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Kirstin Tait

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Kirstin is a production journalist at STV News based in Aberdeen and has an interest in social issues, the environment and covering breaking news. She previously worked as a reporter for the Press and Journal, Evening Express and the Hull Daily Mail.

New incinerator could be one of the last in Scotland after permit ban

North East & Tayside

New incinerator could be one of the last in Scotland after permit ban

Former colleagues pay tribute to murdered Aberdeen scientist Dr Brenda Page

North East & Tayside

Former colleagues pay tribute to murdered Aberdeen scientist Dr Brenda Page

Failing to reinstate Scottish rivers will put communities at ‘catastrophic risk’ of flooding

North East & Tayside

Failing to reinstate rivers will put communities at 'catastrophic risk'

Family fear Scots grandad detained in Dubai wouldn’t survive jail

UK & International

Family fear Scots grandad detained in Dubai wouldn't survive jail

‘Everyone is distraught’: Locals dismayed over delay to new £160m Belford Hospital in Fort William

Highlands & Islands

'Everyone is distraught': Locals dismayed over delay to new £160m hospital

Scotland’s most endangered bird can be seen up close for the first time in new virtual project

North East & Tayside

Capercaillie mating ritual recreated for virtual reality project

Blood donors encouraged to ‘give the gift of life’ over Christmas period

North East & Tayside

‘I wouldn’t be standing here right now without blood donors’

Stoneywood paper mill workers win legal battle over claims they were not properly consulted over redundancy

North East & Tayside

Five former paper mill workers win legal battle over redundancy claims

Woman conned out of £1,000 after email from scammer impersonating her boss

North East & Tayside

Woman conned out of £1,000 after email from scammer impersonating her boss

Aberdeen woman with MS said it took two years to say her diagnosis out loud

North East & Tayside

'I have MS - it took two years to say my diagnosis out loud'

Family members of those in prison say they’re ‘serving their own sentence’

North East & Tayside

Families of those in prison 'serving their own sentence'

Aberdeenshire mum who lost only child in crash makes road safety plea

North East & Tayside

Aberdeenshire mum who lost only child in crash makes road safety plea

Aberdeenshire: Blind man’s plea for pedestrian crossing at busy Alford’s Main Street rejected by council

North East & Tayside

Blind man's plea for pedestrian crossing at busy road rejected by council

Veterans open up about PTSD and struggles with mental health in call for better support

North East & Tayside

'I've lost 23 friends to suicide since I joined the military'

Dramatic landscapes inspire artists and designers showcasing their work at North East Open Studios event

North East & Tayside

Dramatic landscapes inspire artists and designers showcasing their work

Peterhead Prison siege officer who was rescued by SAS dies aged 93

North East & Tayside

Prison siege officer who was rescued by SAS dies aged 93

Barley farmer faces losing £100,000 after harvest hit by extreme weather

North East & Tayside

Barley farmer faces losing £100,000 after harvest hit by extreme weather

Heatwave Aberdeen: Yxng Stunna, M2 ABZ, Josh McLean among acts at new rap and hip-hop showcase event

North East & Tayside

Rap and hip-hop showcase sees artists including Yxng Stunna hit stage

'I'm £200 behind on rent but I'm in too much pain to work'

North East & Tayside

'I'm £200 behind on rent but I'm in too much pain to work'

Army veteran relieved to be alive after rescue from remote North Atlantic rock

Highlands & Islands

Army veteran relieved to be alive after rescue from remote North Atlantic rock

Scotland’s SPCA animal rescue charity in ‘crisis’ amid highest-ever running costs

Scotland's animal rescue charity in 'crisis' amid highest-ever running costs

Offshore oil and gas workers fear being left behind in transition to renewables

North East & Tayside

'Oil and gas must go, but I'm being left behind and it's terrifying'

Craigievar Castle: Scotland’s own ‘Cinderella castle’ said to have inspired Disney undergoes revamp

North East & Tayside

Scotland's own 'Cinderella' castle to undergo major revamp

Police warn drunk passengers won't board flights in airport crackdown

North East & Tayside

Police warn drunk passengers won't board flights in airport crackdown

Milk prices: Cuts mean struggling dairy farmers could ‘face collapse’, union chiefs warn

Struggling dairy farmers 'face collapse' as milk price drops

Historians unravelling the mystery behind a WW2 artwork

Historians unravelling the mystery behind a WW2 artwork

National Farmers Union: Mental health fears for farmers as support pleas treble in sector

North East & Tayside

Mental health fears for farmers as support pleas treble in sector

Scotch whisky industry delivered ‘historic blow’ in largest tax hike in decades

North East & Tayside

'Historic blow' for whisky industry in largest tax hike in decades

Aberdeen Blitz: Remembering when bombs rained down on the Granite City during World War Two

North East & Tayside

Aberdeen Blitz: Remembering when bombs rained down on the Granite City

Roofer brings world-famous Banksy design to building top in Inverness

Highlands & Islands

Roofer brings world-famous Banksy design to building top

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