/4ftQPC6 #coulport

Radioactive pollution from bomb plant sparks cancer fears bit.ly/4edZEif

🔴 NEW: Dublin's Rialto Drug Team is transforming lives through a family-centered approach to addiction support. Could Scotland follow their lead? Read on to find out: bit.ly/48Fqy1k

Introducing our ‘Ferret the Halls’ bundle! 🎄 A year of investigative journalism, our holiday zine, and exclusive merch — all in one festive package, available until December 1st! Get yours now: bit.ly/3CeVRnR

🔴 EVENT: Free speech or cancel culture? Better together, or apart? Net zero...or not? How should we respond to growing polarisation in our communities? Book your spot at our next open newsroom event at the Community Newsroom with 🦋 @greatergovanhill.com on BlueSky 🦋 bit.ly/3O2RsH3

🔴 NEW: The UK government has sold licences to oil giants to drill on the seabed in marine protected areas to store carbon dioxide, which will impact whales, dolphins and endangered birds. Read more: bit.ly/3Z3k3Cj

NEW: The United States government has established its first military site in Scotland since the 1990s, prompting fears it could be put to “catastrophic” use by an incoming Donald Trump administration. bit.ly/3Z2wE90

The United States government has established its first military site in Scotland since the 1990s, prompting fears of a “catastrophic” situation under an incoming Donald Trump administration. theferret.scot/us-war-plane-b…

🔴 EXCLUSIVE: Sites across Scotland which burn rubbish caused more climate pollution than ever before last year with some spewing out toxic chemicals such as mercury and arsenic. Read more: bit.ly/4erdazi

Posting about #HolyroodFOI conference today on BlueSky. Not here.

Our final panel session at #HolyroodFOI has Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Rosemary Agnew, The Ferret's Rob Edwards, and Open Government Scotland's Doreen Grove reflect on the future of #FOI in changing times

More needs to be done to ensure all relevant communication methods are considered under #FOI says Rob Edwards

🔴NEW: Seven fish farming companies have been accused by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog of breaking the law by failing to provide information on fish numbers. Find out more: bit.ly/4gfZ8m1

🔴 NEW: Private landowners related to the former Conservative Scottish Secretary, Alister Jack, have been accused of covertly backing a campaign to block plans for a new national park in Galloway. Find out more: bit.ly/41AXFlC

If you're in Edinburgh today or tomorrow and interested in health and social care, this is a good place to network. One of the exhibitors with something important to say is ScottishAutism. scvo.scot/the-gathering

Does Scottish abortion law ban silent prayer in your own home? We fact-checked this claim and found it to be False. Here’s why 👇 bit.ly/4b31ymb