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Mintlaw driver, 29, killed in A90 crash was due to wed his soulmate in weeks

Darren Inglis was killed in a crash on the A90 on January 26, 2021.

Tributes have been paid to a "larger than life" north-east man killed in a road accident just a few weeks before he was due to get married. Read More

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Interactive map: Covid cases in north-east drop 54% in two weeks

Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack. Picture by Kenny Elrick

Aberdeen FC ‘open to exploring’ beachfront stadium site

Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes with Scott Wright during the game at St Johnstone.

Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes says Scott Wright was ’fully committed’ in stalemate at St Johnstone

Turriff United confirm ex-Keith boss Dean Donaldson as their new manager

More than 1,800 people in the shielding category tested positive (Danny Lawson/PA)

Shielding ‘made a difference’ but should not return in initial form – report

Cloris Leachman has died aged 94 (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Oscar-winning actress Cloris Leachman dies aged 94

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First Minister Arlene Foster speaking to the media at Stormont following the publication of the report (Liam McBurney/PA)

Rape and incest victims in NI homes for unmarried mothers and their children

26/01/2021

UK will work with the European Union to avoid vaccine disruption – Matt Hancock

26/01/2021

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‘Absolute tragedy’ as man, 29, dies after one-car crash on A90

26/01/2021

Burns Night-in: Scotland celebrates the bard at home

25/01/2021

Olivia Marks-Woldman, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust chief executive (Holocaust Memorial Day Trust/PA)

Holocaust offers timely reminder of impact of divisive speech, trust boss warns

25/01/2021

Gorillas enjoying the snow at London Zoo (ZSL/PA)

In Video: Animals enjoy the snow at London Zoo

24/01/2021

Gemma Dalgliesh is doing a nippy dip every day during the month of January.

Watch: Brave north-east woman plunging into cold North Sea every day in January raise funds for NHS Grampian

23/01/2021

Scottish Government launches ‘roll up your sleeves’ campaign

21/01/2021

The 2020 London Marathon went virtual (Victoria Jones/PA)

Plans revealed for biggest ever London Marathon after vaccine rollout

21/01/2021

A general view of runners during the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon (PA)

Plans revealed for biggest ever London Marathon after vaccine rollout

21/01/2021

Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes says Scott Wright was ’fully committed’ in stalemate at St Johnstone

He may have signed for rivals Rangers but Derek McInnes insists Scott Wright’s commitment to the Dons cause cannot be questioned. Read More

27/01/2021

St Johnstone's Stevie May (L) chases down Lewis Ferguson of Aberdeen

Aberdeen suffer frustration with 0-0 stalemate away to St Johnstone

Aberdeen suffered a night of frustration as they were held to a goal-less stalemate by St Johnstone in Perth. Read More

27/01/2021

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A member of staff prepares a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at a clinic (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Black MPs share video message in bid to increase vaccine uptake

27/01/2021

Black MPs have shared stories of losing loved ones to Covid-19 in a bid to increase the number of people getting vaccinated.

Sir Desmond Swayne has been a critic of the Covid lockdowns (Chris McAndrew/UK Parliament/PA)

Tory MP Swayne accused of spreading ‘dangerous misinformation’ about Covid

27/01/2021

Labour has accused former minister Sir Desmond Swayne of spreading “dangerous misinformation” about coronavirus and has called for the Tories to take action.

Great Britain’s women finished fourth at the Rio Paralympics (Thomas Lovelock/OIS)

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Sophie Carrigill has tunnel-vision when it comes to Tokyo 2020 preparation

27/01/2021

The devastating impact of coronavirus on disabled sport has not stopped Great Britain wheelchair basketball player Sophie Carrigill staying “tunnel-visioned” in her pursuit of the Olympic podium.

Boris Johnson tells Scots ‘the best way to build our Covid recovery is as one United Kingdom’

27/01/2021

Boris Johnson will arrive in Scotland on Thursday with a plea for unity, as Britain looks to build back from the pandemic in the months and years ahead.

James Rodriguez scored for Everton (Paul Ellis/PA)

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James Rodriguez scores stunner and Jordan Pickford makes mistake as Everton draw

27/01/2021

Everton playmaker James Rodriguez’s moment of quality was cancelled out by an error from goalkeeper Jordan Pickford which allowed Leicester to leave Goodison Park with a 1-1 draw.

Thomas Frank expects a tight title race in the Championship (Nick Potts/PA)

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‘It’s going to be interesting’ – Thomas Frank predicts exciting promotion race

27/01/2021

Brentford manager Thomas Frank believes the Sky Bet Championship promotion race will go down to the wire after his side were frustrated by 10-man Swansea.

Sheffield United’s Oliver Burke scored his side’s winner at Manchester United (Tim Keeton/PA)

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Oliver Burke winner sees Sheffield United stun title-chasing Manchester United

27/01/2021

Sheffield United stunned title-chasing Manchester United as substitute Olivier Burke secured Chris Wilder’s rock-bottom side just their second Premier League win of a wretched season.

Kyle Wootton scored twice in his side’s 2-0 win (Mike Egerton/PA)

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Notts County move into play-off places after late Kyle Wootton brace

27/01/2021

Kyle Wootton scored a late double as Notts County moved back into the National League play-off positions with a 2-0 victory over Solihull Moors at Meadow Lane.

Sheffield Wednesday are second bottom in the table (Peter Byrne/PA)

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Neil Thompson hoping strikers can find the goals to keep Sheffield Wednesday up

27/01/2021

Sheffield Wednesday caretaker boss Neil Thompson challenged his misfiring attackers to find the goals to keep the Owls up after a 2-0 defeat at Coventry deepened their relegation worries.

Valerien Ismael looked on the bright side of a draw with Cardiff (Martin Rickett/PA)

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Valerien Ismael confident Barnsley are ‘on the right path’ in Championship

27/01/2021

Barnsley boss Valerien Ismael reflected on the positives after Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw.

Neil Warnock is hoping to add to his Middlesbrough squad (Martion Rickett/PA)

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Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock hopeful of signing Yannick Bolasie on loan

27/01/2021

Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock is hoping to complete the loan signing of Yannick Bolasie in the next 24 hours after the Everton winger turned down a proposed move to Turkey in order to make a temporary switch to Teesside.

Scott Pittman scored Livingston’s second goal in the win over Kilmarnock (Jeff holmes/PA)

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Livingston make it 12 matches unbeaten as late goals earn win over Kilmarnock

27/01/2021

A late double salvo proved enough to secure Livingston a 2-0 triumph over Kilmarnock and extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 12 matches.

Owen Farrell’s England start their Six Nations campaign against Scotland (Adam Davy/PA)

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Owen Farrell: England’s Saracens players will be fully prepared for Scotland

27/01/2021

Owen Farrell insists England’s Saracens contingent will race out of the blocks when the Guinness Six Nations begins against Scotland at Twickenham on February 6.

Arsenal’s Europa League trip to Lisbon could be in doubt (Mike Egerton/PA)

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Elite athletes returning from ‘red list’ countries will have to quarantine

27/01/2021

Premier League stars returning to England after playing World Cup qualifiers in Portugal and South America will be sent to quarantine hotels for 10 days.

Dan Sparkes was on target for Maidenhead (John Walton/PA)

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Danilo Orsi-Dadomo at the double as Maidenhead put four past Yeovil

27/01/2021

Danilo Orsi-Dadomo scored twice as Maidenhead closed in on the Vanarama National League play-off places with a 4-2 home victory over Yeovil.

People protest against new anti-abortion laws (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)

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Protests break out in Poland after court’s abortion ruling

27/01/2021

Anti-government protests have broken out in Polish cities after the country’s top court confirmed its highly divisive ruling that will further tighten the nation’s strict anti-abortion law.

Rangers’ Alfredo Morelos celebrates after firing the winner at Easter Road (Ian Rutherford/PA)

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Alfredo Morelos scores winner as Rangers move closer to securing title

27/01/2021

Alfredo Morelos left his mark on Hibernian in more ways than one as the striker fired Rangers another huge step closer to the title after a 1-0 win at Easter Road.

Leigh Griffiths was on target for Celtic (Andrew Milligan/PA)

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Celtic beat Hamilton for first win in five Scottish Premiership games

27/01/2021

Celtic returned to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Hamilton at Parkhead.

Fulham and Brighton could not be separated in their second goalless draw of the season (Bryn Lennon/PA)

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Brighton’s winless home run goes on after Fulham stalemate

27/01/2021

Fulham earned their first point in three games against fellow relegation strugglers Brighton in a cagey goalless draw at the Amex Stadium.

Dean Smith could not believe Aston Villa lost the game (Clive Brunskill/PA)

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Dean Smith in disbelief after Aston Villa ‘throw three points away’ at Burnley

27/01/2021

Dean Smith was in “disbelief” that Aston Villa were not heading back to Birmingham with all three points after they twice surrendered a one-goal lead before going on to lose 3-2 at Burnley.

Cardiff’s Kieffer Moore and Barnsley’s Michal Helik battle for the ball (Mike Egerton/PA)

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Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff battle back to force draw at Barnsley

27/01/2021

A four-goal thriller at Barnsley finished 2-2 as Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff fought back from being two goals down at Oakwell.

Coventry claimed a big win (Tim Goode/PA)

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Callum O’Hare inspires Coventry to victory against Sheffield Wednesday

27/01/2021

Callum O’Hare set up both goals as Coventry ended a near two-month home drought with a 2-0 win over struggling Sheffield Wednesday at St Andrew’s.

Graham Alexander wants Motherwell’s win at Ross County to spark a run of good form (Andrew Milligan/PA)

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Graham Alexander says Motherwell deserved win at Ross County

27/01/2021

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander was particularly pleased with the mental resilience his side showed in their 2-1 win at Ross County.

Swansea’s Conor Hourihane celebrates his goal (Nick Potts/PA)

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Conor Hourihane sends Swansea back into promotion places with late leveller

27/01/2021

Conor Hourihane’s late free-kick secured a 1-1 draw with Brentford to take 10-man Swansea back into the Sky Bet Championship automatic promotion places.

Michael Smith scored Rotherham’s second goal from the penalty spot (Martin Rickett/PA)

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Lacklustre Middlesbrough pay penalty as Rotherham romp to comfortable victory

27/01/2021

Rotherham gave their chances of avoiding relegation from the Sky Bet Championship a major boost as they claimed an emphatic 3-0 win at Middlesbrough.

Thomas Tuchel hopes to lead Chelsea to silverware (Richard Heathcote/PA)

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Thomas Tuchel vows to build Chelsea team ‘that nobody wants to play against’

27/01/2021

Thomas Tuchel has pledged to conjure the “special energy” required to turn Chelsea into serial silverware winners.

Jim Goodwin lavished praise on his St Mirren players (Andrew Milligan/PA)

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Jim Goodwin hails Buddies for bouncing back strongly against Dundee United

27/01/2021

Jim Goodwin lavished praise on his St Mirren players for bouncing back strongly from their Betfred Cup semi-final disappointment to thrash Dundee United 5-1.

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Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes happy with Rangers-bound Scott Wright’s commitment

27/01/2021

Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes declared Scott Wright’s performance “fully committed” after the Ibrox-bound attacker started in a goalless draw against St Johnstone.

Sergio Reguilon is facing three weeks on the sidelines (Clive Rose/PA)

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Tottenham’s Sergio Reguilon facing three weeks on sidelines

27/01/2021

Tottenham defender Sergio Reguilon looks set to be out for three weeks with a muscle injury.

Cameron Blues scored Morton’s equaliser (Rae Irvine/PA)

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Morton battle to draw with Inverness despite playing over an hour with 10 men

27/01/2021

Morton battled to a 2-2 draw at home to Inverness despite playing most of the contest with 10 men.

England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam

Grandparents warned Covid-19 rules still apply after first jab

27/01/2021

Grandparents can only see their grandchildren when tens of millions of people have been vaccinated and levels of Covid-19 have been properly brought down – even if they have had their first jab, England’s deputy chief medical officer has said.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on climate change and green jobs (Evan Vucci/AP)

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Joe Biden signs executive orders to tackle climate change

27/01/2021

President Joe Biden has issued executive orders to cut oil, gas and coal emissions and double energy production from offshore wind turbines in a bid to combat climate change.

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust of the Prince of Wales speaking in a video message (Holocaust Memorial Day Trust/PA)

Charles urges people to use Holocaust remembrance to challenge ‘fake news’

27/01/2021

The Prince of Wales spoke of the “deeply worrying growth of fake news” as he urged people to challenge those who peddle unfounded conspiracy theories on Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD).

Burnley’s Chris Wood celebrates scoring the winning goal (Molly Darlington/PA)

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Chris Wood caps vintage Clarets comeback against Aston Villa

27/01/2021

Chris Wood capped a sensational comeback from Burnley as they twice came from behind to claim a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa in an entertaining encounter at Turf Moor.

Scott Wright started for Aberdeen (Jeff Holmes/PA)

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Rangers-bound Scott Wright fails to fire in Aberdeen’s draw at St Johnstone

27/01/2021

Ibrox-bound Scott Wright started for Aberdeen against St Johnstone but neither he nor anyone else at McDiarmid Park could supply the inspiration in a goalless draw.