Options for the way forward are being explored, and a series of community meetings are to be held.

Live Life Aberdeenshire said the locations were seeing lower numbers of users in recent years.

They drive along part of the proposed network in Aberdeenshire in protest against the plans.

The 34-year-old was seriously injured in the incident in Aberdeenshire on Wednesday morning.

Inverurie Medical Practice is one of Scotland's biggest, with more than 25,000 patients.

SSE says the decision by Ofgem paves the way for delivering more wind energy to the National Grid.

Disruption from the heavy rain in parts of the country has continued throughout Saturday.

A ladder hit the bus, which was travelling from Kintore to Kemnay Academy, on the B994 on Friday.