The inclement weather has caused a second day of school closures in the Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland council areas.
The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) scored 53.3 in December, down from 55.2 in November.
Police are looking into suspected fraud by a Kent-based videographer after claims numerous couples were left waiting for their wedding videos.
A spurned lover bombarded his former boyfriend and new girlfriend on social media and stalked his ex at his home after learning of their relationship.
Arts groups are “wheeled out” to project a positive image of Northern Ireland when needed despite being the “worst resourced arts community in Europe”. Ray Giffen, creative director at the Duncairn ...