Inverness
A neighbour of the man arrested for the murder of policeman Gordon Semple told how the suspect answered his door wearing nothing but Speedos and a pair of glasses.
Inverness
The decomposed remains of missing police officer Gordon Semple were discovered after a neighbour alerted Scotland Yard to a “smell of death” coming from a housing estate flat.
UK
Mary Kelly, stole £2,500 from the home of a pensioners she was looking after but was caught thanks to a hidden camera placed in a clock.
Business
An investigation into the death of a worker on the COSL Innovator warned “more lives could have been lost” if additional staff on board had been in their cabins when a 100ft (30m) wave five crashed through a window.
UK
A motorist has been let off a fine after catching a parking warden MOVING a No Parking traffic cone.
UK
The disturbing footage records severely autistic Faruk Ali, 33, screaming for his mother as PCs Christopher Thomas and Christopher Pitts tackle him outside his house.
Editor's picks
The family of an Inverness police officer, have made a heartfelt tribute as the missing person investigation launched after his disappearance , has become a murder inquiry.
Business
The finding of an investigation into the death of an Aker Solution’s worker in huge waves on the Troll field is expected today.
Opinion
Jeremy Corbyn received a surprise celebrity endorsement after actor Danny DeVito revealed he is a supporter.
Aberdeen
A learning centre for the disabled will rise like the phoenix from the ashes of the former site which was destroyed in an inferno.
Best pictures
Two teenage girls who murdered a 39-year-old woman by battering her to death with household objects in a five-hour ordeal have been given life sentences with a minimum of 15 years.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen. Silver City with the Golden Sands, The Granite City, The Jewel of the north-east, Aiberdeen, Aber Daber Deen, Dandy Deen, Aberdream, Sheepside, the Oil/ Energy Capital of Europe…whatever you call the city, it is where many of us have found a home.
Aberdeen
A 21 year old man has been charged and reported to the Procurator Fiscal after 20 cars were vandalised in the Anderson Avenue and Hilton Drive areas of Aberdeen.
Inverness
The parents of a brain damaged teenager who sued doctors for £10.5 million have received an apology for the time it took for a judge to issue his decision.
UK
A four-year-old British boy has drowned in a pool in Spain.
Opinion
I have been trying to write this for a while but haven't quite been able to find the words. I am a young woman in politics.
Aberdeenshire
Police are making enquiries after a 12 year old girl was approached by a man in a car in Gourdon.
World
A strange looking object has been spotted moving over the earth via a live feed from the International Space Station.
Aberdeenshire
A man has been charged in relation to an alleged break-in which saw a high four-figure sum of money stolen from an Aberdeenshire shop.
Traffic
Reports are coming in of a two-vehicle crash on the A90.
Business
An offshore worker made redundant a day after creating a petition to support staff in the North Sea oil and gas industry has seen his petition reach nearly 1,000 signatures in less than 48 hours.
Traffic
Commuters are experiencing delays after a truck came to a sudden halt on a busy Aberdeen road.
Scotland
A taxi driver accused of killing Asad Shah outside his shop has issued a statement saying: "If I had not done this others would."
Westminster
A mop-haired Boris rides his trike, Jeremy's own gang is being mean to him and Sadiq and Zac are rowing in the sandpit.
Aberdeen
This video of hundreds of Scooter riders making their way around Aberdeen was uploaded to YouTube at the weekend.
Holyrood
Kezia Dugdale, has played down suggestions she applied for work experience with the SNP 13 years ago.
Food and Drink
Great British Bake Off’s north-east star Norman Calder presents his fourth video with the Press and Journal in association with Laing’s of Inverurie.
Traffic
Reports are coming in this afternoon of a crash on the A83.
Home
Situated in a quiet tree lined west end location, this immaculate self contained double upper apartment forming part of a fine granite semi detached property has been thoughtfully extended and comprehensively upgraded to provide a layout, standard and finish compatible with the modern lifestyle.
Traffic
Police have named a young boy and woman killed in a crash with a lorry.
Highlands
Three teenage climbers were rescued off a mountain in the Scottish Highlands after getting stuck.
Business
Cluff Natural Resources has raised nearly a million pounds to keep its North Sea operations going through the end of the year.
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Business
An offshore worker who created a petition calling for more support for North Sea staff has been made redundant – just as his rallying call collected hundreds of signatures.
Inverness
The age of camera phones and social media was welcomed by crypto-zoologists everywhere in the hope that definitive proof of Bigfoot, Aliens, Mutants, Chupacabra and of course the Loch Ness Monster would finally become available.
Politics
Ted Cruz has won the Republican presidential primary in Wisconsin.
Football
Rangers will be playing top flight football next season after clinching the Ladbrokes Championship with a narrow 1-0 home win over Dumbarton.
Traffic
Reports are coming in of traffic chaos in Aberdeen city centre after a bus broke down.
UK
The flares are small plastic tubes with a pullstring that, when pulled, shoots a rocket propelled flare approx. 800m into the air, which then burns with a bright orange-red colour for 50 seconds whilst dropping to the ground with a small parachute.
Traffic
Reports are coming in of a crash causing delays on the A9.
Traffic
Reports are coming in of traffic chaos on the A9 after a car broke down.
World
Syrian observatory reports rebels have managed to shoot down a war plane south of Aleppo.
Aberdeenshire
The secretive Panamanian company linked to Prime Minister David Cameron's father was named after his ancestral home in the north-east.
Best pictures
These sheep on the M8 Pyramids near Bathgate, have been turned purple to mark the start of World Autism Awareness Month
Aberdeenshire
Police are appealing for information following a break-in and theft from the Key Store at Alford's Main Street in the early hours of Monday morning (April 4.)
Business
Wood Group has completed the takeover Australia-based SVT Engineering Consultants.
Business
A report into the investigation of how a worker died when a massive wave hit the rig he was working on is to be published this week.
Business
A federal judge in New Orleans has granted final approval to an estimated $20 billion (£14billion) settlement over the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Business
Motorists have been warned that the period of lower fuel prices is over after the cost of petrol rose last month for the first time since July 2015.
Scotland
Police in Fife are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road collision in Kirkcaldy.
Business
A petition has been created calling for grants to be given by the UK Government to help support former North Sea employees back into work.
Inverness
A woman found murdered at her home in Inverness had suffered a "sustained assault", police have said.
Opinion
MP for Gordon Alex Salmond has a few thoughts about similarities between Donald Trump and Boris Johnson.
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Opinion
MP for Gordon, Alex Salmond, discusses the lesson of the Welsh Steel industry for Scotland.
Business
Aker has won two contracts in quick succession to secure 120 jobs.
Business
Wood Group has landed a two-year North Sea deal with Taqa.
Aberdeen
A Bristow EC225 was forced to return to base after a cockpit warning light came on.
Aberdeen
Scottish Fire and Rescue were scrambled to Aberdeen Airport this morning to deal with a fire in the departure lounge.
Aberdeen
Google has become something denizens of the 21st century have come very much to rely on, with the phrase 'Google' it being used on a daily basis as an omni solution to each and every problem.
Aberdeen
Reports are coming in of a two car crash on a busy Aberdeen street this afternoon.
Technology
Google has been forced to remove a feature added to its Gmail service as an April Fool’s prank after it sparked a backlash among users who claimed it was costing them potential jobs.
Aberdeenshire
Police are appealing for information after golf clubs and clothing were stolen from Deeside Golf Club, Bieldside, last night (Thursday, March 31, 2016).
Aberdeen
A teenager has been detained for nine years at the High Court in Edinburgh for killing Bailey Gwynne, who was stabbed to death at an Aberdeen secondary school last year.
Scotland
A British man suspected of raising funds for al Qaida has been added to a US Treasury list of global terrorists.
Business
Pilots are flying into a “black hole” when landing on North Sea platforms at night.
Business
Offshore workers have banded together for a charity video single that could storm the charts to raise money for a Scottish cancer charity.
Business
UK Supermarket Sainsbury's has been given the green light to take over catalogue retailer Argos.
UK
Reports have emerged of suspicious packages discovered in the domestic area of Sweden's Landvetter airport.
UK
A police force could be the first to introduce cats alongside its dogs after a five-year-old wrote to the Chief Constable suggesting they should team up.
World
Reports have emerged of an explosion in the domestic area of Sweden's Landvetter airport.
UK
Entertainer Ronnie Corbett died today aged 85 surrounded by his family, his publicist has said.
Fraserburgh
The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after two swans were cruelly shot and killed in Aberdeenshire.
Elgin
Moray Council has scrapped controversial plans to create a multi-million-pound relief road through Elgin in a bid to save money.
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Aberdeen
Rail services to and from Aberdeen faced delays this morning, but are back on track now.
Aberdeen
The mother of a British hostage photographed with the Egyptian plane hijacker wearing a “suicide vest” has branded her son’s actions “stupid”.
Editor's picks
MP for Gordon, Alex Salmond, has a few words to say about the rise of a new wave of craters of Scotland's national drink.
Highlands
Nature is inspiring on a daily basis, and Spring is the time of year when it shows off it's full arsenal of majestic life affirming miracles.
Opinion
MP for Gordon Alex Salmond reflects on the 1916 Easter Rising.
Scotland
A tiny fox cub is being cared for by an animal charity after becoming separated from its mother.
Aberdeen
Described as the "selfie to end all selfies" an Aberdeen oil worker just about broke the internet yesterday as he posed with the EgyptAir hijacker.
Highlands
Reports are coming in of a serious crash on the Highland's busiest road.
Scotland
Two men have been charged with wildlife offences after video footage emerged of a hunt in the Scottish Borders.
Aberdeen
A worker at Aberdeen International Airport has been taken to hospital after being run over by his own vehicle.
Traffic
Police have been called to a crash in a north-east village.
Holyrood
Scotland’s party leaders will have a focus on the future as the battle for power at Holyrood continues.
Western Isles
The coastguard have confirmed that a fishing boat off the Scottish coast made an emergency call for assistance earlier today.
Inverness
A body has been found on the shoreline of a Highland beach this morning.
Business
ConocoPhillips is said to be making plans to shut down one of the North Sea’s biggest gas pipelines.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen. Silver City with the Golden Sands, The Granite City, The Jewel of the north-east, Aiberdeen, Aber Daber Deen, Dandy Deen, Aberdream, Sheepside, the Oil/ Energy Capital of Europe…whatever you call the city, it is where many of us have found a home.
Business
UK Energy policy is in disarray.
Business
KCA Deutag said it has begun a recruitment process for operational staff in Norway.
World
A hijacked Egyptian plane with a suspected bomb on board has landed at Larnaca airport in Cyprus.
Traffic
Reports are coming in of a car on fire on the Highland's busiest road.
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Scotland
A dogwalker has been taken to hospital after being attacked by a group of men and women.
Business
Republican presidential candidate front-runner Donald Trump has said he would consider stopping US oil purchases from Saudi Arabia unless the Saudi government provide troops to fight Islamic State.
Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen students have called on their faculty to step up mental health services on campus following the tragic death of a young female student.
Western Isles
A social media row has broken out over support for American presidential hopeful Donald Trump on the island in the Outer Hebrides - where his mother comes from.
Business
Energy Voice has launched its latest sector research campaign aimed at uncovering opportunities in a low oil price environment.
Business
Shell today confirmed it was considering a North Sea sell-off in a bid to balance its financial books after completing its $35billion mega takeover of BG.
Aberdeen
Police, fire and ambulance crews were all called to the scene of an overturned car on the A90 this morning.
Aberdeenshire
Murder victim Brian McKandie's brother has made a heartfelt plea for anyone with information to listen to their “conscience” and call the police.
Traffic
The start of the Easter weekend has seen Aberdeen's road network brought to its knees as gridlocks are reported across the city.
Opinion
Business
Two candidates in the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections have given their view on a report which said every person would have been £1,800 fiscally worse off in an Independent Scotland as a result of the oil price decline.
Business opinion
Two candidates in the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections have given their view on a report which said every person would have been £1,800 fiscally worse off in an Independent Scotland as a result of the oil price decline.
Scotland
Peace-loving Asad Shah, 40, was set upon with a knife and had his head stamped on in a shocking attack outside his Glasgow newsagents shop just after 9pm last night (Thurs).
Inverness
One of the two teenagers killed in a crash on a on a rural Highland road last night has been named locally.
Inverness
Two teenagers have were killed in a crash on a on a rural Highland road last night.
Business
Stirling is set to save £31million on street lighting after receiving funding to install energy saving street lights.
North East
A north-east graphic designer thought he might have made an explosive discovery yesterday on Cruden Bay Beach.
World
Twelve people have been killed after a minibus collided with a truck in France.
Aberdeenshire
Police investigating the brutal murder of a north-east mechanic in his own home have now confirmed he was killed with a weapon.
Holyrood
The Scottish Government had earmarked March 24 as “independence day” if voters in the 2014 referendum had supported leaving the UK.
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Aberdeen
A teenage sex offender was jailed for more than six years today after carrying out a crime spree that left a judge branding him "a dangerous young man".
Football
Dutch great Johan Cruyff has died aged 68 after a battle with cancer. His death was announced on his website The World of Johan Cruyff.
North East
The new season at Macduff Marine Aquarium is all about the octopus, with the opening of a new octopus exhibit on Good Friday.
Highlands
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team posted an emotional message on its Facebook after recovering the bodies of Tim Newton and Rachel Slater on Ben Nevis.
Aberdeenshire
An historic Scottish department store with shops across the country is to close, with 130 staff facing redundancy.
Traffic
Reports are coming in of a major Scottish roadclosure due to a lorry on fire on the carriageway.
Fraserburgh
The coastguard have arrived on the scene of a fishing vessel taking on water in the North Sea.
Business
The first trailer of the Deepwater Horizon film expected for release later this year has emerged.
Aberdeenshire
Police are asking for help from motorists with dashboard camera's as they continue to investigate the murder of a 67-year-old in Aberdeenshire.
Best pictures
A runaway pet pig that thinks she's a sheep is back home after hiding out with the flock next door for two weeks.
Moray
Touching tributes have been left for a tragic Moray teenager who was killed by the roadside last weekend.
UK
A man who was watching newly released historic footage of the Dunkirk evacuation was shocked to spot his father in the films, cartwheeling on the deck of a boat and sticking his finger up at the cameraman.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen will play host to debate, drama and art this month as top political thinkers descend on the city for a festival of politics.
Business
Scotland “would be foolish” to miss out on the fracking opportunity, according to Murdo Fraser.
Aberdeenshire
Design work to improve a dangerous junction on the A90 are to be taken forward this year.
Elgin
Drivers on the A96 faced major delays today as part of a huge wind turbine was escorted along the road by police.
Business
New figures showing Scotland’s total oil and gas supply chain sales reached a record £22.9billion during 2014, over half of which was delivered via international activity, are a strong reminder of the important role the sector plays in Scotland and globally.
World
An American teenager who survived the Brussels terror attacks also escaped the Boston Marathon bombing three years ago.
Scotland
A swan shot with an arrow in a “cruel and mindless” attack has been found next to its dead mate.
Aberdeen
Police are appealing for information to trace two vehicles stolen in Aberdeen during the early hours of this morning.
