political. Not a weasel word as such, but in the hands of Peter Dutton many words are weaselly. ‘Wasteful spending’ is pretty rich coming from a man who wants to spend at least $600 million on back-of ...

then you develop a speech impediment while trying to think of the weasel words which paper over inconvenient truths. Then we come to what we might call customer relations. The manager put on his ...

We knock on the door. No response. We wait a few moments and chap again. Still nothing. The Ferret is in Edinburgh on a dank winter’s day trying to track down a ‘company’ linked to an international ...

Star Pubs is also advertising for new management on its website. The Stray Ferret asked the company when it expects to open the premises. A spokesperson for Star Pubs said: The South Lodge pub in ...

They baited those traps with seven types of lures to see which ones attracted the most mustelids—a diverse family of carnivores that includes weasels, ferrets and martens. Red meat outperformed ...

The forests and fields of North America hold secrets that even motion-sensitive cameras can’t always reveal. Among those secrets are weasels – small, swift, and almost invisible to modern wildlife ...

Take three or four weasel testicles and half a handful of young mouse-ear [a plant] and burn it all equally in an earthenware pot. “Afterwards, grind and combine with the juice of the aforementioned ...

A weasel stands on a log carrying a mouse at night. Weasels are notoriously difficult to capture on camera, and researchers are working to find the best way to draw them out of hiding. Disclaimer ...

It details a suggested infertility treatment to help women conceive. It says: “Take three or four weasel testicles and half a handful of young mouse-ear [a plant also known as chickweed] and ...

Medieval manuscripts detailing unusual treatments – including an infertility cure made from weasels’ testicles – have been revealed in a new exhibition at Cambridge University Library.

Medieval manuscripts detailing unusual treatments – including an infertility cure made from weasels’ testicles – will feature in a new exhibition at Cambridge University Library. Curious ...