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An elderly man has died in a crash on the A90 in Aberdeenshire The 74-year-old, from Aberdeen, was driving a blue Volkswagen T-Roc car when he collided with a white curtain sided HGV at the Tipperty junction, near Ellon, at about 5. 20pm on Tuesday. Emergency services attended but the pensioner was pronounced dead at the scene. Two passengers in the Volkswagen, both women, were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to be treated for injuries. Recommended Toddler dies after being struck by car in Co

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jane Connors will oversee the Metropolitan Police’s special inquiry team in their investigation into alleged rule-breaking Downing Street parties. Who is Ms Connors and what is the special inquiry team?... Here is everything we know: Who is Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jane Connors?...

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Fujitsu, brought in by Sir Tony Blair when he was PM, has contracts with other departments too( Image: Getty) A former Armed Forces Minister has urged the Ministry of Defence to come clean over its reliance on Fujitsu for security contracts. Tory MP Mark Francois, who now serves on the Defence Select Committee, blasted the MoD for not revealing details of its contracts with the company at the centre of the Post Office-Horizon scandal.In response, Defence Minister James Cartlidge admitted the MoD

New guidance that aims to ensure rehabilitation is a “ primary consideration ” when young offenders are sentenced has come into force in courts across Scotland. The sentencing young people guideline applies to people under the age of 25 from the date they are found guilty or make a guilty plea. Developed by the Scottish Sentencing Council, the document draws on scientific evidence on cognitive maturity.It says a young person will generally have a lower level of maturity and a greater capacity fo