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Police and fire crews called to car fire on A92 north of Stonehaven
Two appliances were sent to the scene.
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Police and firefighters heavy rescue unit called to three-vehicle crash south of Inverness
Three appliances were sent to the B862 at Scaniport, north of Dores, after 8pm.
15-year-old boy missing from Mintlaw traced ‘safe and well’
Scott Penny was last seen on Tuesday.
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RAF Lossiemouth jets scrambled after civilian aircraft 'fails to make contact'
Crews were alerted to the incident after the civilian aircraft had failed to reply to air traffic control, with planes sent from the RAF base to investigate the incident.

Celebrity Traitors: Military measures and no fly zone to keep cast secret
The much-awaited spin-off, which is set to be filmed in April, will air later this year.
Police issue warning to parents as two illegal off-road electric motorcycles seized in Moray
Officers seized the electric motorbikes from young riders in Elgin and Buckie.
Fears bee population could be angered by buzz from 400-home Inverness housing project
Councillors waved the application through after questioning council officers on the local wildlife and service impact of the housing.
Council confirms chief executive included in ‘fire and rehire’ pay row as Aberdeen workers banned from crunch meeting in bid to ‘hide the mess’
Local authority bosses have refused to rule out "fire and rehire" yet again.
New Black Isle Brewery site: First signs of development for new city project appeared just before Travellers pitched up
Travellers are camped on land in Inverness that is part of the new Black Isle Brewery project.
Photos: A nostalgic farewell to Aberdeen’s bendy buses – the transport for a generation of students
For 25 years, bendy buses were a common sight travelling through Aberdeen with steamed-up windows and packed with students. But when it was standing-room only, it was a case of survival of the fittest hanging onto rails while the bus lurched around corners.
Elgin to Inverness train scrapped to make way for return of Far North service
ScotRail bosses say only a handful of people were using the 7.18am service, with resources to be redeployed.
Murderer Nat Fraser kept in prison on day of his mum’s funeral
It was thought the killer of Arlene Fraser might be allowed to attend the service in Elgin, but he was a no-show.
‘My dog helped me through illness and tragedy – but a discarded bottlecap left Bracken dead in my arms’
Speaking to The Press and Journal, Alison Cameron opened up on the heartbreak as she launches a war on litter in a bid to save four-legged lives across Aberdeen.

Robert Gordon University lecturers to strike this month amid ongoing redundancies row
A recent ballot resulted in a strong majority vote in favour of walkouts, with 83% of lecturers at the university that voted backing a move to take strike action.

Unpaid work for Peterhead pub attacker unhappy with his lot in life
Graham Bremner assaulted three men on two different occasions, leaving one with a broken tooth.
£56 tickets go on sale as Aberdeen bars prepare for May Day
Rev de Cuba, Soul, Motif and more have announced their ticket prices.
Castlehill care home accused of neglect after Inverness mum ‘dies without dignity’
Relatives of former residents have lifted the lid on conditions they witnessed behind closed doors.

Twice as many lives saved by Scotland's lifeboats last year than 2023
One person rescued by the Macduff RNLI has shared his story after he was pulled out of the Moray Firth - one of 36 life-saving rescues in 1,182 callouts in the last year.

Man’s body recovered from river near Beauly
Police were called to the River Beauly near Kilmorack on Monday afternoon.

New Aberdeen flights to Krakow launched by Ryanair in major boost for holidaymakers
Krakow, one of the most highly requested destinations from Aberdeen, becomes the airport’s second direct connection to Poland, joining the popular Wizz Air route to Gdansk.
