Shetland helicopter crash: Pilot error caused tragedy off Shetland, sheriff principal rules
Pilot error led to a fatal helicopter crash off the coast of Shetland, the north’s most senior sheriff has ruled.
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REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: 993 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in past 24 hours, with 27 of them in the north-east
A further 27 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the north-east in the past 24 hours, according to the latest Scottish Government statistics.
Aberdeenshire foodbanks set to go online with help of volunteer tech ‘army’
Foodbanks in Aberdeenshire will be among the first in Scotland to be lent a digital hand by an 'army' of tech experts.
RAF Lossiemouth jets intercept Russian bombers near Shetland
RAF Lossiemouth jets were scrambled to intercept Russian bombers off the coast of Scotland yesterday.
Police launch drugs crackdown on Aberdeen ferry service
Police have issued a warning following a crackdown on drugs onboard ferries travelling to Aberdeen.
Suburban memories of life in the Granite City
Aberdeen has seen many famous faces over the years and even produced a few - like Annie Lennox.
Forties at 50: How the discovery of North Sea oil changed everything in Aberdeen
It was the discovery which changed everything in the north-east of Scotland and transformed the Granite City from an ancient port to the centre of a new energy revolution in Europe.
Nicola Sturgeon accuses Home Office of treating ‘human beings like cattle’ with island asylum plan
Nicola Sturgeon has slammed proposals to build an asylum processing centre in the Western Isles or Shetland, saying the Home Office idea would be "met with the strongest possible opposition" from Bute House.
Shetland hits 10-year high for number of recorded sexual crimes, while overall crime declines
Shetland has hit its highest number of recorded sexual crimes for a decade, with cases increasing by 124% since 2010-11.
Gallery: Skies over north-east lit up by the Northern Lights
Stargazers across the north and north-east got to enjoy a natural phenomenon last night.
Shetland FAI: Inquiry closes hearing ‘pilot error’ caused fatal helicopter crash
Pilot error ultimately led to a horror helicopter crash off Shetland – killing four passengers on the tragic day – a fatal accident inquiry was told on its final day yesterday.
Shetland school pupil tests positive for coronavirus
A pupil at a Shetland primary school has tested positive for Covid-19, the council has confirmed.
Shetland helicopter FAI: Sheriff asks whether pilot believed they were actually landing at time of crash
The Sheriff Principal leading an inquiry into the horror 2013 helicopter crash off Shetland has questioned whether the pilot had believed he was actually landing at the time, instead of plummeting into the sea.
Shetland helicopter FAI: Pilots failed to ‘meet standard of reasonable care’
A senior pilot has told a court that the crew of a helicopter which crashed in the sea off Shetland had not complied with the standard operations regarding airspeed as they prepared to land.
Aviation expert outlines pilot concentration issue during Shetland Super Puma crash inquiry
Pilots can lose concentration when their aircraft is put into autopilot, according to an expert witness at the Shetland helicopter tragedy fatal accident inquiry.
More rigorous offshore survival training ‘could put people at risk of injury’, Super Puma inquiry hears
Ultimate responsibility for the safety of offshore workers on a doomed Super Puma helicopter which crashed into the sea off Shetland lay with the chief pilot, a fatal inquiry has heard.
Super Puma pilots ‘not aware of what the other one was thinking’ before helicopter crashed, inquiry hears
The pilots of a helicopter which crashed in the sea off Shetland in fog were “not aware” of what each other were thinking on the landing approach, a fatal accident inquiry heard today.
‘Lack of common understanding’ between pilots of doomed Shetland offshore helicopter, fatal accident inquiry told
There was a “lack of common understanding” between the pilots of a helicopter regarding its approach to Shetland in fog just prior to it plummeting into the sea, a fatal accident inquiry was told.
Investigator rules out gearbox failure as cause of Shetland helicopter crash which killed four offshore workers
A senior air accident investigator ruled out any suggestion of gearbox failure in a horror helicopter crash off Shetland.
‘It sounded like something tearing itself to bits, I knew there was only going to be one outcome’: Super Puma crash survivor recalls harrowing experience to fatal accident inquiry
A survivor of the horror Shetland helicopter crash – in which four people died, and a fifth later committed suicide – spoke how submersive training he undertook in Norway was “much more rigorous” than the UK equivalent.
Police support tackling gender-based abuse in Shetland after teenager’s project
Police Scotland has thrown its support behind attempts to end gender-based violence in Shetland after a local teenager’s project sharing accounts of abuse.
Survivor of horror Shetland helicopter crash tells inquiry how offshore safety training saved his life
A survivor of a horror helicopter crash at sea has told how “training kicked in” to enable him to escape from the submerged aircraft and then attempt to save another passenger.
Pilot tells of how his ‘world ended’ on day of tragic Shetland helicopter crash as inquiry begins
The grief-stricken pilot of a doomed helicopter which crashed off Shetland killing four oil workers has described how his “world ended” that day.
Man charged after £880,000 worth of drugs recovered along with Taser
A man has appeared in court charged in connection with the discovery of drugs worth nearly a million pounds along with a Taser.
Two people charged after cocaine and heroin seized
Two people have been charged after drugs worth £8,000 were recovered in Shetland.
Man who died after car crashed and caught fire named
Police have named a driver who died in a car crash in Shetland.
Relatives of North Sea helicopter crash victims to be given assistance during virtual FAI
Families of those killed in a helicopter crash off Shetland will be handed transcripts at the end of each day of evidence heard “virtually” at a fatal accident inquiry in a bid to allay fears of any potential technological problems.
Driver killed in Shetland road crash
A driver has died after a road crash in Shetland.
Huge blaze rips through hotel in Shetland
Fire crews are working to extinguish a blaze at a hotel in Shetland that broke out after midnight on Monday.
Boris Johnson in Scotland: PM to confirm islands growth deal funding as part of pledge to ‘level up across Britain’
Boris Johnson will mark his first year in Downing Street with a visit to northern Scotland tomorrow, amid surging support for independence and claims cabinet ministers are in “panic mode” about the fate of the Union.