- Tenement building fire 'suspicious'
- Staff to protest over DVLA closures
- Holden cheered on return to BGT
- Two arrested at football match
- Man held in Poland in murder probe
- Man held after restaurant stand-off
- Free swimming lessons announced
- Rennie urges clarity on monarchy
- SNP in call over CAP negotiations
- Private property value rises £149bn
- Footballer bailed over sectarianism
- Girl's cheekbone broken for phone
- Two men bailed over ear attack
- NHS buildings need £1bn of repairs
- Fire crews tackle 'difficult' blaze
- Temperatures set to plummet again
- Section 30 independence vote urged
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Study reveals average SNP member is over 60 and male
HE is 63 years’ old, donates £84 a year to his party, and whenever he hears someone criticise his country, takes it as a personal insult – say hello to the Scottish National Party’s everyman.
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Call for every pupil to have their own computer to end inequality between rich and poor
SCHOOL pupils in Scotland should be given tablet computers to help close a “digital divide” which is opening up between the poorest and most affluent students.
18 comments‘Muzzle every dog’ demand as Japanese Akita badly mauls boy, 11
A MOTHER whose daughter was killed by a rottweiler has called for Scotland’s laws on the control of dangerous dogs to be tightened still further after a schoolboy sustained serious facial injuries in an attack by a Japanese Akita.
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Now Donald Trump tilts against ‘windmills’ in outburst on YouTube
DONALD Trump has stepped up his tirade against Alex Salmond by posting a YouTube video that berates the First Minister for his role in the proliferation of offshore wind farms.
66 commentsCruel dog owner is banned for neglect
A MAN has been sentenced to 150 hours of community service and banned from keeping animals for a year for the gross neglect of his dog.
Firefighters battle ‘extremely difficult’ blaze
More than 45 firefighters were battling an “extremely difficult” fire in Memsie, near Fraserburgh this morning.
Tycoon pledges extra £35m from personal fortune for Gardens
OIL tycoon Sir Ian Wood has staked another £35 million from his personal fortune in a bid to secure public backing for his dream of transforming Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens into a vibrant new heart for the city.
9 commentsPlatform evacuated after gas leak alert
THE offshore platform which was at the centre of the North Sea’s biggest oil spill for a decade has been partially evacuated following a gas escape underneath the installation.
Donald Trump brands Alex Salmond ‘insane’ over windfarms
DONALD Trump is to fund an international crusade against “monstrous” windfarm developments around Scotland’s coast, after launching an astonishing broadside over First Minister Alex Salmond’s plans to streamline the offshore planning process.
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Police appeal for witnesses after sexual assault
POLICE are hunting a man after a woman was sexually assaulted in Aberdeen this morning.
Gas leak forces partial evacuation of North Sea oil platform
AN OIL platform in the North Sea had to be partially evacuated after a gas leak was discovered, Shell confirmed today.
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Parents in tribute to Aberdeen boy, 5, who choked to death on grape
THE heartbroken parents of a five-year-old who died after choking on a grape have spoken of the devastating loss of their “wonderful little boy”.
Boy in hospital after road accident
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car yesterday afternoon.
Boy dies after choking at school
A FIVE-year-old boy has died after choking on a grape at an after school club.
Trump accused of ‘hysterical attack’
DONALD Trump has been accused of “hysteria” after he went on the offensive in his efforts to block plans for an “eyesore” offshore wind farm spoiling the view from his luxury golf resort in Aberdeenshire.
23 commentsYoung boy dies after collapsing at Aberdeen lesiure centre
A five-year-old boy has died in hospital after collapsing at a community leisure centre today.
Scottish twins the oldest in world at 102
TWO Scottish twins have been named the oldest in the world by the Guinness Books of Records.
4 commentsCapital teen found dead
A TEENAGER from the Capital been found dead in university accommodation in Aberdeen.
Distillery decants its charitable royal blend
WHISKY which has been maturing for 60 years and costs £100,000 a bottle has been decanted to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
In pictures: WW11 fishing boat to return to Norway Picture gallery
A historic fishing boat, stolen in WWII to make a dramatic North Sea escape to Scotland, is to be returned to Norway.
Man who died in car crash named
AN ELDERLY man who died after a crash between a car and a tractor has been named by police.
Widow leaves £1m to aid arthritis victims
THE widow of an Aberdeenshire doctor has left more than £1 million of her estate to help people suffering from arthritis.
Rare whisky to be sold to aid injured servicemen
A BOTTLE of whisky created in honour of Scotland’s oldest woman is to be auctioned to help injured servicemen and women regain quality of life.
4 commentsFamily of missing man thank friends for help
THE parents and girlfriend of a young mechanic, who vanished near cliffs on the Aberdeenshire coast, spoke of their heartbreak yesterday as they thanked the search teams who had scoured the coastline for him.
Drivers put on ‘yellow alert’ for heavy snowfalls
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of snow for parts of Scotland today.
1 commentFather who lost family in crane crash pleads for wider MoT tests
A FATHER whose wife and two children were killed in a horrific crash is demanding the Health and Safety Executive take action to prevent similar tragedies, following the conclusion of a 20-day fatal accident inquiry.
Jack Vettriano painting on display for first time in two decades
JACK Vettriano’s iconic painting The Singing Butler goes on public display today for the first time in 20 years.
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Sir Alex Ferguson backs Aberdeen garden plan
SIR Alex Ferguson has thrown his weight behind a new campaign to secure a public vote in favour of the controversial transformation of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens.
12 commentsMan killed in car crash
A MAN was killed yesterday and two women were seriously injured in a collision between a car and a tractor in Moray.
Divers search harbour for missing Latvian fisherman
POLICE divers are searching Fraserburgh harbour for a Latvian fisherman who has been missing since Saturday.
Kirk minister demands ban on ‘sacrificial’ Hindu worship
THE church at the centre of the threatened schism in the Kirk over gay ministers has become embroiled in a fresh row over claims that it is allowing its congregational hall to be used for “sacrificial worship”.
Man jailed for stabbing his pregnant ex-partner
A MAN has been jailed for trying to murder the mother of his child while she was pregnant with another man’s baby.
Work to start on £44m Forres flood scheme – ten years after disaster
MORAY Council has secured the funding needed to press ahead with a long-awaited £44 million flood alleviation scheme for Forres.
2 commentsCall to halt turbines over MoD fears
SENIOR planners are calling for a moratorium on the development of wind turbines in rural Buchan because of Ministry of Defence concerns that renewable energy schemes are interfering with vital defence surveillance systems.
Father joins desperate hunt for 20-year-old
THE distraught father of a missing man was last night clinging to the hope that his son could still be found alive, two days after he disappeared near a clifftop on the Aberdeenshire coast.
Scottish firms to benefit from £7bn offshore pot
A NEW £900,000 initiative to help Scottish companies grab a lion’s share of the £7 billion market for offshore wind developments will be launched today on the opening day of Scotland’s largest ever offshore renewable energy conference
2 commentsBody found after fire in rural house
A BODY has been found in Aberdeenshire following a fire at a rural property, police confirmed last night.
‘Mackerel wars’ threat to Scots fishing industry
NEW talks aimed at finding a solution to the so-called “mackerel wars” have ended in deadlock, with Scottish ministers warning the ongoing row is jeopardising the future of the industry.
4 commentsHard-up Scots students stump up whopping £3.8m in library fines
CASH-strapped students in Scotland have paid more than £3.8 million in fines after failing to return library books on time, new figures have revealed.
6 commentsScotland’s weather: Siberian blast brings minus 6˚C chill
SCOTLAND is about to be hit with the coldest February on record, with temperatures as low as –6C in some areas, forecasters warn.
10 commentsYoungest ever politician ‘retires’ to go backpacking at age of 23
AT AN age when most teenage boys are sleeping or trying to impress girls, John West was elected Scotland’s youngest councillor. By the age of 18, he was deputy provost of Aberdeen and set for a life dedicated to politics.
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Donald Trump urges independent Scotland to defend coast
DONALD Trump has said an independent Scotland would need to protect its coastline after he failed to win support for his opposition to an “eyesore” offshore wind farm from a local planning authority.
24 commentsScotland’s weather: Snow, sleet and rain ahead
HEAVY snow showers that hit the west of Scotland yesterday are expected to drift across to the east of the country today but fall mostly as rain.
Redesigned gardens ‘will return pulse’ to heart of Granite City
ONE of the principal architects behind the winning vision for the controversial transformation of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens has boasted that their design is “unlike any other in the world”.
7 commentsIndefinite delay for new Elgin Academy
THE handover of the new £30 million Elgin Academy to Moray Council has been indefinitely delayed, it was revealed yesterday.
2 commentsPolice van damaged in ‘suspicious’ fire
A POLICE van has been damaged in a “suspicious” blaze at a garage in Aberdeen.
Judge says ‘greed’ led skippers to land £7m of illegal fish
SKIPPERS involved in a multi-million-pound “black fish” scam were greedy criminals, a judge has suggested.
Wife killer Malcolm Webster given leave to appeal sentence
THE brother of the murdered wife of Malcolm Webster says he is locked in a “personal battle” with his sister’s killer.
Peter Morris has urged judges not to lower Webster’s 30-year sentence, calling an appeal by the convicted killer “out- rageous”.
Doctor apologises to family for treatment of wife with cancer
THE grieving husband of a woman who died of lung cancer after GPs repeatedly failed to diagnose her disease has finally received an apology from the doctor who failed to admit his wife to hospital two days before her death.
Aberdeen Airport set for £45m improvements
ABERDEEN - Britain’s fastest growing airport - is in line for a £45 million investment in a ten year programme of expansion and improvements at the busy terminal.
3 comments- Alex Salmond under fire for Nazi jibe at BBC adviser
- Scottish independence: TV presenter Neil Oliver warns against knee-jerk decisions
- Donald Trump brands Alex Salmond ‘insane’ over windfarms
- Marian Kello dropped because he entered negotiations with English club
- Alex Salmond in formal complaint over BBC Calcutta Cup ‘snub’
- Alex Salmond under fire for Nazi jibe at BBC adviser
- Scottish independence: TV presenter Neil Oliver warns against knee-jerk decisions
- The Rumour Mill: Friday’s football news and gossip
- Minimum pricing on alcohol is legal in EU says Nicola Sturgeon
- Donald Trump brands Alex Salmond ‘insane’ over windfarms
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