Last updated Tuesday February 9 at 22:18 BST
The Soteria Consortium set to take over from the RAF and Royal Navy to provide the rescue service in a major shake-up.
Relatives of mother-of-three Veronica Best claim she was repeatedly mis-diagnosed by doctors prior to her death.
The Fochabers man, in his 50s, is being treated at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary following the crash near Buckie on Monday.
Balmoral Group chairman Jim Milne says the business community feels pressuised into supporting Sir Ian Wood's vision for Union Terrace Gardens.
Stephen Crummack had been confronted by friends of Robert Rose, who were concerned about the 54 year-old.
A group of divers discovered the body in Scapa Flow, Orkney, on Monday afternoon.
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