Bus gate fines are funding the new weekend Aberdeen services to run from Saturday until 5 January.

Sandy Duthie's "dream job" involves solitude, a 160-year history, and a colony of little penguins.

Singer Calum Bowie speaks to BBC Scotland News about his journey to Glastonbury and sold out shows.

Vineta Lozenberga's family said she would be "greatly missed" by her daughters and grandchildren.

It is understood the 55-year-old female pillion passenger suffered life-threatening injuries.

A snake owner has been telling how his pet python made a bid for freedom into a nearby art gallery.

The 3m snake slithered through a vent and entered the gallery in Banchory, Aberdeenshire.

Tracey Ann Giles, 52, was critically injured on the A93 Aberdeen to Banchory road last month.