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Man arrested after vehicles badly damaged in Brechin road traffic collision Updated: April 18, 2021, 1:44 pm © Supplied A man has been arrested following a road traffic accident in Brechin. The collision took place around 8pm on Saturday, with a parked car and the white van which was being driven both badly damaged. The van had to be recovered from the scene. Please enable Javascript to view this gallery © Supplied © Supplied The owner of the MG claimed there had been six previous incidents ...

Coronavirus: 211 new cases confirmed across Scotland with 18 in the north-east Updated: 18/04/2021, 2:27 pm © Shutterstock / ONGUSHI A further 211 people have tested positive for coronavirus across Scotland. The latest data from the Scottish Government shows there have now been 223,682 confirmed cases of the virus since March 2020. 1,880,598 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus The total confirmed as positive has risen by 211 to 223,682 The number of deaths of patients who test...

Police hunt thieves who stole 75 sheep from Highland farm © Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Police are investigating the theft of 75 sheep from a Highland farm in what has been branded a “despicable” crime. The animals are thought to have been taken from a farm at Tomatin some time between December last year and this month, but it has only now come to light. A police spokeswoman said in...

Nicola Sturgeon accuses Alex Salmond of putting independence at risk Updated: 18/04/2021, 10:16 am © Supplied by Scottish government Nicola Sturgeon has accused Alex Salmond’s Alba Party of jeopardising Scottish independence by attempting to “bulldoze” forward in a way that is “contemptuous” of the voters who are key to a Yes victory. The SNP leader launched a fresh attack on her predecessor and former mentor, as she ruled out working with Mr Salmond due to her concerns about his “...

Police presence on Aberdeen road after report of woman assaulted Updated: April 18, 2021, 12:58 pm © Chris Sumner/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Two police vans and three cars could be seen parked near Abbotswell Road this morning. A police spokeswoman said: “Around 8am, officers were called to a report of a woman assaulted in Abbotswell Road, Aberdeen. “Officers are currently at the scen...

© Supplied by Courier artist Many years ago I bought a small unsigned oil painting of storm-driven waves crashing onto rocks at the foot of high cliffs. The cliffs were the Bullers of Buchan, a spectacular natural arch projecting out into the sea, and what is known locally as the Cauldron or The Pot into which the sea churns and boils in wild weather. Ever since I bought that wee painting I’d promised myself I’d take a trip up there and walk to the Bullers to see just how impressive they a...

The funeral of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, takes place today at St George’s Chapel, but what will happen and where can I watch?

Work starts on replacing storm-wrecked bridge linking Fife coastal path with Aberdour © SYSTEM The replacement of a key bridge on the Fife Coastal Path, which collapsed during severe storms in 2020, has taken a major step forward. Engineers have carried out an in-depth survey of the Aberdour Harbour bridge to assess the extent of the damage and what it will take to repair. Summer floods On August 12 last year Fife suffered more than a month’s rainfall in just 24 hours resulting in flooding t...

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Police investigate death of Perth man, 33, at city property © Steve MacDougall / DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Police were in attendance in a street in Perth today after a man in his thirties died. Officers remained at the property in the city’s Nimmo Place at 4pm, after receiving a call around 8.15am. Police at the scene today. A woman at the scene said a male had passed away in a property in ...