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Fraser Newman, 30 came to the attention of police when a phone containing child-abuse material connected to the internet at a property he was living at in Hardgate, Aberdeen.

The 50-year-old has been reported to the procurator fiscal.

Meanwhile, contamination fears over a former gasworks site in Laurencekirk could scupper plans for some new workshops, and the owners of one of the north-east's most famous homes plot upgrades to their vast estate.

Crews have now left the scene.

These are the cases we've been covering this week at courtrooms across the north of Scotland.

With two huge cruise ships in port, Andy Morton joined passengers seeing Aberdeen from the top deck — and heard what they really thought of the Granite City.

Two huge cruise ships, including the longest liner, stopped by Aberdeen today bringing almost 5,000 tourists to the north-east. But what did they think of the Granite City?

A letter will go out warning final dozen homeowners to take action or leave their homes.