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Train timetables slashed due to pandemic staff shortages

Hundreds of daily trains are being removed from timetables in an attempt to improve reliability following weeks of short notice cancellations. At least eight operators have either already reduced frequencies on many routes or will do so in the ...

31 Dec 2021 at 11:25

Dead minke whale washes up on Scottish beach

A dead minke whale has washed up on a beach in Scotland. The female was first spotted in North Berwick on Wednesday and is 31ft (9.5m) long, according to East Lothian Council. Unfortunately a dead Minke whale has washed up at North Berwick. ...

20 Apr 2023 at 13:36

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Scottish spaceport aims to be included as part of green freeport bid

A spaceport in Shetland which hopes to host rocket launches next year is aiming to become part of the North East Scotland freeport. SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst is in talks to become a subzone of the North East Scotland Green Freeport ...

25 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland and north-east England face further rail disruption after heavy rain

Disruption is expected on much of the rail network in Scotland and north-east England on Saturday following flooding and power cuts amid heavy rainfall. Forecasters issued an amber rain warning for an area of north-east Scotland ...

18 Nov 2022 at 23:41

Scotland

Body of former first minister Salmond to be flown back to Scotland on Friday

The body of the former first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, will be flown back to Scotland on Friday, the Alba Party has confirmed. An unnamed private individual has paid for a chartered flight to repatriate the body of ...

17 Oct 2024 at 13:38

Scotland

STV ‘deeply committed’ to regional news despite proposed changes, MSPs told

Bosses at STV have insisted they are “deeply committed” to regional news, despite plans being progressed to cut jobs and axe a dedicated news programme for the north of Scotland. Rufus Radcliffe, chief executive at STV, ...

09 Oct 2025 at 12:06

Tories condemn ‘central belt-focused’ SNP with manifesto for north-east Scotland

The Scottish Conservatives are to launch their manifesto for the north east of Scotland as one candidate hit out at the “central belt-focused SNP Government”. The Tories have put oil and gas and protecting jobs in the ...

14 Jun 2024 at 00:01

Threats in far north and Arctic may need greater military presence, MPs told

The UK should reassess its defence presence in Scotland in light of new threats in the most northerly part of the globe, a committee of MPs has recommended. The Scottish Affairs Committee also said a strategy on ...

21 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Far north of Scotland named on Lonely Planet’s ‘must visit’ list

The far north of Scotland has been named as one of Lonely Planet’s “Best in Travel” destinations for 2024. The region, which includes Caithness and Sutherland, is one of only two UK locations to feature on the ...

25 Oct 2023 at 16:42

Scotland

Businessman Sir Tom Hunter paid to return Alex Salmond’s body to Scotland

Businessman Sir Tom Hunter has confirmed he paid for the chartered flight which will return Alex Salmond’s body to Scotland on Friday. The former first minister of Scotland died aged 69 after suffering a ...

17 Oct 2024 at 15:22

Tories to warn against rivals’ ‘reckless plans’ for North Sea oil and gas

Tories have claimed “reckless plans” from both Labour and the SNP on oil and gas development mean the “entire economy” in the north-east of Scotland is “on the line” in the General Election. Party ...

04 Jun 2024 at 00:01

SNP’s treatment of Salmond ‘pathetic and shameful’, says party MSP

The SNP’s treatment of former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has been described as “pathetic” and “shameful” by one of the party’s MSPs. Mr Salmond – who died after suffering a heart ...

15 Oct 2024 at 11:37

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