Terry McDermott cheered on in The Voice USA final by pals in pub where he used to sing karaoke

Click on the links below to read my story about Terry McDermott who was cheered on in The Voice USA final by pals in his local boozer where he started his career as a karaoke singer.

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Lorraine Kelly's lawyers called to remove weight loss pill advert

Click on links below to read a story I wrote about Lorraine Kelly calling her lawyers after a slim pill advert with her face appeared on Facebook without permission.

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Stonehaven couple lucky to be alive after 7 foot wave crashes through bedroom window

Click here (The Sun print version) or here (The Sun online version) to read my story about Sandy and Mary Stewart whose house has been wrecked after it was hit by a seven foot wave.

Dozy driver leaves extremely disabled five-year-old girl alone on bus for over a hour

Click here (Daily Record version) or here (Daily Record online version) to read a story I wrote about Chantelle McLeod, a blind, mute and wheelchair-bound 5-year-old who was forgotten about by her dozy driver and left alone on a bus for more than a hour.

Photographer Dave Hancox takes remarkable picture of a meteor shower above Scotland

Click here (The Sun version) or here (Sun online version) to read my story about Dave Hancox who managed to get a stunning picture of a Geminid meteor above Scotland. It was published in The Sun.

Inverurie butchers to put most expensive ham in the world on sale

Click on the links below to read my story about John Davidson who is selling the most expensive ham in the world.

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Heather Stanning is off to a flyer at RAF Lossiemouth

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about Heather Stanning, the Olympic gold medallist, who ditched her rowing boat for a fighter jet.

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Rare nacreous clouds spotted in Aberdeenshire

Click here to read a story I wrote about rare nacreous "rainbow clouds" which put on a spectacular display over north east Scotland on Sunday. It was published in The Scotsman.

Villagers in Local Hero beach battle

Click here (Daily Mail version) or here (The Herald version) to read a story I wrote about fears over the future of the picturesque landscape featured in Scottish film Local Hero.

Field of dreams

Click here (Daily Mail Version) or here (The Times version) to read a story I wrote about James Oswald who is a farmer by day and crime writer by night.

Aberdeen City Youth Council planning to give out condoms to 13-year-olds

Click here to read a story I wrote about Aberdeen City Youth Council who want to hand out free condoms to 13-year-olds. It was published in The Sun.

Walker and Arktos celebrate birthdays with ice cakes at Highlight Wildlife Park in Kingussie

Click here to read my story about Walker and Arktos, the only polar bears in the UK, who celebrated their birthdays with ice cakes and several inches of fresh snow.

Formartine United's badge ruled offside after public complaint

Click here to read my story about Formartine United who have been forced to change their crest after a complaint from a member of the public. It was published in the Daily Record.

Council probes £100k Tesco Bill

Click here (The Sun print version) or here (The Sun online version) to read a story I wrote about a council investigation into a £100,000 bill into the inappropriate use of Tesco gift cards.

Love is quite literally in the air for lovebirds Annette MacKenzie and Stuart Black

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about Stuart Black, who proposed to girlfriend Annette MacKenzie 500ft up in the air.

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RNLI veteran Ron Churchill is still shipshape

Click here to read my story about Ron Churchill who has become the oldest lifeboat crewman in Scotland. It was published in the Daily Record.

Grampian Police to hand out 50 redundancies

Click here to read a story I wrote about Grampian Police's plans to axe 50 backroom workers over the 2012 festive period. It was published in The Sun.

My 10 year ID fight is hol over

Click here (The Sun print version) or here (The Sun online version) to read a story I wrote about Caroline Parry who has gone on her first holiday after a 10 year battle to prove she existed.

Minister slapped with ban in probe

Click here (The Sun print version) or here (The Sun online version) to read a story I wrote about Reverend Stephen Emery who has been suspended by Church of Scotland chiefs following an investigation into his conduct.

(Guinea) pigs might fly

Click here to read a story I wrote about a Guinea Pig who has smashed his own long jump record before hanging his paws up for retirement. It was published in the Daily Mail.

The land that time forgot

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about John Gordon, who was forced to sell his land to Moray Council, but 18 years later they still haven't built anything on it.

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'We weren't told dad was on death pathway'

Click here (Daily Mail version) or here (Mail Online version) to read my story about Arthur Oszek who was put on the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway without permission from himself or his family.

Widow's appeal to let Scots 'die with dignity'

Click here to read a story I wrote about Liz Jamieson who wants Scots to be granted the right to "die with dignity" after her husband's 17-year battle with Alzheimer's came to an end. It was published in The Sun.

RAF airman returns to Lossiemouth to hold 2 week old son for the first time

Click on the links below to read my coverage of RAF Lossiemouth's 5 Force Protection Wing's return to  Scotland from Afghanistan.

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Dundee road to be named after The Bash Street Kids

Click here (Daily Star version) or here (Daily Express version) to read a story I wrote about a Dundee road that is to be named after The Beano's Bash Street Kids.

Close down care home for causing our mum's death

Click here (Daily Mail version) or here (Daily Record version) to read a story I wrote about the family of Gladys Burr who are insisting a care home should be shut down for causing her premature death.

Three-inch blade found in Halloween sweets

Click here (The Courier version) or here (Mail Online version) to read a story I wrote about Peter McDougall who found a three-inch blade in a bag of Halloween sweets.

Michael Gove's mother: 'I'll give him a clip round the ear for being a clever dick'

Click here to read my exclusive story about Michael Gove's mother promising to give her son a clip round the ear following the Education Secretary's revelation that he acted like a "clever dick" in his French classes when he was a teenager. It was published in the Daily Record.

'Waste plant could cause prison riot'

Click here to read a story I wrote about concerns over a proposed waste plant causing riots at Perth Prison. It was published in The Scotsman.

Ex-Dons star on the run from cops

Click here to read a story I wrote about former Aberdeen FC midfielder Roberto Bisconti who is on the run from cops after being sentenced to 18 months in jail for fraud. It was published in The Sun.

Scots family relive moment they saw a UFO

Click here (The Courier version) or here (Press & Journal version) to read a story I wrote about a terrified Aberdeenshire family who reckon they've seen a UFO. The video is available here.

Higgs Bison makes full recovery back to Aberdeenshire herd

Click on the links below to read my story about an orphaned bison calf who has recovered from losing her mother to being accepted back into the main herd.

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Engaged for 32 years...the secret to a long relationship

Click on the links below to read my story about George Brown and Glynis Johnstone who have been engaged for 32 years.

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