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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:30:00 +0000
Jack Johnson: Huge crowds greeted heavyweight boxer’s return to Dundee in 1916
Heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson fought off a cold to take the city by storm when he made a triumphant return to Dundee in January 1916.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:29:59 +0000
Covid-19: Retail, hospitality and leisure firms to get one-off grant of up to £9,000 to help cope with lockdown
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a one-off grant worth up to £9,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses affected by the new lockdown.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:00:04 +0000
LEE WILKIE: I don’t see why Dundee can’t chase down Hearts at the top – and Dubai trip is ‘shocking decision’ by Celtic
Dundee were excellent against Hearts on Saturday night and it was really positive to see them perform so well in such a big game.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:42:41 +0000
Neighbours ‘shocked and saddened’ as police launch attempted murder probe in Dundee
Police have launched an attempted murder probe after a man was stabbed and left for dead in the early hours of yesterday.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:40:40 +0000
Hundreds of hoax fire calls in Tayside could mean the ‘difference between life and death’
Hundreds of malicious phone calls made to emergency fire fighters across Tayside in the last year could have made “the difference between life and death”.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:57:54 +0000
Dundee’s ‘King of Cockerels’ finds forever homes for feathered friends
A man dubbed "the King of Cockerels" helped to rehome hundreds of injured birds last year - and even managed to beat his previous record in the process.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:45:21 +0000
Ewan Gurr: The myth of Scotland as a nation of Europhiles
I love Europe – its countries, cultures and coastlines.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:45:14 +0000
Dundee art group to launch new January project
An art group has launched a new project in an effort to get people in the city feeling more creative this year.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:40:53 +0000
Man fined at Dundee court after threatening to post explicit images of ex online
A 64-year-old man has been fined £340 after he threatened to post his former lover's explicit pictures on social media.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:26:13 +0000
Number of drink and drug drivers in Tayside shoots up in 2020
The number of people being caught driving under the influence of drink and drugs in Tayside has shot up in 2020.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:00:04 +0000
Fundraiser for Dundee footballer’s family raises more than £11,000
More than £11,000 has been raised for the family of a popular junior footballer following his death.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000
Dundee boss James McPake says the Dark Blues are showing the ‘character’ needed to be a real force in 2021
Dundee manager James McPake says his side are showing the character needed to become a real force in the Championship in 2021.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:59:04 +0000
Freezing temperatures see Dundee pensioners ‘prisoners’ in their own homes
Pensioners claim they are “prisoners” in their own homes with more people also being admitted to A&E as freezing weather takes hold over the city.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:54:42 +0000
‘It’s an alarming situation’: John Alexander says Dundee City Council will do all it can to support residents through latest lockdown
The number of Covid-19 infections in Dundee has more than doubled in the past fortnight – with the city council vowing to do “all it can” to support residents through another lockdown.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:30:00 +0000
Dundee United midfielder Jeando Fuchs to see surgeon as injury problems mount at Tannadice
Dundee United midfielder Jeando Fuchs is to see a surgeon to investigate the knee ligament injury that has kept him out of the club’s last two matches.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:37:32 +0000
Boris Johnson orders England shutdown as medics warn NHS could be ‘overwhelmed’
Boris Johnson has ordered a third lockdown in England after medics warned the NHS could be "overwhelmed" in 21 days without action.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:59:08 +0000
MP Margaret Ferrier arrested and charged over alleged reckless conduct
MP Margaret Ferrier has been arrested and charged by police in connection with alleged reckless conduct.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:34:40 +0000
Coronavirus: Ninewells intensive care patient tests positive for virus in ‘non-Covid’ part of ICU
Ninewells intensive care unit (ICU) staff are self-isolating after a patient tested positive for Covid-19 in the virus-free part of ICU.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:00:41 +0000
Schools closed: What are the pupils, teaching unions and parent groups saying?
There has been mixed reaction to the First Minister's announcement that schools across Scotland are to remain shut to most pupils for the rest of the month.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:15:18 +0000
Schools closed: How do parents feel about at least three more weeks of home learning?
Parents across the country are steeling themselves for another episode of home learning.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:10:28 +0000
Dundee residents among first to be given new Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine in Scotland
Two Dundee residents are among the first in Scotland to receive the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:35:34 +0000
‘Stay at home’ rule returns as Scotland to enter full lockdown again from midnight due to Covid-19 surge
Scotland is to enter full lockdown once again, with measures at their strictest since spring 2020, in response to surging case numbers.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:17:43 +0000
Broughty Ferry lifeboat launched to assist kayakers in River Tay
The Broughty Ferry Lifeboat launched on Monday afternoon to assist a kayaker who had fallen out of their kayak in the River Tay.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:55:05 +0000
Union fears over Dundee children going back to school too early amid Covid-19 increase
Union leaders in Dundee fear too many children are going back to school too soon as Covid-19 continues to spread.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:20:10 +0000
Groom in full wedding outfit among the most unusual items left behind at Dundee Travelodges
Travelodge has revealed some of the interesting and unusual items left behind in its 563 hotels during the last 12 months, including a groom at one of the firm's three Dundee sites.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:48:50 +0000
Police appeal after 20-year-old stabbed in murder attempt in Cleghorn Street
Police are appealing for information after a man was stabbed in Cleghorn Street.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:30:34 +0000
Man threatened to knock Dundee shopkeeper’s head off in row over pie
A fuming customer abused a shopkeeper after claiming he had fallen ill after eating a pie from his store.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:07:58 +0000
Weather warning for ice issued across Tayside and Fife
A weather warning has been issued across Tayside and Fife for ice throughout Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:43:12 +0000
Police probe car park fire that badly damaged vehicle next to Dundee casino
Police are continuing to probe a fire that badly damaged a vehicle parked near the Grosvenor casino.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:02:50 +0000
Ewan Gurr: ‘We must engage more about drug deaths to unearth resolutions’
Last week, Disgusted requested (Letters, Evening Telegraph, December 28) I present “answers to the misery that drug users through their antisocial behaviour inflict on families, emergency services and the general public”.



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