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SCOTS comedy legend Billy Connolly will play a one-night stand in Aberdeen.

PETERHEAD pervert Neil Divers could be locked up for the rest of his life after his abuse of children spanning more than 30 years.

A GROUP of rogue Travellers left an Aberdeenshire beauty spot just hours before they faced eviction.

AN OFFICIAL bid to build an Olympic-size swimming pool in Aberdeen has taken a major step forward.

BEING born at home was a piece of cake for little baby Harriett Chamberlain.

OPENLY gay kirk minister Rev Scott Rennie has taken his place in the pulpit at Aberdeen’s Queen’s Cross Church.

SHE’S busy flying the world, penning hit songs and making her name overseas.

AN ABERDEEN community council at the centre of a cash probe is to put its accounts on public display.

VANDALS smashed several windows at two Aberdeen schools causing about £1,400 of damage.

A BIKER died today after a crash in a North-east road.

OPERATIONS for sick children were today cancelled after an infestation of maggots was found at an Aberdeen hospital.

ANDY Murray has been chosen as the name for a baby donkey in Aberdeen.

AN ABERDEEN bus boss today launched a scathing attack on his own drivers, claiming they wanted a 52% pay rise.

A MAN has admitted stealing nearly £100 from an Aberdeen charity shop.

A MAN and a woman have appeared in court accused of attacking a man in Aberdeen.

AN ABERDEEN man attacked a police officer by grabbing his face, a court heard.

THE RAF was mourning the loss of two air crew today after their Tornado fighter jet crashed near a beauty spot.

A MAN has been accused of attacking two nurses and a hospital porter in Aberdeen.

ABERDEEN sales of ice-cream, barbecues, fans and summer clothes have shot up.

AN AIR France plane which crashed into the ocean plunged vertically into the water intact and at high speed, it was revealed today.

A TEAM of Aberdeen engineering students are gearing up for success on the track with a car they built from scratch.

THE most senior British Army officer to be killed in action since the Falklands War was today described as “a born soldier” who was “destined for greatness”.

AN ABERDEEN man drove while he was more than three times the drink driving limit.

A JUNKIE drove a £40,000 Mercedes van stolen from an Aberdeen hotel to get around the city to buy drugs, a court heard.

SUNBATHERS were sizzling as Aberdeen recorded its hottest day of the year so far.

TWO men bound their victim to a chair and stole nearly £13,000 from a Westhill hotel, a court heard today.

AN RAF Tornado jet today crashed into a Scottish hillside while on an exercise.

A MAN was taken to hospital after a crash in Westhill.

FRAUD squad detectives have started quizzing members of Garthdee Community Council as part of a cash inquiry, the Evening Express can reveal.

EVENING Express readers are being given the chance to name a baby donkey in Aberdeen – after a decision to call it Jackson was overruled.

A NORTH-EAST swine flu victim today said he is on the mend.

A TEENAGE boy was assaulted near a busy road in Aberdeen.

TWO men have appeared in court accused of climbing an Aberdeen telephone tower.

A WOMAN was ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work for calling a man a “monkey” in Aberdeen.

MORE than 600 crimes were committed in six months by just 15 young people in one Aberdeen area, it was revealed today.

A FURIOUS driver today hit out after council insurers refused to compensate him after he claimed his car’s wheel came off in an Aberdeen pothole.

AN ATTACKER beat his victim with a stick in Ellon, a court heard.

THE family of Ronnie Biggs have vowed to fight for his freedom after Justice Secretary Jack Straw refused his release from prison.

COMEDY actress Mollie Sugden has died after a long illness, aged 86.