Regional News

Forty pigeons are found floating in water in Peterhead after possibly being dumped, the Scottish SPCA says.

Two people are taken to hospital after a road accident between a car and a van in Aberdeenshire.

Plans to overhaul the National Trust for Scotland - which runs nine properties in the north east - are unveiled.

A man found dead on an Aberdeenshire beach is named by Grampian Police.

A teenager is charged after thousands of pounds of damage was caused in two fires in Aberdeen.

Motorists in Aberdeen are set for travel disruption as a fresh wave of roadworks gets under way this week.

Two people are due for court after drugs with an estimated street value of more than £11,000 are seized.

A woman whose two sons and daughter were found dead in Edinburgh has been charged with their murder.

A woman whose two sons and daughter were found dead in Edinburgh had previously told friends her children would "always come first".

Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on three children found dead in their Edinburgh home.

Women who have had a miscarriage do not need to wait before trying to get pregnant again, say doctors.

The funeral of a 63-year-old woman allegedly murdered in Aberdeenshire is due to be held.

An adult puffin is nicknamed Asbo after being filmed bullying a puffin chick on Shetland.

Population forecasts show Dumfries and Galloway will have the highest percentage of over 65s in Scotland in 20 years time.

Police continue the forensic examination of a flat in which three north east children were discovered dead.

A woman is arrested after class A drugs with an estimated street value of about £8,500 are seized in Aberdeen.

A senior official at Aberdeenshire Council who was investigated amid claims of bullying in his department is to leave.

The possible end of direct trains from Aberdeen to London would damage business in the north east of Scotland, it is claimed.

A man jailed after being found guilty of abusing two young girls must wait to learn the result of an appeal.

A council-run project for people with disabilities in Aberdeen creates a special range of hedgehog boxes.