Oil prices have continued their march towards $100 a barrel, topping $97 after data showed that stockpiles in America had fallen by more than expected.
The government is on course to oversee the biggest tax-raising Parliament since records began, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies' analysis.
Forty years on from the murder of an Aberdeen taxi driver, police say they have made their most significant development in the case to date.
The Scottish Government's energy strategy may now not be published until next summer, and possibly not until after the General Election should it be called in May.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled a £1.1billion fund to support 55 "overlooked" town centres - but he appears to have overlooked Aberdeenshire.
Former Aberdeen striker Frank McDougall has died aged 65.
Renewables firms fear a two-year delay to the Scottish Government’s key plans for energy and just transition is putting billions of pounds of investment at risk.
A new law requiring the operators of short-term lets to have a licence has come into force across Scotland - but there are warnings that police do not have the resources to investigate any breaches.
The risk of an oil spill in the North Sea or the English Channel is growing, analysts have warned, as Russia relies on aging tankers to shift supplies around the world.
Giant Hollywood-style letters, huts with a hint of Hawaii and hammocks inspired by Fraserburgh’s fishing history could turn the town’s beach into a money-spinning destination.