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Ali Lamb's family are looking to create a memorial in his name. Image: Callum Lamb

Bid to give ‘murdered’ Dundee dad send-off he ‘deserves’

Ali Lamb died after allegedly being attacked in a block of flats in Douglas a week ago.

By James Simpson

Ambulances at the scene of the crash. Image: Finn Nixon/DC Thomson

Two ambulances called to crash at busy Dundee junction

Drivers have faced delays after the crash at the traffic lights on East Dock Street, at the junction with East Marketgait.

By Lindsey Hamilton & Finn Nixon

Candidates congratulate the SNP's Lynda Holton as returning officer Ken Gourlay announces the result. Image: Fife Council

SNP storms to Glenrothes victory in Fife Council by-election

Voters in Glenrothes Central and Thornton went to the polls on Thursday to elect a new councillor following the death of veteran SNP member Ross Vettraino.

By Claire Warrender 9

Houses in Whitfield Gardens in Dundee contain Raac. Image: Steve MacDougall/DC Thomson

Raac homeowners still waiting on insurance letter from Dundee City Council after almost a year

A council officer told one resident the letter would be issued "this week" last October.

By Sean O'Neil

Kirriemuir and Dean Independent councillor George Meechan is the new leader of Angus Council after the SNP administration was ousted. Image: Supplied

New Angus Council leader says he won’t stoop to ‘public squabbling’

Former SNP group deputy George Meechan has come under fire just days into his rule at the head of a new coalition administration.

By Graham Brown 8

EXCLUSIVE: Pressure grows to pause Holyrood grilling for ex-Dundee University principal Iain Gillespie

There are fears an explosive evidence session with the former principal could damage the university as it negotiates with its lender.

By Alasdair Clark 14

Dundee Sea Cadets take part in a wartime parade in the City Square. Supplied by DC Thomson

Was your Dundee street hit by tragedy in WW2? Our map shows addresses of more than 1,000 victims

They died defending these streets. Eighty years on, use our map to find the fallen soldiers who once called Dundee home.

By Ema Sabljak

Fears Jessie’s Kitchen proposals could lead to ‘alcohol-fuelled sing-songs’ as Broughty Ferry row rumbles on

Developers behind plans to create 13 self-catering apartments at Broomhall House in Broughty Ferry are appealing its refusal.

By Laura Devlin 6

Dog trainer Hannah Green with her dog Ollie - proudly sporting his muzzle - on Dundee Law.

Should all dogs be muzzled in public in Tayside and Fife?

With the number of dog bite injuries treated at Ninewells Hospital quadrupling over the last four years, we question whether all dogs should be muzzled in public across Tayside and Fife.

By Gayle Ritchie 3