In order to support our tourism industry, we need more people studying the subject at college and university.

I hope that the Scottish Government will work to champion this as a career of choice for our young people.

The work of a charity which supports children born with rare heart defects has been marked in the Scottish Parliament.

Aberdeen woman Jane Gibson set up the Rebecca’s Rainbow Heart Ebstein’s Anomaly Trust which provides lifesaving support to children with heart defects.

The north-east’s flagship hospital has been slammed for a spate of basic failings in its care of some of its most vulnerable patients.

The number of patients waiting for emergency care in the north-east is at a four year high – and has soared by almost 40% since 2015.

Shock figures have revealed a “staggering” spike in the number of people dying in the north-east last winter.

One of Aberdeen’s largest GP surgeries is to close due to staffing difficulties – prompting fears of a “growing GP crisis” across the north-east.

Rosemount Medical Group – which has around 4,500 patients – will close in January.

Ambulance crews are prevented from entering almost 170 addresses in the north-east amid fears for their safety, new figures have shown.

A call for a review of the classification of a drug has been made by two politicians after a surge in north-east deaths.

An MSP has expressed his disappointment at what he claims is Holyrood inaction over a dangerous drug.

An MSP has expressed his disappointment at what he claims is Holyrood inaction over a dangerous drug.