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Two women have been killed in the multi-car crash.

Motorcyclist killed in crash near farmhouse as police investigate
The motorcyclist was killed in a collision in rural Aberdeenshire.

Shell and Scottish Power are bringing forward the MarramWind proposals

Exclusive Crunch talks as Acorn project and wind chiefs to wrestle over seabed

There is a drive to reskill North Sea oil and gas workers to undertake renewables work.

North Sea oil and gas fields could be approved under new guidelines

13 people have died and almost 180 injured in collisions in the last three years.

Level of support for A96 dualling revealed as ministers renew support

Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank emergency protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Exclusive Treasury 'set to miss out on £250m in tax from Rosebank plans'

Fire caused by engine failure forces flight to divert to Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen has been granted a letter of intent at a special ceremony in Mumbai hostd by the Indian government

Leading Scottish university unveils plans to open campus in India

The Acorn carbon capture project will be built next to the St Fergus gas terminal (Photo: Paul Campbell/PA Wire)

Exclusive Acorn carbon capture: The £18bn project that is still a pipedream

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband at the St Fergus gas terminal (Paul Campbell/PA Wire)

Ed Miliband: We 'owe Scotland' over Acorn project funds amid jobs vow

Findlater Castle ruins near the village of Cullen.

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey takes over Scottish castle for filming

'Unforgettable' exhibition train for rail milestone - Scottish dates

Funding for the Acorn Project should be confirmed on Wednesday

Acorn project funding to finally be announced in Spending Review

William John Horne, 67, died in hospital on June 8, after sustaining serious injuries in a three vehicle crash on the A982 South Road at Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. Picture: Family handout/Police Scotland/PA Wire

Family 'utterly heartbroken' after man killed in three-car crash

Jobs being lost in the North Sea oil and gas industry are not being replaced quickly enough by replacements in the renewables sector (Picture: Andy Buchanan/WPA pool)

Exclusive Inside the North Sea battle: How oil giants lobby over regulation

Deeside

Brought to market by leading solicitor estate agents Simpson & Marwick.

One-of-a-kind £1.5m luxury Aberdeen home comes to market

Three generations of family celebrate Mother's Day working at Iceland

Margot Robbie at a photocall for the film Barbie in Los Angeles (Picture: Jon Kopaloff)

Why Margot Robbie may find herself at home in Scotland Scotsman comment

Fraserburgh

Each pupil was given a defined role in the project

Fraserburgh school pupils become floating offshore wind farm engineers

Image from TechFest's 'Maths into Wind' Programme

Scottish students to explore real world maths with new programme

Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers with the match ball having scored a hat-trick in the 5-0 Scottish Cup win over Fraserburgh. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Rangers overcome first half grumbles to see off Fraserburgh in cup

Stonehaven

Scottish wingsuit flyer Liam Byrne has died during a jump in the Swiss Alps.

Scottish man dies during a jump in the Swiss Alps

Dunnottar Castle

Owner of Scottish clifftop castle struggles with visitor centre vision

Sun sets over Montrose, Angus, on the shortest day. The mild conditions are set to continue over Christmas with 14 degrees Celsius due in parts of the North East on Tuesday.

The Scottish regions set for balmy Christmas Day temperatures

Inverurie

Easter Aquhorthies stone circle near Inverurie is one of the finest examples of its kind. It is now on the market as part of a sale of farmland. PIC: Aberdeenshire Council.

Exclusive Three ancient stone circles of Scotland go up for 'remarkable' sale

Mackie’s has been helped by distribution gains, including for its raspberry ripple ice cream flavour.

Scottish ice cream maker has 1.5 million reasons to cheer as sun shines

Cala Homes is building 95 new properties at Conglass, Inverurie, following the success of a neighbouring project in 2021.

Plans unveiled for almost 100 new family homes in ‘sought-after’ Scottish town

Peterhead

It's time for the tale of lost North Sea jobs to stop David Whitehouse

Keir Starmer's government has finally pledged funding for the Acorn project at the St Fergus gas terminal hear Peterhead (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Acorn project funding uncertainty as 'final decision' still to be made

The lighthouse at Boddam, near where the fall took place

Woman airlifted to hospital after falling from coastal path cliff

Mearns

Arbuthnott Church, also known as the Kirk of St Ternan, is the final resting place of Lewis Grassic Gibbon, author of Sunset Song. He was raised on a farm nearby. PIC: CC/Rob Hickling.

Sunset Song church in rural community that inspired novel to be sold

Montrose in Angus became a key logisitical centre for the Jacobites during the 1745 Rising led by Prince Charles Edward Stuart, with the harbour receiving ships loaded with fighters and supplies from France. PIC: Getty.

The 'most rebellious' Scottish town central to the Jacobite cause

The Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Third SNP Cabinet minister announces resignation from politics

Ellon

Aberdeenshire fire: Lightning strike sets house on fire as Police Scotland close road

Lightning strike sets house on fire as Police Scotland close road

Alima, Julie, Tom, Julie Anne and Anna at Auchtercrag House

Care home raises money for local nursery with 100-mile cycle

‘Must-visit’ Scottish pumpkin patch to close

Elgin

Lewis Wiles

Under the Radar: Lewis Wiles

Firefighters are battling a grass blaze in the Highlands

Forest wildfire in the Highlands sparks major emergency response

Former RAF serviceman Philip McDonald, 62, from Elgin, who has spoken of how his life changed dramatically in 2015 when he woke up one morning to find he was unable to hear anything and could barely balance

Charity helps former RAF technician with tinnitus and vertigo

Banchory

Scottish engineering firm collapses with loss of nearly 50 jobs

Sir George Forbes-Leith

The estate owner who slept so much he was called 'half mattress'

Malcolm Appleby with Children First chief executive, Mary Glasgow.

Days left to win ‘magical’ Children First Banchory Bangle

Buchan

Tom Tugendhat has been backed by Harriet Cross.

New Scottish Tory MP backs Tom Tugendhat for leader

Rebecca Birkbeck, Co-op.

Co-op keen to support projects that promote diversity and inclusion

The local Coastal Communities Fund has already provided financial support for a number of projects.

Coastal Communities Fund supports Buchan projects

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Campaigners protesting against the announcement to mothball Glass nursery

Council U-turns on nursery closure call ahead of emergency meeting

North Sea 'wake-up call' as staff leaving to work abroad

Keir Starmer and Donald Trump. Picture: Carl Court - Pool/Getty Images

Keir Starmer warned over 'dangerous' Trump demand to U-turn on oil ban

An oil industry supply vessel docked at Aberdeen Harbour (Picture: Andy Buchanan)

Food banks in Aberdeen? Why once wealthy city fears economic disaster Martin Roche

Aircraft taking off into the sunset at Edinburgh Airport

The best & worst airport hotels in Scotland, according to travellers

Oil and gas workers in the North East and Aberdeen are poised for an ‘unjust transition’. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

North Sea oil and gas workers braced for 'harmful' impact

A new dawn: Plans for carbon capture and storage are at an advanced phase for VPI, where the intention is to be the anchor emitter for the Viking CCS project.

Acorn carbon capture project in doubt over Rachel Reeves 'bid' request

There is a drive to reskill North Sea oil and gas workers to undertake renewables work.

The tax that North Sea business leaders are demanding is scrapped

Laurencekirk Primary School

Pupil charged for allegedly possessing knife at primary school

Actor Brian Cox backs fundraising drive to save arts centre

There is a drive to reskill North Sea oil and gas workers to undertake renewables work.

Exclusive Energy minister sparks fears of Cabinet row over low-carbon cash

The 34-year-old pedestrian has died following a collision with a black Citroen C1 in Dyce on Thursday night.

Pedestrian, 34, dies after being struck by car in Aberdeen

McGlynn was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh. Pic: Ian Georgeson

Ex-council employee who embezzled over £1m ordered to repay £165k

The Tories say patients' lives are being "put at risk" after figures revealed some waited almost five years for key diagnostic tests

Health board escalated to stage 4 as risk branded 'hugely concerning'

Six teenagers have been charged in connection with a fire at Portlethen Moss on Saturday. (Picture: Police Scotland)

Six teenage boys charged after fire at Aberdeenshire nature reserve

Here's what the weather in Scotland will be like on Monday, May 12.

What’s the weather like in Scotland today?

A man who was using an E-scooter has been found with serious head injuries

Man in critical condition with head injuries after riding E-scooter

Jamie Chapman was sentenced at Dundee High Court.

Man who raped boy jailed for 'appalling' crimes against children

Grade A listed Balbegno Castle near Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, is undergoing a £1m renovation by a couple who have relocated from Chicago. PIC: Savills.

Chicago couple reveal £1m vision for 456-year-old castle revamp

Here is our guide to hand luggage sizes when flying to and from Scotland.

Explainer Here are the cabin bag sizes of all the airlines operating in Scotland

A mile-long drive leads to Glamis Castle in Angus, the ancestral seat to the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne and their Lyon predecessors since the 14th Century. PIC: Contributed.

Two castle gems and an elegant historic home to visit in Angus

Police have made arrests following a shooting in Bradford

Girl, 12, injured in knife incident at secondary school

Scottish airport told to expect US President Donald Trump to fly in

Major Scottish airport announces 'comprehensive transformation'

A motorcyclist has been killed in the collision

Motorcyclist dies in tragic Easter Sunday crash with pick-up truck

Scotland's most delay-prone airport revealed - but hold-ups reducing

Campaigners protesting against the announcement to mothball Glass nursery

Nursery parents fear £2,000 childcare bill after closure call

Wood Group, the Aberdeen-headquartered FTSE-250 energy and engineering services business, employs more than 35,000 people globally and is involved in a wide range of projects.

New Wood Group bid values historic Scottish firm at £242m, down from over £1.5bn

The motorcyclist is fighting for their life after the collision

Motorcyclist fighting for life in hospital after three-vehicle crash

The 800-year-old Scottish mill running again thanks to £2.4m donation

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn could be saying goodbye to Westminster

Who is Stephen Flynn and how long has he been an MP?

First Scot presides over historic body with stunning portrait of King

The 'battle scene' stone at Aberlemno churchyard, which some believe may depict the Battle of Dun Nechtain, fought nearby in 685 when the Picts killed King Ecgrith of Northumbria, the most powerful warrior of the day in a move which led to the creation of Scotland itself.

The Picts: A tiny Angus village, its carved stones and a sacred place

A cruise ship pulls into the Port of Aberdeen as harbour bosses look ahead to a major year for cruise business.

Exclusive Scottish city braces for 10-fold increase in cruise ship passengers

A woman has died in the collision in Aberdeenshire

Woman killed on coastal road in horror crash with Ford van

Edinburgh Airport travellers stranded after Heathrow Airport shutdown.

Scottish airports respond over 'lessons' from Heathrow shutdown

The stricken container ship, the Solong, which was involved in a collision with a tanker in the North Sea, is towed in to the port of Aberdeen

In pictures: Container ship Solong towed into Scottish port

Spotify have shared which Scottish cities listen to the most spicy audiobooks.

These Scottish cities listen to the most 'spicy audiobooks' on Spotify

Politicians from across the spectrum have signed an open letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves Picture:: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

UK ministers under mounting pressure over Scottish carbon capture site

Energy Security Ed Miliband, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar at the Port of Greenock

Anas Sarwar raises potential split with UK Labour over oil future

A crash between a white Seat Ibiza and a Scania lorry has left a young man fighting for his life

Young man fighting for life in hospital after crash with lorry

Wood Group, the Aberdeen-headquartered FTSE-250 energy and engineering services business, employs more than 35,000 people globally and is involved in a wide range of projects.

Takeover deadline extended for firm employing thousands of North Sea workers

Robert Gordon University

New Scottish university facing strike action over 'alarming' cutbacks

North Berwick is Scotland's Best Place to Live in 2025 according to the Sunday Times' annual guide.

These are the Best Places to Live in Scotland in 2025

GB Energy will be based in Aberdeen

GB Energy hiring Aberdeen-based chief executive with £350,000 salary

The Scotsman's series is scrutinising the finances underpinning the sport in Scotland.

Scorecard: The Business of Golf - every story in The Scotsman's series

Hunting has two sites in Aberdeenshire, at Fordoun and Badentoy, near Portlethen, pictured. Picture by Michal Wachucik/Abermedia

Aberdeen job fears as engineering group employing 150 battles market decline