River Don: Last News

This is the heart-stopping moment when a daredevil was caught swimming down the River Don after it burst its banks this morning.

A team of specialist divers have found 'no signs' of a missing grandmother who was swept away during severe flooding in Aberdeenshire last year.

A team of specialist divers from England are continuing to search for missing grandmother Hazel Nairn who was swept away in the River Don last year.

An abandoned caravan park on the banks of the picturesque River Don in Aberdeen has been left in ruins, with pictures showing the once popular housing option now lying deserted.

Police in Aberdeenshire have called off searches for a grandmother who was swept into a river during major flooding. Hazel Nairn, 71, was last seen in the River Don in her home village of Monymusk, 20 miles west of Aberdeen, on Friday, November 18.

The devastated daughter of a pensioner swept away in an Aberdeenshire river has told how her family “are lost without her”. Hazel Nairn was last seen in the water in the River Don, near Monymusk, after getting into difficulty while reportedly trying to rescue her pet dog amid torrential rain.

The latest speaker at East Kilbride Probus Club made sure his talk wasn't a bridge too far.

Police searching for a Scots mum have recovered the body of her dog she was reported;y trying to save before she was swept away in a river.

Searches are continuing for a Scots mum who was swept away in a swollen river as she tried to save her beloved dog during stormy weather.

A racing car driven in the 50s by the legendary Scot known as “Britain’s fastest lady” has fetched £18,000 at auction.

Searches for a woman reportedly swept into a Scots river as she tried to rescue a dog have been resumed this morning.

Flood-hit streets have been swept by Scots cops as part of an exercise with the Coastguard while extreme weather continues to bring chaos and halt travel across the country.

Police searching for a woman reportedly swept into a Scots river as she tried to rescue a dog have stood down their search on Friday.

Emergency services have launched a large-scale search for a person who is believed to have been swept away in a Scots river during severe weather.

Pete Doherty did his best imitation of Scots footballer Denis Law on a trip to Aberdeen.

flood warnings have been issued for Tuesday as rivers have burst their banks.An evacuation advisory was issued by the Environment Agency for residents in the village of Ironbridge, Shropshire yesterday (February 21) as levels on the River Severn rose dramatically in just a matter of hours.All trains out of Rotherham were cancelled after the River Don began to flow into the railway tracks, while homes in York and Tadcaster were also flooded.It comes as Storm Franklin became the third storm in a week to cause widespread damage to property and major transport disruption after Storm Dudley and the deadly Storm Eunice.More than 280 flood warnings and alerts remain in place across the country this morning as water heavy and sustained rainfall over the weekend continues to seep into rivers and streams, causing a delayed rise in river levels.Two of those warnings are "severe", warning of "danger to life" on the River Severn at both Wharfage, Ironbridge and Wribbenhall, Bewdley. The Met Office forecast for Tuesday reads: "A band of rain, heavy at first, accompanied by some strong winds in the north will move southeast and ease.

A grieving mum has died less than two weeks after her teenage son and his friends were killed in a crash.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of women being conscripted into the war effort, to ensure everyone “did their bit” as Allied troops tirelessly fought the battle against Hitler across Europe.

The partner of a young dad killed in a tragic car crash has paid tribute to her "best friend" as he is pictured for the first time.

Two men in their early 20s were killed after the car they were travelling in plunged from a bridge into a river yesterday evening.

Police are concerned about the whereabouts of a woman who was last seen wearing pyjamas near a Scots river. The lady, described as being in her mid-20s, was last spotted near the River Don at Seaton Park in Aberdeen.