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Grandson speaks out as vulnerable Tayside gran, 86, slips through cracks in vaccine roll-out

February 26 2021

Elizabeth Munro from Invergowrie with her grandson Barry Mann.

Perth Sheriff Court.

Court hears how ‘melee erupted’ in Perth pub when man punched punter without warning

February 26 2021

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‘Strange phenomenon’ as vodka bottles and beers cans hung from trees near Angus village

February 26 2021

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February 22 2021

LGBT History Month: Items from Perthshire Pride added to museum collection

February 26 2021

Professor Bob Steele (left) and Dundee Rotary centenary committee chairman Robert Dunn.

Dundee Rotary centenary fund delivers £11,000 boost to pioneering cancer screening programme

February 26 2021

Traffic in Forfar.

‘Enormous challenge’ cutting car use in Angus as transport boss makes green journeys ‘top’ priority

February 26 2021

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Lockdown activities to help keep Fifers fit during lockdown

February 26 2021

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Perthshire tourist group resorts to online fundraising to boost tourism after lockdown

February 26 2021

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February 15 2021

St Johnstone: There will be no sentiment in Betfred Cup team selection after Murray Davidson injury setback

February 25 2021

Murray Davidson limps off at Ibrox during Rangers clash.

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Ali McCann.

Northern Ireland experience should prove to be valuable for St Johnstone star Ali McCann in Betfred Cup final

February 26 2021

Alan Kernaghan.

Alan Kernaghan enjoyed ‘purple patch’ of his career at St Johnstone – now he wants Callum Davidson’s team to go one better than class of ’98

February 26 2021

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Dundee can get back to winning ways at Morton insists Peter MacDonald as he reveals secret to success in the Championship

February 26 2021

Dundee United boss Micky Mellon.

Micky Mellon says Dundee United learned a lot from last trip to Kilmarnock and expects them to be a different animal on Saturday

February 25 2021

Will Jason Kerr be lifting the Betfred Cup trophy?

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February 25 2021

St Johnstone have reached their fourth major cup final.

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February 25 2021

Business

Michelle Milnes, founder of Property Studios.

Hundreds of virtual property tours created each month by Kinross-shire firm

A Kinross-shire firm that creates virtual property tours now has more than 30 staff after Covid-19 led to a surge in demand. Read More

February 26 2021

Lifestyle

Some of the bakes made by Slice of Forfar.

Have you had a Slice of Forfar yet? Dessert bar and delivery service opens in Angus

Creating stunning cheesecakes for a whole range of tastes is just one of the many amazing desserts pastry chef Klaudia Zablocka makes for her customers in Forfar. Read More

February 25 2021

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Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds, pictured, and fellow actor Rob McElhenney completed their takeover of Wrexham earlier this month (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Sport

Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney offer £250,000 promotion bonus

February 26 2021

Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai and Nigel Skea walk into the State Courts in Singapore (AP)

Briton jailed for breaking Singapore quarantine order

February 26 2021

Pets At Home has issued another profits upgrade following strong sales since the start of the year (Mike Egerton/PA)

Pets At Home issues fourth profits upgrade since September

February 26 2021

A Government scientific adviser has said keeping windows open and improving ventilation in schools is much more effective at reducing coronavirus transmission than asking young children to wear face masks (Jane Barlow/PA)

Opening windows ‘much more effective’ than face masks in primary school – Semple

February 26 2021

A boulder falls into the English channel from Greenpeace vessel Esperanza (Suzanne Plunkett /Greenpeace/PA)

Greenpeace builds ‘boulder barrier’ to protect marine site from fishing

February 26 2021

Joint Fife Council leaders David Alexander & David Ross.

Fife

IN FULL: Fife council tax freeze and rent increase as budget agreed

February 26 2021

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Perth & Kinross

Perthshire tourist group resorts to online fundraising to boost tourism after lockdown

February 26 2021

President Joe Biden (AP)

US air strike targets Iranian-backed militia in Syria

February 26 2021

Seth Lakeman.

THE LIST: Mercury Prize-nominated Seth Lakeman to perform live online concert

February 26 2021

Fife

Potholes: Only four motorists receive compensation for damaged cars in Fife

February 26 2021

Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots over New Orleans Pelicans’ Josh Hart (Morry Gash/AP)

Sport

Giannis Antetokounmpo lifts Bucks over dogged Pelicans

February 26 2021

British Airways owner IAG has announced it suffered a pre-tax loss of 7.8 billion euros (£6.8 billion) in 2020 (Steve Parsons/PA)

BA owner IAG suffers £6.8bn loss in 2020

February 26 2021

Campaigners previously gathered outside the Caird Hall in Dundee to call for changes to be made to mental health services

NHS Tayside vows to provide mental health care from birth to old age as it launches its ‘Living Life Well’ strategy

February 26 2021

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Fife

Graham’s Dairy hits back after Green MSP brands Fife operation ‘nightmare neighbour’

February 26 2021

A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in Tokyo (AP)

Japan partly ends state of emergency

February 26 2021

Valerie Lindsay and Chez Lesley on a previous fundraising walk.

Tay Road Bridge relay walk to be held in memory of those who took their lives

February 26 2021

Ben Stevens with Alice Bugden.

Perth & Kinross

‘Alarming’ decline of barn owls sparks concern among Perthshire landowners

February 26 2021

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News

Council to spend more than £5m tackling homelessness following 16% rise in Dundonians seeking temporary accommodation

February 26 2021

The Duke of Sussex spoke about family life in an appearance on James Corden’s The Late Late Show in the US (Simon Dawson/PA)

Harry speaks about family life with Meghan during chat with James Corden

February 26 2021

Georginio Wijnaldum, left, and Gleison Bremer feature in today’s transfer speculation (Nick Potts/Nick Potts/PA)

Sport

Football rumours from the media

February 26 2021

Allan Shields and pharmacy assistant Janette Sachs with the "robot".

Fife

Levenmouth pharmacy offers robot prescription service

February 26 2021

Grant Archibald, chief executive of NHS Tayside.

Perth & Kinross

Revealed: £35 million elective surgery centre to open at Perth Royal Infirmary

February 26 2021

The change will remove references to ‘person’ in the Bill and replace them with ‘mother or expectant mother’ (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

‘Person’ changed to ‘mother’ in maternity bill after pressure by peers

February 26 2021

The Duke of Sussex rapped the theme song from The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air as he joined James Corden on The Late Late Show (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)

Harry joins James Corden for a double-decker bus tour of Los Angeles

February 26 2021

Billie Eilish offered a rare glimpse into her relationship with an ex-boyfriend in the Apple TV+ documentary exploring her meteoric rise (Apple/PA)

Billie Eilish opens up on ex-boyfriend in Apple TV+ documentary

February 26 2021

Steven Gerrard was thrilled with the attacking prowess of his side (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Sport

Steven Gerrard thrilled with attacking quality of free-scoring Rangers

February 26 2021

Neil Lennon enjoyed three trophy-laden spells at Celtic Park (Jeff Holmes/PA)

Sport

Murdo MacLeod says Neil Lennon deserves credit for his work at Celtic

February 26 2021

England captain Joe Root was chose his words carefully after a crushing defeat in Ahmedabad (John Walton/PA)

Sport

Joe Root invites ICC to make own judgement on Ahmedabad pitch

February 26 2021

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has pledged his support for Donald Trump if he secures the Republican party’s 2024 presidential nomination (Senate Television/AP)

McConnell pledges support for Trump if he wins 2024 nomination

February 26 2021

Facebook has announced preliminary agreements with three Australian publishers following new laws compelling digital giants to pay for news (Niall Carson/PA)

Facebook signs pay deals with three Australian news publishers

February 26 2021

TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay 92 million dollars (£65.72 million) in a settlement to US users (PA)

TikTok owner ByteDance to pay US privacy settlement

February 26 2021

Amanda Staveley arrives at the Rolls Building in London to give evidence in her High Court battle with Barclays (Victoria Jones/PA)

Businesswoman waits for ruling after big money battle with Barclays

February 26 2021

Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato welcomed the progress of a proposed law which would expand legal protections for the LGBT community in the US (PA)

Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato welcome Equality Act vote

February 26 2021

Shamima Begum wants to return to the UK (PA)

Supreme Court to rule on Shamima Begum’s bid to return to the UK from Syria

February 26 2021

What the papers say – February 26 (PA)

What the papers say – February 26

February 26 2021

Mike Tyson has come out swinging against US streaming service Hulu after it announced a miniseries based on his life (Joel Ryan/PA)

Mike Tyson comes out swinging against planned TV series on his life and career

February 26 2021