The Huntly soldier's commanding officer described him as "the perfect example of a Highland soldier".

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The 26-year-old married Huntly father-of-two, of 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, died in action on Friday.

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He had been allowed out of Castle Huntly open prison, near Dundee, to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

BBC: Robert Foye

Four lorries, two vans and three cars were involved in the collision on the A96 near Huntly at about midday.

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Affected areas will include Bank Street, Huntly Street and Friar's Street.

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Affected areas include Bank Street, Huntly Street and Friar's Street.

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Isabella Rossellini, sporting a wig that appears to have been woven from cold egg noodles, plays Lady Port-Huntly, rich but legless, who runs a competition to discover, as the title suggests, the saddest music in the world.

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The overriding belief at Castle Huntly is that if offenders are simply released back into society from a closed prison, then they are much more likely to re-offend, that someone who has been helped and rehabilitated first has a better chance of making something of their life.

BBC: Castle Huntly