Trump vows to sign national emergency to secure funding for border wall
Donald Trump has announced he will declare a national emergency to fulfil his pledge to construct a wall along the US-Mexico border.
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Australian football team demonstrate unique defensive wall in semi-final game
Brisbane Roar surprised the commentary team and the opposition with a rather unusual routine while defending a free-kick at Dolphins Stadium.
A wall is a wall, says Donald Trump as he refuses to downgrade border project
President Donald Trump has said a wall is a wall as he berated allies for trying to redefine his planned defence on the Mexican border as a barrier.
Donald Trump says negotiators ‘wasting time’ if border wall is not discussed
President Donald Trump has insisted congressional negotiators working on a compromise border security deal include money for his proposed wall between Mexico and the southern US border.
Trump has a new rhyming slogan for his wall, and people are responding in kind
Donald Trump has urged people to use the phrase “Build a wall and crime will fall” with regards to his proposed wall between the US and Mexico.
Trump vows to ‘never back down’ on security as shutdown continues
Donald Trump has kept his hard line on the partial government shutdown, now in a fourth week over his insistence on billions of dollars for a wall at the US-Mexico border.
US federal workers get blank payslips as shutdown drags on
US public sector workers missed their first payday of the year on Friday as anxieties about mortgage payments and unpaid bills deepened.
Shutdown threat recedes as Trump softens stance on wall
President Donald Trump has appeared to back off his demand for five billion dollars to build a border wall, signalling for the first time that he might be open to a deal that would avoid a partial government shutdown.
11 images which sum up Trump’s tense border discussion with Democratic leaders
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and if that’s true then the images from US President Donald Trump’s discussion with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have really racked up the word count.
Trump bickers with Democratic leaders amid shutdown threat over border wall
Donald Trump has argued heatedly in public with Democratic leaders and threatened repeatedly to shut down the government if Congress does not provide the money he says is needed to build a wall at the Mexican border.
Trump clashes with Democratic leaders amid shutdown threat over border wall
Donald Trump has escalated his government shutdown threat over funding for his proposed Mexico border wall at a heated White House meeting with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.
Watch: Aberdeen’s Nuart Festival hailed success as plans for next year’s even kick off
A popular street art festival has been hailed a success – with a call for wall space for next year already being made.
Trump’s border wall will hurt endangered plants and animals in Texas, scientists say
A border wall between the US and Mexico will harm endangered plants and animals and cause trouble for the growing ecotourism industry in Texas, scientists say.
Aberdeen wall repairs shelved after doubts over funding and land ownership
A £250,000 project to repair a wall has been shelved after doubts emerged over funding and land ownership.
Boy, 11, taken to hospital after part of wall collapses at Aberdeen school
An 11-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after part of wall collapsed at an Aberdeen school this morning.
Willie Young land row legal threat ditched after apology
Willie Young has dropped a threat of legal action against a former councillor after receiving an apology.
Aberdeen City Council co-leader tells of ‘clear failing’ as controversial wall repair to be discussed
Council co-leader Jenny Laing has said the authority had shown a “clear failing” on the Wellington Brae repair scandal on the eve of a crunch meeting into the issue.
SNP says probe into wall row ‘not good enough’ after it reveals catalogue of failures
The SNP has claimed an investigation into public money spent on a wall belonging to the family of a former councillor raise “more questions than answers”.
Willie Young: I’ve taken legal advice over SNP smear campaign that cost me Aberdeen election
Aberdeen's former finance convener believes a row over a £200,000 repair to a wall belonging to his dad in the run-up to the election was a "smear campaign" from the SNP.
Legal graffiti wall created at Aberdeen community park
A legal graffiti wall has been created in an Aberdeen park.
Anger from SNP as councillors decide against recovering cost over wall repair bill row in Aberdeen
The SNP's group leader said he has been left "stunned" after councillors narrowly voted against recovering costs from the owner of a wall at the centre of a repair bill row.
Wall dispute to be considered in front of Aberdeen councillors
A report into the handling of land at the centre of a £200,000 wall repair bill row will be considered by councillors on Wednesday.
Willie Young hits out over ‘errors’ as he says he sold land at centre of row over repair cash to his Dad
A senior Aberdeen councillor has confirmed he sold the land at the centre of a £200,000 wall repair bill row to his dad.
Aberdeen finance chief Willie Young feels ‘let down’ by local authority over wall repair row
An Aberdeen councillor at the centre of a £200,000 wall repair row has said he feels "let down" by the local authority.
Aberdeen’s SNP group in call for ‘transparency’ over controversial wall
The SNP group in Aberdeen has contacted Audit Scotland asking it to intervene in the £200,000 Wellington Brae wall repair row.
SNP seeks independent probe into dispute over £200k works to Aberdeen wall
The SNP has called for an independent investigation into a row over £200,000 worth of work to a wall - which it says is owned by a councillor's family.
Can’t decide what colour to paint your room? Why not pick them all!
If you've ever had an issue picking a colour for the feature wall in your house, one creative oil worker may have found a solution.