3 h. ago Aberdeenshire crash: Ellon residential street closed after car and lorry crash

Emergency services are on the scene.

Events

19 h. ago How 'cultlike' Lush preaches to its customers about Gaza and trans people

Lush has taken its most extreme action yet as the high street firm has shut down its website and closed all of its UK stores in a pro-Palestine statement of solidarity.

Economics

28 h. ago A90 incident: Lorry driver charged after allegedly driving on wrong side of road

A 61-year-old man has now been charged in connection.

Transport

31 h. ago Cosmetics chain Lush closes ALL of its stores and shuts down its website in protest over Palestine

High street cosmetics firm Lush has shut down its website and closed all its UK stores in what the company says is a pro-Palestine statement of solidarity.

Events

58 h. ago Exact date iconic high street retailer to close down Scottish branch this month

The high street stalwart is undergoing restructuring plans that will close down a total of 33 UK stores.

Politics

58 h. ago UK high street discount brand to close several stores as huge sales launched

The Original Factory Shop bosses confirmed a swathe of closures earlier this year, and now several branches have taken to social media to confirme huge sales taking place

Economics

6 d. ago High street chain closes 56 stores with some shutting 'in weeks' full list

A charity shop chain with branches across England and Wales has been hit with difficulties

Politics

7 d. ago B9000 crash: Cyclist, 51, in hospital with 'serious' injuries following crash with van on Aberdeenshire road

The road was closed for six hours following the crash.

Events

1 week ago Aberdeenshire crash: Motorcyclist, 29, dies after crash involving car near Alford

The driver and a passenger of the car were treated for minor injuries.

Events

1 week ago Biker dies after crash with car as Aberdeenshire road closed for 10 hours

The rider of the blue Honda CBR motorcycle died after crashing with a white Volkswagen Touareg near Alford on Sunday.

Events

1 week ago Lenzie fire: Large fire breaks out in Scottish street as residents evacuated from homes and roads closed

Residents told to keep their windows and doors shut

Events

1 week ago Woman in her 40s dies in Waitrose in front of horrified shoppers

Emergency crews raced to the branch on Esher High Street, Surrey, at around 6pm on Wednesday after reports of a 'concern for safety'.

Events

1 week ago Waitrose tragedy as woman dies inside Surrey supermarket after 'concern for safety' call

A woman has died at a Waitrose supermarket in Esher, Surrey, after a 'concern for safety' call was made to emergency services – with the high street and store both closed

Events

2 w. ago Mystery of massive sinkhole that engulfed Surrey street closer to being solved

The sinkhole that took over a street in the Surrey village of Godstone started with a burst water main, engineers say

Politics

2 w. ago UK high street 'permacrisis' as 17,000 stores to close and 201k could be sacked

A 'permacrisis' has hit the UK's high street and thousands of stores will close this year, resulting in a huge swathe of staff being sacked throughout the United Kingdom

Events

2 w. ago Police descend on Edinburgh's Dublin Street as incident sees road closed and forensics tent put up

A city centre street in Edinburgh has been closed by police due to an ongoing incident which has seen a forensics tent erected on the pavement.

Events

2 w. ago Road to be closed for up to ten days after burst pipe suddenly floods street and cemetery

The residential area suddenly became flooded on Monday (August 18)

Events

2 w. ago Major high street discount retailer to close huge branch in months

The retailer has confirmed that it will close its Musselburgh store in January next year - but will move staff to take up positions at its Fort Kinnaird store, which is just two miles away

Politics

2 w. ago B&M to close popular Musselburgh branch in further blow to high street

B&M, founded in 1978 in Merseyside, operates 741 stores in the UK - but one of these, which is in Musselburgh, East Lothian, is set to close for good in what has been described as a "shocking" move

Politics

2 w. ago Discounted retailer launches up to 50% off sale as three Scots stores to shut

The high street firm is set to close a total of 26 stores as part of restructuring plans.

Politics