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‘Independent Scotland would donate peers to UK as parting gift,’ SNP MP jokes

Perth and North Perthshire MP Pete Wishart made the irreverent suggestion as MPs debated reform of Westminster’s upper house.

The Independent UK

Call from councillor to reinstate canal in Perth's Canal Street

Long ago the street had an artificial waterway running through it but now houses a multi-storey car park

Daily Record

Schools across Perth and Kinross shut as teachers resume strike action over pay and conditions

The council confirmed the national walkouts will close education facilities on January 10, 11 and 17

Daily Record

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WA woman accused of abusing her infant

A young Perth woman accused of impeding her seven-month-old child's breathing and making threats to kill has faced court.

AAP

Inside My Wedding: NI couple travel home from Perth for their stunning big day at Galgorm Resort and Spa

"The whole day was a dream."

Belfast Live

Perth city centre councillors commend emergency services' swift response to New County Hotel blaze

Nine fire engines raced to the scene with 60 firefighters then evacuating guests, along with two people in neighbouring flats

Daily Record

Scots who died in fatal Perth fire named by police

Three people and a dog died in the fire at Perth’s New County Hotel in the early hours of Monday.

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Two sisters and dad who died in Perth hotel fire named by police

THE three victims of a horror hotel fire in Perth have been named by police as two sisters and a father.

The National (Scotland)

Two women and man who died in tragic Perth hotel fire are named

Donna Janse Van Rensburg and Sharon McLean, both sisters, and Keith Russell have been revealed by police as the victims of the fatal blaze at the New County Hotel

Daily Record

Edinburgh dad named as victim in tragic Perth hotel fire as family pay tribute

Police Scotland have named 38-year-old Keith Russell as being one of the trio that lost their lives in the blaze that engulfed the New County hotel on Monday morning.

Edinburgh Live

Three Scots who died in Perth hotel fire named as families pay tribute

Donna Janse Van Rensburg, Sharon McLean and Keith Russell died in the fire that took hold at Perth's New County Hotel on January 2.

Daily Record

Perthshire contractors embark on cross-UK bike relay to raise cash for Caitlin's rare sight loss condition

Some kind-hearted Kilmac employees from Perthshire are willing to pedal in a fundraising challenge to raise money for research into the genetic condition Bardet Biedl Syndrome which is compromising the wellbeing if eight-year-old Caitlin.

Daily Record

Call for “every inquiry” available into cause of fatal New County Hotel fire as serious concerns by guests come to light

Three people and a dog died after a fire broke out in the second floor of the County Place building in Perth city centre

Daily Record

Perth hotel hit with council warnings fortnight before three died in fire as guests 'didn't feel safe'

Environmental health inspectors served the notices on the New County Hotel exactly two weeks before the building caught fire.

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Daily Record

Road ban man busted driving wife's car in Perth

Perth Sheriff Court heard construction worker Jonathon Alexander Boyes was previously disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence on November 13, 2109 for a period of three years

Daily Record

Supermarket chain pulled Perth plan after council questioned need for more stores in the city

Lidl decided to withdraw its application to form a foodstore on empty farmland next to McDiarmid Park on Crieff Road late last year

The National (Scotland)

Fair City Unity call out St Johnstone and Rangers in statement over ticket pricing

St Johnstone fan group the Fair City Unity have called out the Perth club and Rangers over ticket pricing.

Daily Record

Perth hotel where three died in fire 'ordered to improve safety' weeks before blaze

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is understood to have audited the New County Hotel on December 12, before a fire killed three people and a dog on January 2.

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Mechelle Turvey, mother of late Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey, to work with Western Australia's police

The grieving mother of an Indigenous Perth teenager — who died after allegedly being bashed while walking home from school — accepts a volunteer role with Western Australia's police.

AAP

Indigenous teen's mum to advise WA police

Mechelle Turvey will work with WA police after her son Cassius Turvey died after being allegedly bashed with a pole as he walked home from school in Perth.

ABC News

Police charge 23-year-old man with murder over Tuart Hill death

Police have charged a man with murder after a 53-year-old man was found dead, and two others injured, in suburban Perth this week.

Daily Mirror

Boy, 3, dies in freak swimming pool accident as dad makes desperate plea to parents

Stephen Powell and his wife were left distraught when little three-year-old Isaac went missing on his mother's birthday last Thursday - only to find he'd fallen into their neighbour's pool in Perth, Australia

AAP

Breakers deny Wildcats at the death in NBL

Brady Manek missed a chance on the buzzer to tie up a tense NBL clash in New Plymouth, where the NZ Breakers beat Perth Wildcats 97-94.

Evening Standard

Three dead after hotel fire in Scotland

Three people and a dog died after a fire broke out at a hotel in Scotland on Monday.According to local authorities 60 firefighters were deployed to battle the blaze at the New County Hotel in Perth and Kinross, which broke out on the early hours of the morning.Emergency services were…

The National (Scotland)

Tragic fire was second to hit Perth hotel in six years

INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into a blaze which claimed the lives of three people at a hotel.

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