Ken BanksBbc Scotland

Apr 10, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ken BanksBbc Scotland |Ken Banks

Published10 April 2024, 22:53 BSTHeavy rainfall is having a "devastating" impact on lambing and crops, farmers have warned. If lambs do not have dry ground to lie on, hypothermia often affects newborns and can be fatal. Provisional Met Office figures for winter 2024 show higher than average rainfall across the UK, particularly in the north east of Scotland where farming is prevalent. One farmer, Nicola Wordie, of Aberdeenshire, said a lot of lambs were going to be lost due to the weather.

Feb 20, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ken BanksBbc Scotland |Ken Banks

Orkney Islands Council has named a 29-year-old as Scotland's youngest local authority leader. Heather Woodbridge also becomes the first woman to lead the island council. The independent was elected in 2020 to represent the North Isles after a by-election was called following the death of her father, Kevin Woodbridge. The new leader replaces James Stockan, who announced in January he was leaving office and standing down as a councillor. He had led Scotland's smallest local authority for six years.

Jan 18, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Rebecca Curran |Ken BanksBbc Scotland |Ken Banks

A man who evaded justice for more than 40 years after murdering his ex-wife thought he was "too clever" to be caught, according to a detective who helped finally secure his conviction. Christopher Harrisson killed 32-year-old Brenda Page in Aberdeen in 1978, a year after the couple were divorced. Det Insp James Callander said Harrisson thought he had got away with it - but implicated himself in an interview. He was found guilty of Ms Page's murder 45 years after the killing.