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LESS than a third of Aberdeen passengers are expected to make it off the runway during a looming British Airways strike.

A FIRE today broke out in a three-storey block of flats in Aberdeen.

POLICE were today investigating a street attack in Aberdeen which saw a man taken to hospital.

FORMER Scotland captain Colin Hendry is being sued by a former friend over an £85,000 debt, it was claimed today.

AN ABERDEEN woman has admitted stealing a bank card and running up a bill of nearly £1,500.

THE people of Aberdeen have jumped to the defence of the proud Granite City.

SCOTTISH Opera professionals are heading to Aberdeen to perform an infant-friendly show aimed at babies aged between six and 18 months.

A FRASERBURGH model was today preparing to make her mark on the silver screen with a new film.

RUBBISH was piling up at an Aberdeen car park being used as a camp by rogue Travellers, residents claimed today.

A PROFESSIONAL footballer and his brother who allegedly attacked a man in an Aberdeen street have had their trial delayed.

A NEW Aberdeen business is to be launched – using workers from the closed-down Glencraft factory.

AN ABERDEEN woman who invented a foam hat to protect youngsters’ heads as they learn to walk has been honoured.

THE world’s shortest man, He Pingping, has died at the age of 21, a Guinness World Records spokesman revealed today.

PETROL prices are set to hit record levels, it was claimed today, with £6 a gallon predicted for next month.

THE family of the five-year-old British boy kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan were “overjoyed” today after he was found safe and well.

A DAD has been killed after his motorbike was in a crash with a car on the A947 Aberdeen to Banff road.

A SCHOOLBOY was threatened, beaten and robbed by hooded thugs in Aberdeen.

AN ABERDEEN cyclist claimed he could have been killed after he was catapulted off his bike by a car load of thugs.

A BLUSHING bride from Aberdeen has tied the knot in a surprise wedding.

AN ABERDEEN restaurant was today facing a fine after staff were allegedly found working illegally at the site.

AN 18-YEAR-OLD has been banned from more than 20 clubs in Aberdeen city centre after being found with legal highs.

A MAN was taken to ARI after a fire broke out at a house in the Aberdeen’s Torry area.

A THIRD man was due to appear in court today in connection with the alleged theft of seven cars from an Aberdeen garage.

A MAN has been threatened and robbed of his medication in an Aberdeen street.

BOOZE and drugs were seized from youngsters after a police blitz in Aberdeen.

CRIME writer Stuart MacBride was delighted with the response when he invited people to play the part of an angry mob in Aberdeen.

GORDON Brown intervened personally in a bid to prevent planned strike action by British Airways cabin crew, it was claimed today.

A HUNGARIAN Vizsla took the coveted title of Best In Show at the world famous Crufts dog show.

PRESSURE was mounting on the Government today to clarify whether James Bulger killer Jon Venables will escape prosecution for the alleged breach which landed him back in jail.

THE ex-girlfriend of a murder accused has been branded “calculating, manipulative and deceptive”.

RESIDENTS said they felt “intimidated” after rogue Travellers pitched up at an Aberdeen beauty spot.

AN ANGRY confrontation flared up between an opponent of Donald Trump’s golf resort and the project’s director.