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Council in fresh bid to buy First Aberdeen

Aberdeen City Council leaders are calling for talks over the possibility of a buyout of First Aberdeen

Aberdeen council chiefs are moving forward with plans that could see them take over the First Bus fleet, the Evening Express can reveal today. Read More

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Aberdeen and Ross County's friendly on Saturday.

Alstatte, Rietvogels, El-Ittihad… Looking back on interesting Aberdeen pre-season games from years gone by

There's light at the end of the tunnel for cricket in the region.

Hopes for north-east cricket action boosted by Scottish Government’s latest lifting of restrictions

Independence supporters to restart marches in final phase of lockdown easing

Russell Crowe, Alec Baldwin and Mariah Carey lead tributes to Kelly Preston

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Video: Royalty and celebrities join forces to congratulate Aberdeen students in special graduation video

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North-east residents urged to use charity shops to help save lives

10/07/2020

Video: Life on a north sea oil platform during the coronavirus pandemic

09/07/2020

In Video: Circus stars petition PM for right to reopen

07/07/2020

Aberdeen City Music School students earlier this year

Video: Aberdeen music school celebrates end of term with online concert

07/07/2020

Video: Customers enjoy a drink in the sun as bars and restaurants open for outdoor service

06/07/2020

Guy Craig, owner of the Cove Bay Hotel welcomes people to his new beer garden.

Video: North-east toasts easing of lockdown restrictions in newly-opened bar and cafe terraces

06/07/2020

Scotland must show visitors a warm welcome or face tourism consequences, warns Scots hotelier

06/07/2020

Police cordon off Kirk Brae in Fraserburgh. Photo by Jamie Ross

Homes evacuated as bomb squad called to north-east town

06/07/2020

Video: Kids from Aberdeen primary school pay tribute to their teachers as term ends

03/07/2020

Alstatte, Rietvogels, El-Ittihad… Looking back on interesting Aberdeen pre-season games from years gone by

Premiership clubs preparing for the new season amid the coronavirus crisis are having to take friendly opportunities where they can find them. Read More

13/07/2020

Chris Antoniazzi scoring for Cove Rangers against Annan Athletic.

Former Aberdeen youngster Chris Antoniazzi looks to role models

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Government immigration plan ‘ignores vital role of care workers’

13/07/2020

Campaigners have accused the Government of excluding care workers from its new immigration system and ignoring the “vital role” they have played during the coronavirus pandemic.

Uncle found niece’s body after she was raped and killed by friend, court heard

13/07/2020

An uncle found the body of his niece lying face-down in a pool and hidden with branches after she was raped and murdered in a park by a “trusted” friend, a court heard.

Lowest day-on-day rise in reported deaths since mid-March

13/07/2020

The number of people reported to have died in the UK after testing positive for Covid-19 has risen by 11: the smallest day-on-day increase in this total since mid-March.

Gemma McGough: Self-made British millionaire asks Government to tax her more

13/07/2020

A British millionaire has urged the Government to tax her more to help with the fallout from Covid-19, and believes living with vast amounts of wealth without giving back is “just wrong”.

London buses able to carry 50% more passengers under relaxed rules

13/07/2020

London buses have had their capacity increased by 50% in response to new social distancing guidelines, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.

Apathy could be early warning sign of dementia, study suggests

13/07/2020

Apathy could be an early warning sign of dementia in people with cerebral small vessel disease but depression is not, research suggests.

Rise in customs declarations expected as Britain ‘secures’ border post-Brexit

13/07/2020

An extra 400 million customs declarations could have to be issued a year under new post-Brexit border controls, it is understood.

Leicester sweatshops a ‘modern-day scourge’, says Patel

13/07/2020

There is a “modern-day scourge” taking place in the textile sector with regards to the exploitation of workers, Priti Patel has said.

We are safe, reopened health and beauty businesses tell customers

13/07/2020

Health and beauty businesses have sought to reassure customers that they are safe after reopening for the first time since lockdown.

Severely damaged human lungs ‘can be successfully recovered for transplant’

13/07/2020

Damaged human lungs that have been rejected for organ transplantation could be reconditioned through the use of cross-circulation from a pig, research suggests.

Twitter accused of ‘enabling’ anti-Semitism after promoting racist tweets

13/07/2020

Twitter has been accused of “allowing racism to run rampant” after promoting a viral hashtag which contained numerous anti-Semitic tweets.

Scaled-back Twelfth sees loyalist parades take place across NI

13/07/2020

Loyalist bands have marched in localised parades across Northern Ireland after annual Twelfth of July celebrations were scaled back due to the coronavirus emergency.

Warning after ambulance crews attacked while attending emergencies

13/07/2020

Drink and drugs played a part in three ambulance crews being attacked in separate incidents which put two staff in hospital, health bosses said.

Ex-Barclays boss caught up in fight with businesswoman ‘earned £39m a year’

13/07/2020

A former Barclays boss caught up in a £1.6 billion High Court battle involving the bank and a businesswoman earned nearly £40 million a year, and left with an “exit package” worth more than £50 million, a judge has heard.

Sport

Daniel Farke relishing challenge of returning Norwich to Premier League

13/07/2020

Daniel Farke has admitted the rebuild at Norwich will be a “tough task” but is excited for the challenge of trying to get them back to the Premier League.

Business

Companies pushed ‘vulnerable’ customers deeper into debt, FCA says

13/07/2020

A father-and-son team whose promises to help out people who risked defaulting on their mortgage often pushed them further into debt have had around £5 million frozen by a court.

World

US judge halts federal executions hours before resumption

13/07/2020

A US district judge has ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana.

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Competition: Put your pet in the picture!

13/07/2020

Today the Evening Express is launching its Paw Prints Competition! We are on a mission to find the most photogenic pets in the north-east.

Motoring

These are some of the best electric vans on sale today

13/07/2020

The wave of electric vehicles is showing no sign of dispersing with models hitting the market thick and fast. The van segment is feeling the force of this too, with many manufacturers bringing electric versions of their famous load-luggers into the segment.

World

Mars a magnet for space scientists with three countries sending spacecraft

13/07/2020

Mars is proving a popular destination for space missions with three countries sending unmanned spacecraft to the red planet in quick succession.

Sport

NFL franchise Washington drop controversial name and logo

13/07/2020

The Washington Redskins are no more as the NFL team announced they will drop the controversial name and logo.

Business

Nationwide Building Society to lower deposit needed from first-time buyers

13/07/2020

Nationwide Building Society will lower the minimum deposit it requires from first-time buyers to 10% from July 20.

Sport

Lewis Hamilton hopes to unite the grid over issue of taking a knee

13/07/2020

Lewis Hamilton said he has spoken to some of the drivers who have not taken a knee – and hopes to unite the grid on the issue.

‘Embarrassing shambles’ as social care workers excluded from immigration rules

13/07/2020

The Government has been condemned for excluding social care workers from its new immigration rules, with the move described as an “embarrassing shambles”.

Sport

Frank Lampard insists Chelsea players not battling for Stamford Bridge futures

13/07/2020

Frank Lampard has told his Chelsea players they are not fighting for their Stamford Bridge futures as they bid to secure Champions League football.

World

Incumbent claims victory in tight race for Poland’s presidency

13/07/2020

Polish President Andrzej Duda, a conservative who ran a campaign with homophobic and anti-Semitic overtones, narrowly won a second five-year term in a bitterly fought run-off election, defeating the liberal Warsaw mayor, according to a near-complete count of votes.

‘Trusted’ friend raped and murdered young woman before hiding body, court told

13/07/2020

An alleged killer who was “trusted” to walk his female friend home instead raped and murdered her before concealing her body in undergrowth, a court has heard.

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