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North Scotland among highest rates in world

1 week ago | bbc.com | Laura Goodwin |Ken Banks

Laura Goodwin and Ken BanksBBC ScotlandNorthern Scotland has one of the highest rates of Huntington's disease in the world, according to a new study. Huntington's is a hereditary disorder that slowly damages the brain, affecting the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink, make decisions and live independently. There is currently no cure. The study confirmed the rate of Huntington's disease in northern Scotland is 14.5 per 100,000 people - more than five times the estimated worldwide rate of 2.71.
Warning to councils of potential issues after ceiling collapse

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie

Safety warning after school ceiling collapseKen Banks and Louise HosieAberdeenshire CouncilThis image showing the partial ceiling collapse is in a confidential reportScottish councils are being told to be aware of "potential issues" with certain roof types after a school ceiling collapsed in Aberdeenshire. The dramatic partial collapse was discovered at Slains School in Collieston on Monday 10 March, before children had arrived for the day.
Grieving Scots welcome progress on miscarriage bereavement leave

1 month ago | bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie

Ken Banks and Louise HosieBBC Scotland, AberdeenBeth Taylor struggled to get out of bed after she was told she had miscarried at her 12-week pregnancy scan. Her boss, she says, asked 'would she be back tomorrow or the next day?'The 25-year-old from Aberdeen had envisioned a life for her first child - one that was lost in an instant during the appointment last summer. "Even if it's a week into the pregnancy and you lose it, you've still lost the whole future that you were going to have," she said.
Will Orkney go for a 15% council tax rise?

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Ken Banks |Rob Flett

Will Orkney go for a 15% council tax rise? A decision on Orkney's council tax will be made on Tuesday [PA Media]Councillors in Orkney are set to decide if they will proceed with a 15% increase in council tax. The biggest agreed percentage increase in Scotland so far has been in Clackmannanshire, with a 13% rise. Last week, Orkney councillors narrowly voted 11-10 in favour of proposing 15%, and that is going to full council on Tuesday.
Armed response concerns after man hit by police car

1 month ago | bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie

Armed response concerns after man hit by police carKen Banks and Louise HosieMan goes over top of police car during arrest in AberdeenConcerns over how a man said to be carrying a knife was detained - after being struck twice by a police car - have been raised by the Scottish Police Federation (SPF). A police car was driven at a man in Aberdeen on Friday afternoon as officers tried to disarm him. A police dog was also injured.
Cause of death of missing women was drowning

1 month ago | bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie

Cause of death of missing sisters was drowningKen Banks and Louise HosieHuszti familyHenrietta and Eliza Huszti disappeared in JanuaryThe official cause of death of two sisters found in a river in Aberdeen was drowning, BBC Scotland News has learned. Henrietta and Eliza Huszti - both 32 and from a set of triplets originally from Hungary - disappeared on 7 January. Their bodies were found in the River Dee on 31 January near where they were last seen alive, and their identities were later confirmed.
'Why spend £95,000 on our library in Macduff and then close it?'

2 months ago | bbc.com | Ken Banks |Phil McDonald

'Why spend £95,000 on our library then close it?'Ken Banks and Phil McDonaldBBCNatasha Watt founded the campaign group Prevent the Closure of Macduff LibraryAn Aberdeenshire community is questioning why a library which was recently upgraded at a cost of nearly £100,00 could now potentially be closed. Macduff Library is one of 13 across the region which has been facing an uncertain future in recent months.
Our remote isle celebrates New Year on 13 January

Jan 12, 2025 | yahoo.com | Ken Banks

A remote Shetland island is celebrating its traditional New Year's Day - two weeks after other parts of the world. Foula - which is home to less than 40 people - never fully adopted the modern Gregorian calendar, preferring instead to follow some of the traditions of the Julian calendar. So this sees islanders celebrate Christmas on 6 January rather than 25 December, and New Year's Day on 13 January. Advertisement"It is how we have always done it," one islander told BBC Scotland News.
No court action over baby's church car park death

Jan 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Ken Banks

No court action will be taken after the death of a one-year-old girl who was hit by a Land Rover in a church car park, BBC Scotland News has learned. Ivy Mae Ross was struck by the vehicle outside the Plymouth Brethren meeting hall in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, in May last year. She was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, but died a short time later. Her parents said at the time that it was a "tragic accident" which had left them devastated at the loss of their "beautiful" daughter.
Man jailed for life over 'ferocious' knife murder

Dec 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ken Banks

A man who stabbed another man to death in a "ferocious" attack in an Aberdeenshire town has been jailed for a minimum of 17 years. Luke Allan, 29, and his brother Ethan Carlyle, 23, had denied pursuing and repeatedly striking Andrew Ross, 52, after he tried to carry out a robbery in Peterhead's Ives Road in February last year. After a seven-day trial, a jury found Allan guilty of murder and convicted Carlyle of a reduced charge of assault.