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by Dr Stuart Waiton and Louise Henrard April 8, 2021, 6:30 pm © Shutterstock / YanLev Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Students at Aberdeen University have voted to have trigger warnings included in lectures to alert them to topics that might cause them distress or upset. Ivana Drdáková, the association’s vice-president elect with responsibility for student welfare, said fellow students should...

Updated: April 8, 2021, 4:30 pm © EVENING EXPRESS Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Residents on a Portlethen street came up with a dramatic way to draw attention to potholes plaguing the road. Holes on Cairngrassie Drive were sprayed around with orange paint, with “fix this” also written out. Some of the larger road hazards were turned into explicit imagery. The pictures have garnered a big reaction ...

Would you report your child if you knew they had started a fire? Updated: April 8, 2021, 4:58 pm © Chris Sumner/Aberdeen Journals Children are not angels, and making mistakes and learning from them is part of growing up. But what if your child was committing serious, dangerous offences such as wilful fire-raising – would you be willing to hand your son or daughter into the police? The issue has raised its head recently after deliberate fires were started in Dundee and Fife, with the Scottish...

Travellers staying at Broxden Park and Ride to leave site © Steve MacDougall/DCT Media A group of Travellers who set up camp at a busy Perth car park have confirmed that they plan to move on soon. Seven caravans were seen on the site, along with a number of other vehicles and fuel tanks. But one of the residents confirmed they planned to leave on Friday and declined to comment further. It followed a visit from Perth and Kinross Council officials to discuss safety concerns. The group previously...

© Steve MacDougall/DCTMedia Concerns have been raised after scores of youngsters were broken up by police during “totally unacceptable” parties in Monifieth and Broughty Ferry. Police intervened in a gathering of around 50 people at Monifieth beach on Friday night and confiscated dozens of bottles of booze. Two teens were also reported for drug possession, while another was arrested for assaulting a police officer. The parties continued on Saturday night in Broughty Ferry, with police atte...

Police appeal after teenage girls in Dundee approached by men in Ford Focus Updated: April 7, 2021, 12:50 pm © PA Wire/Press Association Images Police are appealing for information after concern about the behaviour of two men driving a silver vehicle in the south of Dundee. Between 11.30am on Monday March 22 and 4pm on Tuesday March 23, two men were reported to have approached a number of teenage girls at various locations in Dundee, including Glamis Road, Dunholm Road and Craigowan Road. Poli...

Updated: April 7, 2021, 11:50 am © PA Archive/PA Images Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Police have said they have received “several” reports of bogus workmen operating in the Highlands. The fraudulent workmen are said to have been sighted acting suspiciously near industrial and farm premises. The rogue traders have been reported to be peering in gardens and knocking doors seeking business. Police a...

© Supplied by Alasdair Rae Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A new weather map has revealed the stark difference in rain and snowfall between the west and east of Scotland. The detailed illustrations of Scotland shows where the most precipitation falls through 3D imaging, conveying the wettest areas as peaks. While most of Scotland, especially around Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, is remarkably flat, the wes...

Man, 21, arrested following incident in Whitfield area of Dundee Updated: April 9, 2021, 10:49 am © Supplied by James Simpson. Police and ambulance crews were in attendance on Torwood Place from around 2pm. A 53-year-old man was found seriously injured at the scene. The street was closed off near to its junction with Megginch Gardens. A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Around 1.45pm on Wednesday April 7 police were called to a report of a disturbance in Torwood Place, Dundee. “Emergency ...

ANALYSIS: Can Dundee use launchpad of Ayr performances to escape the Championship? Updated: April 7, 2021, 1:17 pm © SNS Group Just five matches remain in the Championship – are Dundee coming good at the right time? Three league wins on the spin may have come too late to have a realistic chance of catching Hearts in first place, even if the Jambos are stuttering themselves. Eleven points behind with 15 to play for, a monumental collapse is needed for Robbie Neilson’s men to give up the tro...