1+ week, 2+ day ago   (508+ words) The roundabout would replace the Toll of Birness junction near Ellon A consultation has started on proposals to create a roundabout at Aberdeenshire's Toll of Birness road junction. The junction of the A90 and A952 roads north of Ellon has seen many…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (468+ words) Highland Council has said its region has some of Europe's darkest skies Highland Council has produced draft guidance aimed at reducing light pollution to give stargazers clearer views of the night sky. Officials said other benefits of minimising outdoor lighting…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (595+ words) The original buyer purchased the item for just £50 at an antiques market An item that was originally believed to be an antique taxidermy fox has sold at auction for £60,000 after being identified as the mounted head of an extinct animal....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1738+ words) Listen to Angus read the story here Most days on my commute, I am treated to the contents of strangers' phones. It could be a teenage boy slouching on a seat on the top deck of the number 29, holding his…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (898+ words) Rewatch the whole debate Six candidates standing to be the next Greater Manchester mayor have taken part in a live BBC debate. Reform UK's Sian Astley, the Green Party's Geraldine Coggins, Labour's Bev Craig, Conservative Phil Eckersley, independent candidate Marcus…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (46+ words) BBC Government to Review Prisoner Release Plans The Prime Minister and Justice Minister are to review plans to release more prisoners early this September, in an attempt further ease overcrowding in prisons. Government to Review Prisoner Release Plans (1:39)...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (611+ words) Sarah Finch and the Weald Action Group successfully campaigned against the original oil development A woman whose successful campaign against oil drilling in Surrey led to a landmark judgement on fossil fuel emissions is fighting plans for a new project....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (576+ words) Ash dieback was first recorded in the UK in 2012 Homeowners have been asked to help tackle the ash dieback "challenge" that is facing Leicestershire. The destructive disease, caused by a fungus, has wiped out thousands of ash trees across the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (508+ words) The BBC's Sarah Smith is in South Dakota ahead of the president's visit to the monument Could US President Donald Trump's face be added to one of the United State's most famous monuments? President Trump appears keen on the idea,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (348+ words) US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in having his face added to the iconic and historic Mount Rushmore monument alongside the existing carvings of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The idea has sparked support and…...