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Kenny Donnelly, deputy crown agent for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), said: “The lord advocate has decided that a discretionary fatal accident inquiry should be held into the circumstances of the death of Badreddin Adam to ensure that there can be a full public hearing of the …

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Two drivers have been arrested after six people were injured in a crash on the A9 in the Highlands. Emergency services were called to the Glentrium junction, south of Newtonmore, at about 18:30 on Thursday. Police said the 52-year-old male driver of a car and 44-year-old male driver of a …

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Rangers are to complete the signing of Moroccan striker Hamza Igamane, 21, ahead of their return to pre-season training next week. (Rangers Review, external, subscription required) Rangers are believed to be ready to listen to offers for midfielder Todd Cantwell, while James Tavernier and Connor Goldson continue to be linked …

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Three Scottish landscape photographers and artists have collaborated for a new exhibition coming to the Highlands. Dylan Nardini, David Queenan and Grant Bulloch’s That Other Landscape is to open in Kingussie later this month. All three have been recognised in UK awards, and Nardini and Queenan are former Scottish Landscape …

Attending Arbroath FC football matches has been part of Quilla’s training as a future guide dog. Puppy raiser Amanda Smith said visiting the football ground, as well as places like bus stations and GP surgeries, has helped get her used to noise, crowds and traffic. “These dogs become such a …

A consultation on buskers last year found they were generally well received, but a minority were inconsiderate to businesses and the public. The new signs explain the guidelines and the potential consequences of being a nuisance. “I’ve had people ask me to move on before and you just move on, …

Being “cancelled” is is a modern concept evolved from social media interactions. It has become a way to call on others to reject a person or business. This can happen when the target breaks social norms – for example, making sexist comments – but it has also happened when people …

The SNP is being investigated by Scottish Parliament authorities over the potential misuse of postage stamps bought using MSPs’ expenses. In an email, seen by the BBC, an individual claims that stamps bought on expenses were passed to UK election candidates for campaigning activities, such as sending letters to voters. …

Writer James Bridie had a vision for a venue which would offer theatre to the citizens of Glasgow. The Citizens Theatre which emerged from the Victorian Royal Princess Theatre in 1945 took up the challenge with gusto, and cemented it in the 1970s with a 50 pence ticket offer which …

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GMB Highlands organiser, Lesley-Ann MacAskill said: “The company’s rush to suggest distilleries are somehow less important than bottling and distribution operations was insulting and inflammatory. “It should instead have been rushing to offer fair pay to our member because without their skill and experience there would be nothing to bottle …

Conservation engineer Jim Mitchell from JPS Restoration said it was a “key point” in the project. He said: “We’re also going to put a steel structure through the stern, where the rudder came out. “It’s quite difficult because we had to remove a threaded nut on the bottom of the …

The landscape artwork in Dumfries and Galloway was created by Charles Jencks on the site of a former opencast coal mine. It opened in 2015 and “links the themes of space, astronomy and cosmology with a network of paths navigating features and landforms that represent the sun, universes, galaxies, black …

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenage e-bike rider in Grangemouth. Aaron McPherson, 17, died on Saturday, two weeks after a crash with a car on Portal Road. The boy is expected to appear at Falkirk Sheriff Court on Friday. An 18-year-old man was also …

However, in its annual report, the charity said it had made significant changes to its income and cost model, meaning it would still deliver a full Highland Show. More than 4,000 animals will take part in hundreds of competitions while produce from across Scotland will be available for sampling in …

Scotland has a higher rate of people living alone than any other part of the UK, new statistics show. Data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) showed there were 2.54 million households last year – 14% more than 20 years ago. It said more than one in three (37%) …