A section of Aberdeen's Deeside Way will be closed until November for safety reasons.

The first minister did not confirm how much aid ministers would provide for Brechin after councillors called for help.

A councillor says the full extent of the damage in the Angus town of Brechin has yet to be established.

The 36-year-old abused nine women over a 15-year period in the Aberdeen area.

People across Scotland have celebrated the four-day holiday weekend with beacons and parties.

Taxi driver Kevin Sherwin, from Peterculter in Aberdeen, first went to the song contest in 1994.

Richard Alan Smith, 43, was involved in a crash near Drum Castle in Aberdeenshire last week.

The 43-year-old man was riding on the A93 between Drumoak and Peterculter when the collision happened.