A yellow alert for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland runs until midnight on Thursday.

In general, people are feeling more positive about their finances for 2025 than a year ago, research for Aegon indicates.

McCoy’s is set to launch new Hot ‘n’ Spicy crisps in the UK on January 20 along with an on-pack promotion which could land shoppers £100,000.

OXFORD Spires’ Charles Wright is among the first two riders announced for the Ben Fund Bonanza, and will be joined by 2017 world champion ...