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Missing Aberdeen schoolboy Liam Smith’s family in plea to teenagers

18/02/2019

“We believe Liam wasn’t feeling himself at the time he went missing and we would encourage any teenager who is feeling overwhelmed to speak to someone about their feelings.” Read More

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Video: Firefighters save child from Aberdeen flat blaze

Search for missing Aberdeen teenager Liam Smith to be scaled back

Aberdeen's Lewis Ferguson, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Graeme Shinnie.

Ferguson set to sign Aberdeen extension to 2024, McInnes confirms

Mitchel Megginson being tackled by John Pickles.
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Sheran’s praise for Cove players after Brora Highland League stalemate at Balmoral

Warm weekend weather could break February records

Jane Danson says Corrie co-stars are queuing up to do Dancing On Ice

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The burst fire hydrant on Spa Street today

Jet of water shoots into air as fire hydrant bursts on Aberdeen street

18/02/2019

Bridge of Don Garage boss Graham Robertson, Tartan pig cafe staff member Leigh Bain and owner
Greig Bain. Inset, damage to the cafe’s door during a break-in which saw the staff’s tips stolen

Generous Aberdeen garage owner replaces Aberdeen cafe’s stolen tips

18/02/2019

Video: Firefighters save child from Aberdeen flat blaze

18/02/2019

Final section of Aberdeen bypass to open tomorrow

18/02/2019

Generous Aberdeen schoolgirl gives her birthday money and time to foodbank

17/02/2019

29/09/17 The Lord Provost was invited to unveil a plaque to mark the position of the Bucksburn Fountain- L-R Dr Lesley Glasser, Chairperson of the Brighter Bucksburn Committee and Rhonda Reekie, Treasurer of Brighter Bucksburn and Bucksburn and Newhills community Council.

Lessons in flowers as cairns line Aberdeen nature walk

17/02/2019

Adopt a pet: Alice & Amanda, Jester and Ginger are looking for a new home… Can you help?

17/02/2019

A group of senior dancers have launched the 2019 Golden Games with a spontaneous dance performance choreographed by Citymoves Dance Agency at Aberdeens Bon Accord Centre.

Video: Aberdeen’s Golden Games kicked off with flash mob

16/02/2019

Firefighters at the scene of the blaze in Mastrick Road on January 23 which, after an investigation, has now been branded ‘accidental’

Fire chiefs confirm blaze at Aberdeen flat was an accident

16/02/2019

Video: Engineers fix burst water main in Aberdeen

16/02/2019

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Ferguson set to sign Aberdeen extension to 2024, McInnes confirms

18/02/2019

Dons boss Derek McInnes today confirmed Lewis Ferguson has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension in recognition of a sensational debut season. Read More

Aberdeen held 2-2 by Premiership’s bottom side St Mirren

16/02/2019

ABERDEEN suffered a damaging 2-2 draw with the Premiership's bottom side St Mirren at Pittodrie in a match also marred by an injury to defender Tommie Hoban. Read More

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Minister sings from Bedknobs And Broomsticks to sum up Stormont talks

18/02/2019

A Northern Ireland Minister regaled peers with a verse from the musical film Bedknobs And Broomsticks to describe recent roundtable talks on Stormont’s powersharing crisis.

Motoring

Honda workers ‘devastated’ as Swindon plant faces axe

18/02/2019

Honda is planning to close its plant in Swindon with the loss of more than 3,000 jobs.

Sinn Fein leader voices concern over appointment of next PSNI chief constable

18/02/2019

Sinn Fein is opposed to the next Northern Ireland police chief being appointed from within the organisation, Mary Lou McDonald has indicated.

Border Force intercept boat with 34 men, women and children on board in Channel

18/02/2019

A group of 34 men, women and children have been detained by Border Force officials after crossing the Channel in a small boat.

Gibraltar insists Spanish warship ‘incursion’ was challenge to sovereignty

18/02/2019

Gibraltar’s government has insisted a Spanish warship’s “illegal incursion” into the territory’s waters was a challenge to British sovereignty.

World

Ancient site linked to Caesar’s murder to open to public

18/02/2019

A complex of ancient temples in Rome that are linked to the scene of Julius Caesar’s murder will be opened to the public.

Business

Quiet day on markets enlivened by FootAsylum share price gain

18/02/2019

Footasylum’s huge share price rise added a kick to an otherwise quiet London market on Monday, as global equities lacked volatility with the US markets closed.

Seven MPs quit Labour in move to shake up Britain’s ‘broken’ politics

18/02/2019

Seven MPs have resigned from Labour and will create a new Independent Group in the House of Commons in the most significant split in British politics for a generation.

Entertainment

Stormzy and George Ezra among TRNSMT festival headline acts

18/02/2019

Stormzy, Catfish and The Bottlemen and George Ezra will headline the TRNSMT music festival as it returns to Glasgow this summer.

Motoring

Demand for Rolls-Royce Cullinan heavily outstrips supply

18/02/2019

Rolls-Royce is struggling to meet demand for its new luxury SUV.

News

Vodafone begins 5G trial at Manchester Airport

18/02/2019

Vodafone has started a trial of 5G mobile technology at Manchester Airport in the latest test of the next-generation communications network.

MP apologises for black people comment made in TV interview

18/02/2019

One of the rebel MPs who walked out of the Labour Party has apologised after appearing to describe black people as having a “funny” tint or tinge.

Motoring

Car manufacturing industry faces fresh blow with loss of Honda plant

18/02/2019

Honda’s decision to close its Swindon plant is the latest blow to the UK’s car manufacturing industry, with news of the move emerging 39 days before the Brexit deadline.

Tom Watson warns Labour must make changes or face further resignations

18/02/2019

Labour must change or face further resignations, Tom Watson has warned after seven MPs quit in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.

Entertainment

Vandal topples wax statue of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

18/02/2019

Someone attacked a statue of Sean “Diddy” Combs at Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York, shoving the rap impresario’s likeness so forcefully it lost its head, police have said.

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Man finds working 30-year-old Apple computer in his parents’ attic

18/02/2019

A man from New York has found an old Apple computer thought to be 30 years old in his parents’ attic in working order.

Man convicted of murdering child killer

18/02/2019

A man has been found guilty of stabbing a convicted child killer to death.

Sport

Scotland hopeful to have Finn Russell against France

18/02/2019

Finn Russell has given Scotland hope that he may face France on Saturday despite going off with a head injury in Paris on Sunday.

Questions about the launch of the new Independent Group of MPs

18/02/2019

Here are some of the questions being asked about the new Independent Group of MPs:

Sport

Henderson backs Liverpool to cope in Van Dijk’s absence against Bayern Munich

18/02/2019

Jordan Henderson has backed Liverpool to cope in Virgil Van Dijk’s absence when they host Bayern Munich on Tuesday – and declared himself ready to play at centre-back if asked.

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Berlin to get single travel app for public and private services

18/02/2019

Travellers in Berlin will soon be able to use a single app to switch seamlessly between public transport, rental bikes, car-sharing and taxis without signing up for each service individually.

Bald puppies on the road to recovery after being dumped

18/02/2019

Three completely bald puppies with a severe skin condition have been dumped at a vets, an animal charity has said.

Entertainment

New Top Gear presenter Paddy McGuinness vows to embrace cricket

18/02/2019

Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has promised to take fellow Top Gear presenter Paddy McGuinness to the cricket after the comedian admitted he “knows nothing” about the sport.

Sport

Laura Kenny: I overcame confidence crisis on cycling return

18/02/2019

She may be Great Britain’s most successful female Olympian but Laura Kenny admits she had to overcome a confidence crisis upon her return to major competition after giving birth.

Scotland

Murder probe launched after man’s body found in burning car

18/02/2019

A murder inquiry has been launched after the body of a man was found in a burning vehicle.

World

Sailor in famous VJ Day kiss photo dies aged 95

18/02/2019

The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of the Second World War has died aged 95.

Sport

England hope Ashton will be available for their last two Six Nations matches

18/02/2019

England hope to have Chris Ashton available for the final two rounds of their Guinness Six Nations title quest as the Sale wing battles a calf strain.

Business

Majority of flybmi staff laid off after airline’s collapse

18/02/2019

Most of flybmi’s 376 employees have lost their jobs following the airline’s collapse, administrators have announced.

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