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It comes ahead of a busy period for the city, with road closures due to come into force ahead of the festival season at the end of July. George Street is usually closed to traffic during August, when bars and venues are permitted to extend across the road. Willie Hamilton, …

Available for over a year If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘How to create wealth – The Economy Debate’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ncnnpg Tax expert Dan Neidle (pictured) was a member of the Scottish Government’s Tax Advisory Group (and thought he still was when he first spoke to us). …

Two men and a woman have appeared in court after the death of a man in Aberdeen last year. David Prystajko, 44, was found dead at a property on Marquis Road on Saturday 22 November. Daniel Mlynarski, 28, Radoslaw Ferbes, 32, and Ewa Marzec, 43, appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court …

Available for 29 days Hearts came agonisingly close to the ultimate prize before suffering heartbreak on the final day of last season. Now, a new chapter begins at Tynecastle. Andrew Petrie is joined by Heart Standard editor Joel Sked and former Hearts defender Ryan McGowan to examine one of the …

The MCA said in a statement: “Macduff Coastguard Rescue Team assisted a girl into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service after she was reported to have fallen at Gardenstown at about 19:35 on 12 July.” The Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call on Sunday to attend an …

On the night of the attack, Brown picked up the woman who had been on a night out in Inverness – she had wanted to go back to her Highland village. Instead, Brown drove past her destination before pulling into a lay-by near a farm, somewhere between Strathpeffer and Dingwall, …

“I’ve admired Lewis for a long time and tried to sign him at previous clubs, but I wasn’t in a position to afford him. “He’s consistently impressed us whenever we’ve watched him, but what really stood out was that the numbers backed up exactly what our eyes were telling us.” …

Scotland’s chief medical officer, Prof Sir Gregor Smith said: “MenB can spread rapidly in shared living environments and can lead to serious disease. “This targeted programme offers strong protection to those most at risk, and I would encourage everyone who is eligible to take up the offer, especially if you …

The Scot will look to build on his showing in Friday’s Diamond League meeting in Monaco, where he finished a close second to Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi as the Olympic and world 800m champion broke the long-standing men’s 1,000m world record on his debut at the rarely run distance. Among those …

The pair, who are both 47 years old, have been trekking together for 12 years, which has included the Three Peaks Challenge and a 192-mile coast-to-coast walk. They told BBC Essex presenter Zaileen Hewins that they had chosen to fundraise for charities personal to them. Copsey selected a dementia charity …

The University of Aberdeen is investigating social media comments by an employee about the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe. Heather Herbert, who is believed to be a web developer, had posted it was “good news” and that she hoped it was an “extremely painful death”. The university said the …

Midge Ure and Jim Kerr support plans to house the museum at Glasgow’s troubled Centre for Contemporary Arts. BBC News

Thousands of music fans descended on Tiree for the 15th edition of the island’s music festival. Sunny skies greeted more than 2,000 revellers in the Hebrides, with headline slots from acts including Peat and Diesel, Skippinish, Tide Lines and Skerryvore. Organisers said attendees “tripled” the island’s population across the weekend, …

A lifeboat crew had to rescue a man and his dog after he suffered a medical emergency on a grounded boat off the coast of south-west Scotland. The Stranraer RNLI crew was initially called out at about 10:30 on Saturday to the spot, south of Loch Ryan, but due to …

A man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault at the Tiree Music Festival. Officers were called to reports of the incident on Friday evening, hours after the annual event got under way. A 24-year-old man was arrested, but has since been released pending further inquiries. Police Scotland …

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland. BBC News

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill expects to sell Daizen Maeda and Arne Engels this summer as Rangers counterpart Derek McInnes admits he needs departures before more signings. Celtic manager Martin O’Neill is resigned to losing 28-year-old Japan forward Daizen Maeda and 22-year-old Belgian midfielder Arne Engels this summer. (Daily Record, external) …

———————————————— Genesis Scottish Open final round -17 T Kim (Kor); -15 MW Lee (Aus); -13 R MacIntyre (Sco), M Fitzpatrick (Eng), J Keefer (US), K Nakajima (Jpn); -12 M Thorbjornsen (US), R McIlroy (NI); -11 SW Kim (Kor), V Perez (Fra) Selected others: -9 T Fleetwood (Eng), V Hovland (Nor); …

Manager John McGlynn says Falkirk will be given “more respect” in the coming campaign and believes matching last season will be a tall order. The Bairns followed successive promotions with a top-six finish in their first top-flight season in 15 years. And McGlynn has been busy on the recruitment front, …

Bluhme said she felt “incredibly lucky” that Tokyo had survived and thanked the rescue crew and vet team for their “compassion and dedication”. “You were there when we needed you most,” she added. “A little reminder to fellow dog owners – please be aware that discarded drugs and other toxic …