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Story of the week
An in-depth look at a Ferret investigation
At least 56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar collectively worth £370,000 over the five years before the 2022 World Cup while dozens of meetings have been held between Qatari organisations and the UK Government.

The Ferret examined the MPs’ register of financial interests dating back to 2017 to gauge the access oil-rich Qatar has had at Westminster.
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What did we dig up this week?
A round up of our investigations in the last seven days
Bullet shell found at Western Isles fish farm
The Scottish Government has launched an investigation after a bullet shell was found during an inspection of a fish farm off North Uist.
Red tape and legal fees: Call to make community ownership in cities easier
Barriers such as red tape, incomplete data and difficulties tracking down absentee landlords must be urgently tackled to help cities access community ownership.
Five ways to fix the high street
Dr Allison Orr and Dr James White from the University of Glasgow join The Ferret to talk about how we can regenerate our high streets.
The FFS Show
Our misinformation and fact-checking podcast
FFS Show 43: Who Owns Urban Scotland?

This week’s episode is a special one, focusing on our series in conjunction with The Herald called Who Owns Urban Scotland.

Ali and Paul are back, and we’re joined by Ferret co-editor Karin Goodwin, who explains the difficulties in tracing the owners of major properties and land in Scotland’s cities and towns.

Secrecy domains, tax havens, complex company structures and remote ownership are all covered, and Karin shows us how it can be almost impossible to work out who is ultimately behind your local high street, shopping centre or vacant land.
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Question of the Week
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Best of the rest
Investigations we've enjoyed from around the world
Inside the hip-hop record store run by undercover cops
Locals knew Boombox as the shop with a recording studio in the back. It was also part of a Met Police sting codenamed Operation Peyzac. (Vice)

Entire UK government 'breaks ministerial code' by failing to declare interests
Rishi Sunak’s failure to appoint ethics adviser means ministers are unable to comply with twice-yearly requirement. (openDemocracy)

The eyes of Amazon: a hidden workforce driving a vast surveillance system
The company pays workers in India and Costa Rica to review warehouse camera footage for just hundreds of dollars a month. (The Verge)
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