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Storm Babet sparks transport chaos

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsLarge parts of the UK have been hit by transport disruption due to heavy rain and strong winds from Storm Bab…

Angus residents told to stay at home as weather emergency …

Angus is experiencing a severe weather emergency, with unprecedented levels of flooding across the county and extensive road closures. (Wallace Ferrier)The local authority has said that the county is in the middle of a very serious emergency, with unpr…

Storm Babet causes major transport disruption

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsHeavy rain and strong winds from Storm Babet[1] are causing major transport disruption.In Scotland, several m…

Man pronouced dead at the scene of crash on A9 in Caithness

A 71-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle collision at Mybster in Caithness yesterday afternoon at 3pm.
The man, a driver of an Audi A6, was involved in a crash with a red Volvo FH lorry.
He was pronounced dead at the scene near Mybster, on a sect…

Driver dies in crash between car and lorry on A9

A 71-year-old man has died following a crash involving a car and a lorry in the Highlands.
At around 3pm on Monday, October 16, emergency services were called to the A9 at the Causeymire Windfarm, by Mybster, to a two-vehicle collision between a silver…

Lorry and car involved in A9 crash at Causewaymire

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A section of the A9 next to the Causewaymire Wind Farm was closed off into the early hours of Tuesday after a serious accident involving a car and a lorry on Monday afternoon.
Police investigating the s…

A9 closed near Mybster following two-vehicle crash

A section of the A9 has been closed after a lorry and a car were involved in a crash in the Highlands.
The collision took place on the A9 Inverness to Thurso road next to the Causewaymire Wind Farm at about 3pm.
Police have closed the A9 in both direc…

Rishi Sunak speech: Scottish Tories demand HS2 money used by …

The A9 was meant to be dualled by 2025 – and now the Scottish Tories want money due to the Scottish Government linked to scrapping the HS2 extension to go towards “urgently” upgraded the road north of the border
By Alistair Grant
Published 5th Oct 202…

Douglas Ross accuses SNP of ‘forgetting’ parts of Scotland

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross will accuse the SNP of having the wrong priorities

SCOTTISH Conservative[1] leader Douglas Ross will accuse the SNP[2] of presiding over a “forgotten” Scotland in which those outside the central belt are ig…

Fresh snowstorms bring more chaos to freezing Scotland

In Edinburgh the city centre was brought to a standstill this morning as blizzard conditions affected visibility leading to gridlock.
A Lothian and Borders spokesman said: “It is chaos at the moment. We would urge people to stay off the roads until it …