Investigative journalist | Founding director and co-editor @ferretscot | šø Ā© Angela Catlin
Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Joined March 2009
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New academic book from Routledge called Journalism, Power and Investigation documents award winning international coverage by @FerretScot in Iraq and Turkey. bit.ly/2WWVll3
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A Daily Mail spokesperson said: "Yaxley-Lennonās behaviour was reprehensible and had grave consequences for our reporters and their families. Through his actions, Yaxley-Lennon sought to undermine our right to hold him to account." pressgazette.co.uk/news/tommā¦
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"No doubt the UK thinks that it is sending out signals of strength and resolve over its nuclear posture, but these signals may be interpreted in a totally different way by the Russian governmentā
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NEW Stephen Yaxley-Lennon - AKA Tommy Robinson - found guilty of harassing two journalists to the point where they feared violence.
Important court case - response from @CPSUK which brought the prosecution, here:
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Tommy Robinson guilty of harassing Mail journalists bbc.in/4yLPekk
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š“NEW: Observations by campaigners suggest that three of the UKās nuclear-armed submarines are currently at sea. This is the first time this has happened since 2022, and itās caused concerns
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The Trump sonsā global network: money, influence and the family business ft.trib.al/GXbuq7d
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Staff at Edinburgh University are in their fifth week of strikes over proposed cuts. Unions warn 1,800 jobs could be lost, while around 90 degree programmes face closure
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š“ NEW: As staff at Scotlandās largest university continue strikes over sweeping cuts, their boss still wonāt say what his second job pays on top of his Ā£425,000 salary.
Our latest: theferret.scot/p/44b38656-86ā¦
ALT Graphic showing the courtyard of the University of Edinburgh with a black-and-white cutout portrait of a man in the foreground. Headline reads: āDeparting Edinburgh uni boss says heās committed to the job ā but still wonāt say what his second role pays.ā
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EXCLUSIVE: More than one million tests have been conducted on animals in Scotland since 2021, including experiments on dogs and monkeys and the breeding of genetically altered creatures š
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OneKind says animal testing is declining but remains widespread. Its latest report records more than 1.14 million procedures in Scotland over five years, prompting renewed calls for non-animal alternatives
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š“ NEW: Scientists argue that research using animals is vital for the treatment and cure of human diseases like cancers. But experimenting on dogs and monkeys is controversial and critics say alternative methods should be used.
Our latest: theferret.scot/p/aa38b28f-acā¦
ALT Close-up of a black dog behind the bars of a cage. Text reads: āMore than one million animal experiments in Scotland since 2021.ā
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Welcome news as Police Scotland confirm they are investigating allegations that a Scottish man linked to far-right group Turning Point UK offered to arrange contract killings through paramilitary contacts.
Now we need @metpoliceuk to investigate role of Turning Point UK leaders.
EXCLUSIVE: Police Scotland have confirmed they are investigating allegations that a Scottish man linked to Turning Point UK offered to arrange contract killings through paramilitary contacts
An investigation by Al Jazeera was launched five years ago when their undercover reporter joined TPUK, an independent offshoot of the right-wing US group
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What a grim opening line:
āThe new owners of the Daily Telegraph have made large numbers of staff redundant, telling them the title will be transformed from a newspaper āinto a global, AI-powered premium media and intelligence businessā.ā
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Around 100 Telegraph staff are believed to have been told they are losing their jobs, almost four months after its takeover by Axel Springer
Focus being put on new revenue streams such as "video, audio, puzzles, events, B2B, licensing, commerce and new products"
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Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, said:
"The NUJ strongly condemns attempts to subdue scrutiny and investigative reporting [...] Journalists have a right to report without fear - including on the behaviour and beliefs of people standing for office.ā
nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-condā¦
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Trump ordered to sit for deposition in BBC lawsuit bbc.in/47vF8sP
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The collapse in violent crime over three decades has been one of the most striking developments of my lifetime.
News is about whatās going wrong, and rightly so. But the bigger picture also matters
From todayās figures:-
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BREAKING: A Glasgow man with alleged links to a loyalist paramilitary group offered to arrange murders for money while having connections to Britainās far-right protest movement, an Al Jazeera investigation has claimed šØ
Al Jazeera claims Allan Nesbitt told them that, for the right price, he could arrange for a person to be killed š
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Scotland's two fisheries surveillance aircraft were bought in 2008 and 2009 and equipped to record illegal marine activity. The government is now seeking to sell them as part of cost-saving changes
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š“ NEW: The Scottish Government is selling surveillance planes to save money and says drones will be used to prevent illegal fishing. But critics argue that losing experienced pilots could mean criminality goes unchecked.
Our latest: theferret.scot/p/bcadd4c5-b1ā¦
ALT Yellow-and-blue Scottish Fisheries surveillance aircraft on display, with The Ferret logo. Text reads: āPiloted flights protecting Scotlandās waters from illegal fishing have more than halved due to cutbacks.ā