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A yellow warning has been issued for Sunday - and Aberdeenshire residents have been told to protect homes and businesses.

Portknockie-based Jade Tindall went "above and beyond" to care for 63-year-old Peter Bruce.

The tragic death of Samantha Lee, 54, is being treated as murder, with a 39-year-old man appearing in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court this week in connection with the case.

Jurors today convicted Italian passenger Nicola Cristiano of sexually assaulting and attempting to rape the woman on a flight from Naples.

Discover stunning snow scenes from the north east as readers capture wintry weather and transformed landscapes in this gallery.

Traffic Scotland confirmed two separate incidents at Temple of Fiddes.

The Press and Journal met the first minister in Aberdeen on Friday morning where he saw first-hand the scale of severe weather across the region.

The sentence has been suspended but club says repeat could have "serious financial implications".

Joanne Reid was unable to move after falling in the snow before she and her two dogs were helped to safety.

Temperatures have plummeted in the first few days of 2026.

Temporary measures will be put in place for now, but Historic Environment Scotland will need to give the go-ahead to any long-term repairs.

After today's hearing, Detective Inspector Mark Lambley said: “This was a horrifying attack on a young woman, and I hope this sentence brings her some sense of closure."

The severe spell of snowfall across the north-east has sparked concern for the deteriorating Category A-listed landmark.

The Met Office has issued two new yellow weather warning for snow and ice.

People are being advised to check before leaving if their journey has been affected.

Check if your child is affected with our list of confirmed school closures for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Highland, Moray, Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles council areas.

A decade after his last drink, Press and Journal health and wellbeing reporter Andy Morton looks back on what giving up alcohol actually entails.

Kenny Innes sold intensive courses but wouldn't deliver the lessons or refunds when his pupils complained.

Staff have stayed at care homes and hospitals for days at a time to ensure patient safety as snow stopped colleagues getting to work.

Multiple police vehicles could be seen making their way to Brunswick Place in Ferryhill

It was a whirlwind 24 hours for the parents of the Blue Toon's first newborn of 2026.

The Press and Journal visited Insch, which has been one of the worst-hit communities, to talk to villagers about what the last week of heavy snow has been like.

Bill Pitt took unwell on Monday in the Aberdeenshire village.

An epilepsy sufferer, who has been stranded in her rural home alone for more than a week with patchy phone signal and internet, fears she wouldn't be able to get help if she has an unexpected seizure.

Denise Fyvie has taken Aberdeen City Council to task over untreated roads.

Gutters have come loose or fallen down throughout the new Aberdeenshire town of Chapelton, prompting safety concerns from residents.

Between December 2024 and November 2025, the local authority made 60 overpayments...

Rural residents voiced concerns over planned power cuts during icy winter weather.

Unions are challenging decisions across city schools which they say are "cruel and petty".

The person was taken to hospital by ambulance.