Ben Fogle has said he will donate his entire salary from a BBC series to subsidise TV licences for over-75s, following plans to strip the concession from millions of pensioners.
The Government is facing calls to take back responsibility for funding free TV licences for the over-75s amid an outcry over plans to strip the concession from millions of pensioners.
Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been ousted by parliament in a no-confidence vote, paving the way for a caretaker government before a new election in which the young leader and his People’s Party could emerge with a stronger mandate.
According to new figures, 420 letters were sent out across the city – 160 in Aberdeen South and 90 in Aberdeen North.
Fellow Conservative Party MPs have described Andrea Leadsom’s decision to leave the Government due to its Brexit approach as “absolutely the right thing to do”, while a Labour MP wished her well.
The Government has confirmed the line-up of its new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Council, the independent committee that will discuss how to promote the adoption and ethical use of the technology.
Polls have closed following a day of voting in the local government elections in Northern Ireland.
Polls have closed following a day of voting in the local government elections in Northern Ireland.
Holders of standard car driving licences will be able to drive alternatively-fuelled vans, according to newly announced rules.
Extra time has been put aside for people in Aberdeen seeking advice about citizenship and visas, a UK Government minister has said.
Social media bosses could be held personally accountable for harmful content published online under new Government plans, it has been reported.
The most polluting log burner and open fire fuels will be banned as part of an ambitious strategy to tackle air pollution announced by the Environment Secretary.
Young people are being asked to come up with bright ideas on how data collected from space can be used to benefit the UK’s economy, health or the environment.
An app that helps people self-manage lower back pain is among the winners of a government fund designed to help those with health conditions remain in employment.
The leader of the House of Commons today promised: “Aberdeen and the north-east will benefit from Brexit” – despite more people from the area voting against the move.
All homes across the UK should have access to full-fibre broadband coverage by the year 2033, according to the Government’s digital strategy.
The co-founder of Google-owned artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepMind has been announced as an adviser to the Government’s new Office for Artificial Intelligence.
A senior politician has accused the UK Government of “dragging out” the introduction of a measure to help gambling addicts.
A north-east woman whose partner took his own life due to gambling addiction has welcomed new restrictions on roulette machines.
Changes to the amount of biofuel required in fuel mixtures will see the amount of renewable fuels used in the UK’s transport sector double by 2020.
Changes to the amount of biofuel required in fuel mixtures will see the amount of renewable fuels used in the UK’s transport sector double by 2020.
Changes to the amount of biofuel required in fuel mixtures will see the amount of renewable fuels used in the UK’s transport sector double by 2020.
NHS Grampian is failing to meet Government targets for treating patients urgently referred with a suspicion of cancer – and has the worst rate in Scotland.
Councillors have vowed to take a sympathetic approach to moving Travellers off a site in the North-east later this year.
Nearly a million Twitter accounts have been suspended for promoting terrorism in less than two years, new figures reveal.
More than £130 million is set to be invested in affordable housing across the North-east.
The next stage of Brexit is under way as MPs are to debate the Bill that will allow Theresa May to launch formal negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union.
After pressure from MPs, Theresa May has announced a White Paper will be produced before a Bill on Brexit is put to Parliament.
The leader of Aberdeen City Council fears the city could lose out on much-needed funding if the Scottish Government carries out proposed cuts.
A move to pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men previously convicted of now abolished same-sex offences has been hailed as “putting right a cruel and unjust historic wrong”.