What’s on today: Nicola Sturgeon faces the music and Rishi Sunak pays out
Nicola Sturgeon and Rishi Sunak will play starring roles today in a huge day for both Scottish and UK politics.
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LIVE UPDATES: Brazilian variant was brought into Aberdeen on January 29
Here are the latest live news updates from the north and the north-east, as well as the major national and international stories breaking throughout the day.
LIVE UPDATES: Scotland records 27 deaths and 581 positive tests in the past 24 hours
Here are the latest live news updates from the north and the north-east, as well as the major national and international stories breaking throughout the day.
LIVE UPDATES: Scotland records 31 deaths and 769 positive tests in the past 24 hours
Here are the latest live news updates from the north and the north-east, as well as the major national and international stories breaking throughout the day.
LIVE UPDATES: New guidance on care home visits to be published
Here are the latest live news updates from the north and the north-east, as well as the major national and international stories breaking throughout the day.
LIVE UPDATES: Retail, gyms and hairdressers to reopen at end of April
Here are the latest live news updates from the north and the north-east, as well as the major national and international stories breaking throughout the day.
Readers’ Letters: Facebook ban on ‘free’ news
Facebook has blocked many sources of news in Australia for their users.
LIVE UPDATES: Scotland records 715 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and no deaths
Here are the latest live news updates from the north and the north-east, as well as the major national and international stories breaking throughout the day.
MP warns ‘irresponsible’ Facebook news ban ‘not just about Australia’
Facebook has been accused of using bullying tactics after its decision to ban news on its platform in Australia.
Facebook pages of Sky News and Telegraph briefly go dark amid Australia news ban
Content from British media outlets Sky News and the Telegraph newspaper disappeared from Facebook for a period on Thursday evening, following the social network’s decision to ban news posts in Australia.
Facebook UK users could be hit by news ban if deals fall apart, expert warns
News accessed by Facebook’s UK users could be hit by similar bans seen in Australia if current relations between big tech and publishers turn sour in the future, a social media expert has warned.
‘Blinded by their own hostility’: MSPs heap pressure on SNP with newspapers vote
Holyrood has backed calls to extend business rates relief for struggling newspapers after Scottish Government ministers were accused of being blinded by their own hostility towards the media.
Google launches curated news feed service in the UK
Google has begun rolling out its News Showcase tool – which offers personalised news content to users – in the UK.
Front Pages of 2020: The stories which made headlines in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Here are the stories which have dominated our front pages over the last 12 months.
Aberdeen comedy hero Buff Hardie, the last of the Scotland the What? trio, dies aged 89
He was one of the men who created a fictional village called Auchterturra and brought laughter to people all over the world.
Facebook News service ‘could expand to UK’
Facebook is considering expanding its new News tool to countries outside the US for the first time, including the UK.
Scottish shoppers help fuel spike in seafood sales under lockdown
Scotland's fishing industry receives postive boost as new survey shows an upturn in demand.
Google is changing how it prioritises news stories in search
Google is changing the way news stories appear on its search engine by boosting “original reporting” in the face of today’s fast-paced demand for information.
People still likely to share and like ‘junk news’ on Facebook, study suggests
People are still likely to share and like news stories from unreliable sources on Facebook despite overall levels of “junk news” circulating across social media being relatively low, a study has claimed.
You need to watch this weather show’s hellish mixed reality wildfire warning
An impressive and incredibly daunting weather warning from The Weather Channel’s AMHQ show has gone viral on Twitter.
Facebook to fund original news shows from US networks
Facebook has said it will fund original news shows created by such news organisations as ABC, CNN and Mic.
Facebook shuts down troubled ‘trending’ section
Facebook is shutting down its ill-fated “trending” news section after four years, a company executive says.
‘Becoming a foster carer is doing something amazing’
Two north-east women who were in foster care today urged people to consider becoming a foster parent.
Elderly woman found dead in garden amid freezing temperatures
An elderly woman has been found dead in her garden amid freezing temperatures.
Aberdeenshire Council chasing rent debts on Facebook and WhatsApp
A North-east council is sending messages through Facebook and WhatsApp in a bid to recoup unpaid rent.
Serviceman killed in training exercise at RAF Tain named
A serviceman who died during a training exercise involving around 20 personnel at an RAF weapons range in Scotland has been named by the Ministry of Defence
Five people taken to hospital after London party bus crash
Five people have been taken to hospital after a private double-decker party bus collided with a bridge, London Fire Brigade said.
Firefighters continue to battle a ‘huge’ blaze at Liverpool docks
Firefighters are battling a large blaze at a scrap metal recycling plant on Liverpool docks.
‘CS gas spray’ found at London City Airport
Police investigating the suspected chemical incident which led to the evacuation of London City Airport have discovered what is “believed to be a CS gas spray”, a spokesman said.
Watch: Fire at Glen O’ Dee hospital was deliberate, say police
A probe has been launched after police confirmed the massive fire at a North-east hospital was deliberate.