It's a way of life he's grown accustomed to but it doesn't make the challenges of being a reserve goalkeeper any easier for Dundee United's Deniz Mehmet.

The upcoming re-opening of Broughty Ferry Esplanade to through traffic has been welcomed by locals.

Nicola Sturgeon will give an important update on lockdown in Scotland tomorrow ahead of the planned reopening next week.

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A Dundee campaign group is calling for protection of their pensions, the extension of bus passes for use on trains and ferries, the city's drugs problems to be tackled and investment in education.

Some of California's most dangerous prisoners were trained by Tayside engineers to make sand bags at San Quentin.

Do you fancy a hug in a can? Well you had better be quick because 71 Brewing’s limited edition offering won’t hang around for long.

A Fife teacher will release his debut novel in May after taking inspiration from many of the Kingdom's best-selling authors.

A Fife driving instructor’s eye for a great picture has helped him scoop one of the photographic world’s most prestigious accolades.

Police have reopened the A9 near Windyedge Straight after an early morning Road Traffic Accident.

Staff at the University of Dundee are being balloted for industrial action to fight off the closure of their pension scheme.

The Scottish Conservatives are poised to unveil plans to spend £600 million on tackling the NHS treatment backlog and £200m on repairing potholes.

Neighbours of a former Angus prison have been left "disgusted" after raw sewage leaked on to the road.

Police are appealing for information that could help trace a 15-year-old girl who has been reported missing from her home in Forfar.

It’s been 13 months since Dens Park saw a home crowd cheering Dundee on due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Detectives are appealing for information following a serious assault in Dundee late on Saturday, April 17. 

Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in Kirkcaldy.

A marathon cycle inspired by courageous Angus brain tumour tot Kinsley McMillan has smashed through the £5,000 fundraising barrier.

A Dundee man has said he is living like a prisoner after a stroke left him trapped in his upstairs flat.

A Broughty Ferry mum and her daughters have been donning fancy dress over the Easter break to raise funds for a charity close to their hearts.

Fire crews battled a fire at the Port of Montrose on Saturday for more than nine hours.

While eagerly awaiting the reopening of restaurants, gyms and beauty salons, residents of Tayside and Fife made the most of the great outdoors this weekend.

Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that her key NHS spending pledge is only a “backstop” and funding could be even higher than proposed by the SNP.

A man has been arrested following a road traffic accident in Brechin.

Nicola Sturgeon has accused Alex Salmond's Alba Party of jeopardising Scottish independence by attempting to "bulldoze" forward in a way that is "contemptuous" of the voters who are key to a Yes victory.

Greater funding for local authorities is vital in tackling the dirty camping problem which has blighted rural Scotland during lockdown, a Fife politician has claimed.

Windsor and the Royal Family were centre stage today for Prince Philip's funeral.

Neil McCann and Billy Dodds' relationship has taken many forms over the years and they are hoping their Inverness incarnation ends with a promotion push.

Fire crews have been in attendance at the Port of Montrose today, battling a blaze.

Police were in attendance in a street in Perth today after a man in his thirties died.