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Half of Scotland’s ‘exhausted’ nurses considered quitting in last year, suvey finds

Nurses and NHS workers hold a socially distanced protest outside Downing Street in London. Unison says half of Scotland's nurses have contemplated quitting.

More than half the nurses in Scotland considered quitting their jobs at least once in the last year, according to a new survey. Read More

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Olivia Jean: Lack of supervision and communication contributed towards death of engineer on scallop dredger near Aberdeen

12/05/2021

Nicola Sturgeon Covid announcement

Covid Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon update confirms major lockdown changes

11/05/2021

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Aberdeen's Dylan McGeouch.

Winning the battle for third would be a positive end to a frustrating season, insists Aberdeen’s Dylan McGeouch

12/05/2021

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Golf: Barrie Edmond targeting third Evening Express Champion of Champions title

11/05/2021

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Moray council leader says it will be ‘days rather than weeks’ to move out of Level 3

12/05/2021

Dua Lipa accepts the award for Female Solo Artist during the Brit Awards 2021 at the O2 Arena (PA)

Dua Lipa’s Brits call for NHS pay rise sparks Government response

12/05/2021

Food and Drink

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Taste test: Would you try out these Nutella fries?

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Crohn’s, Cooking and Me: Reflecting on a year of Covid-19 and turning to great food for comfort

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Watch out for the ‘Dirty Dozen’! There are vegetables out there that could be bad for you

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National Vegetarian Week: Lifelong meat-eater goes veggie for the week

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Chill out this summer by making your own gin and tonic ice lollies

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Nostalgia

Aberdeen in bloom over the years, left from clockwise, roses on Anderson Drive in the 1970s, Union Terrace Gardens and Seaton Park.

Bloom or bust: Was Aberdeen really banned from entering Britain in Bloom?

By Kirstie Waterston

William Greig became a hero in Prague during the Second World War.

The Aberdeen Gordon Highlander honoured for helping save Prague from the Nazis

By Neil Drysdale

Sir Alex Ferguson achieved the impossible with Aberdeen and Manchester United during a glittering career.

Alex Ferguson excelled at Manchester United, but his true greatness shone in Aberdeen

By Neil Drysdale

Coronavirus: The key numbers

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Aberdeen's Dylan McGeouch.

Winning the battle for third would be a positive end to a frustrating season, insists Aberdeen’s Dylan McGeouch

Aberdeen midfielder Dylan McGeouch insists winning the race to finish third would deliver a positive shine to a frustrating season. Read More

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Season could be over for Aberdeen keeper Joe Lewis due to rib injury

Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass confirmed keeper Joe Lewis' season could be over due to a rib injury. Read More

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12/05/2021

Steven Gerrard with his Scottish Football Writers’ award (Kirk O’Rourke/PA)

Steven Gerrard lands SFWA Manager of the Year prize

12/05/2021

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (AP)

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12/05/2021

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Miami Heat overcome Boston Celtics to seal play-off spot

12/05/2021

Lockdown restrictions saw the UK economy contract at the start of 2021 but the hit was smaller than first feared as growth rebounded in March, according to official figures (Andrew Matthews/PA)

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Sergio Romero and Ben White are in Jose Mourinho’s plans for Roma (Mike Egerton/Simon Cooper/PA)

Football rumours from the media

12/05/2021

The Cerne Abbas Giant was probably first constructed in the late Saxon period, according to new analysis (Ben Birchall/PA)

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Cerne Abbas Giant’s likely age revealed but air of mystery remains

12/05/2021

Gaza City’s police headquarters has been destroyed after Israel launched dozens of air strikes and the death toll rose in its worsening conflict with Hamas (Adel Hana/AP)

Israel rockets destroy Gaza City police headquarters, Hamas says

12/05/2021

Roberto Martinez spent three years as Everton manager (Martin Rickett/PA)

On this day in 2016: Everton sack manager Roberto Martinez

12/05/2021

Boris Johnson with Ben Houchen, whose victories in the north of England have been held up as an example of how the UK Government should take on the issue of Scottish independence.

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The Stooshie Diary: Election result dooms us to years more constitutional debate

12/05/2021

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola saw his side again dominate their Premier League title rivals (Martin Rickett/PA)

Pep Guardiola hails ‘special’ Manchester City side after ‘hardest’ title win

12/05/2021

Police say a man who fatally shot six people at a Colorado birthday party before killing himself was upset after not being invited to the weekend gathering thrown by his girlfriend’s family (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette/AP)

Police: Colorado gunman opened fire after not being invited to birthday party

12/05/2021

The US government has warned the public against hoarding fuel as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its fifth day (Chris Carlson/AP)

US warns motorists against hoarding fuel as pipeline shutdown continues

12/05/2021

Tributes have been paid to the veteran Hollywood actor and producer Norman Lloyd following his death aged 106 (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Veteran Hollywood star Norman Lloyd dies aged 106

12/05/2021

Members of the Senedd will nominate Wales’ First Minister on Wednesday with Mark Drakeford set to continue in the role following Welsh Labour’s election success (PA)

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Senedd to nominate First Minister in first post-election meeting

12/05/2021

The Prince of Wales has praised the work of nurses (Chris Jackson/PA)

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Charles: Nurses are deserving of ‘our thoughts and thanks’

12/05/2021

Davina McCall said her struggles with heroin made her a stronger person (Scott Garfitt/PA)

Davina McCall says struggle with addiction made her a stronger person

12/05/2021

What the papers say – May 12 (PA)

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What the papers say – May 12

12/05/2021

Rules to tackle puppy smuggling, make keeping primates as pets illegal and ban imports of hunting trophies are part of a new push to protect animals, ministers said (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

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Welfare action plan for pets, wildlife and livestock set out

12/05/2021

The Kurupt FM crew take on Japan in the first trailer for the upcoming People Just Do Nothing film (PA/BBC)

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s relationship has returned to the headlines almost 20 years after their split (PA)

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12/05/2021

Labour’s new shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves (PA)

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Labour hits out at ‘glaring omission’ of workers’ rights Bill in Queen’s Speech

12/05/2021

Ronald Koeman saw his Barcelona side’s title hopes dented (Tim Goode/PA)

Ronald Koeman sees difficult path for Barcelona after draw with Levante

12/05/2021

Music stars including Arlo Parks and NHS workers graced London’s O2 Arena for the Brit Awards 2021 (Ian West/PA)

In pictures: Music returns as the Brit Awards light up the O2 Arena

12/05/2021

Around a quarter of a million older people do not get a state pension, but many may be able to successfully make a claim, according to LCP (Rui Vieira/PA)

Around a quarter of a million older people receive zero state pension – report

12/05/2021

Picture is posed by a model. Domestic abuse survivors can access ‘safe spaces’ in nearly 300 TSB branches where they will receive specialist support, the bank announced (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

TSB opens up ‘safe spaces’ in bank branches to support domestic abuse survivors

12/05/2021

Richard Madeley (PA)

Richard Madeley and Loose Men panel to discuss male body confidence and more

12/05/2021