Aberdeen City news

• SNP conference: Humza Yousaf announces Scottish council tax freeze

  17-10-2023 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first minister says rates will not rise next year as he closes the SNP conference in Aberdeen.
  
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• From a war zone to new diabetes diagnostics and treatments

  27-01-2025 13:38 via abdn.ac.uk
  A University of Aberdeen diabetes expert will share the incredible journey which took her from a teenager fleeing war-torn Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994 to becoming the first female Regius Chair of Physiology - a position appointed directly by the King - three decades later.
  
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• Storm Éowyn: Teenager dies after car hit by falling tree

  26-01-2025 18:38 via bbc.com
  
  The 19-year-old was driving on the B743 in Mauchline when the accident happened on Friday.
  
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• Tributes to Gordonstoun founder who fled Nazis

  26-01-2025 13:17 via bbc.com
  
  The Princess Royal and the first minister sent best wishes as a plaque was unveiled to the school's founder.
  
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• New photo of kilted King released for Burns Night

  25-01-2025 13:20 via bbc.com
  
  The new photo of King Charles III was taken in the autumn in the library at Balmoral Castle
  
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• Clean-up of 'significant' storm damage begins

  25-01-2025 11:41 via bbc.com
  
  Roads are closed, rail services disrupted and more than 60,000 customers remain without power after the storm.
  
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• Firm fined after driver dies swerving to avoid buoy

  24-01-2025 13:04 via bbc.com
  
  The Aberdeenshire firm was fined£241,875 after safety failings led to the road crash.
  
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• Emotions and the law under the spotlight in new research project

  24-01-2025 11:43 via abdn.ac.uk
  Understanding where emotions have received legal attention and the reasons behind it is the focus of a new research project involving the School of Law.
  
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• 'Truly inspirational' Scottish hotelier dies age 77

  24-01-2025 11:08 via bbc.com
  
  Stewart Spence MBE owned a number of hotels during his career, notably the Marcliffe.
  
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• Amber and yellow alerts for wind and snow

  23-01-2025 17:44 via bbc.com
  
  The weather warning for wind covers the whole of Scotland from Friday until Saturday.
  
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• Evacuated residents return home after serious fire

  23-01-2025 11:27 via bbc.com
  
  Dozens of people used a rest centre set up after the blaze near Aberdeen FC's Pittodrie Stadium.
  
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• Swinney backs Gray after second apology to MSPs

  22-01-2025 19:47 via bbc.com
  
  The first minister is standing by the under-fire health secretary after he misled MSPs about meetings at football games.
  
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• Shane looks to the skies for Burns Night

  22-01-2025 18:19 via abdn.ac.uk
  A poem by University of Aberdeen lecturer in creative writing, Shane Strachan, has been selected as part of a project to celebrate the night skies on Burns Night.
  
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• Scotland leads climate dialogue with launch of the SAGES climate science podcast

  22-01-2025 17:04 via abdn.ac.uk
  University of Aberdeen researchers will feature in an innovative series showcasing the work of Scotland's leading scientists.
  
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• Green skills drive launched to train 'thousands'

  22-01-2025 15:12 via bbc.com
  
  Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pledges millions for Aberdeen, Cheshire, Lincolnshire and Pembrokeshire.
  
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• New funding to explore how the UK adapts to climate-induced food price shocks

  22-01-2025 12:35 via abdn.ac.uk
  The University of Aberdeen will share in a £15m investment in research to help the UK prepare for climate change.
  
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• Aberdeen researchers drive £5.7million cross-UK 'whole system' approach to Just Transition

  22-01-2025 10:26 via abdn.ac.uk
  An Aberdeen-led research programme that puts people and communities at the centre of the move to Net Zero is one of two national projects benefitting from a share of nearly £10m investment by UKRI.
  
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• Can AI ease the pressure in front line emergency care?

  22-01-2025 07:07 via abdn.ac.uk
  Alongside Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, and London's Air Ambulance, The University of Aberdeen is looking at how AI can support clinical decision-making in emergency care.  
  
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• Regular use of common medication is putting older people at risk

  22-01-2025 01:16 via abdn.ac.uk
  Regular use of certain medications by older people can increase their risk of falls, heart attacks, dementia and even death.
  
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• Woman goes on trial accused of man's murder

  21-01-2025 18:53 via bbc.com
  
  Elizabeth Ann Sweeney is charged with killing Neil Jolly with a kettle or unknown implement.
  
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• Bus driver killer loses appeal against sentence

  21-01-2025 16:01 via bbc.com
  
  Keith Rollinson's attacker had been sentenced to four years and four months in custody.
  
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• Storm Eowyn to hit Scotland with winds up to 90mph

  21-01-2025 13:50 via bbc.com
  
  Forecasters are warning of a potential danger to life due to flying debris, with travel disruption.
  
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• Aberdeen tower block fire may have been deliberate

  21-01-2025 12:30 via bbc.com
  
  Seven people were treated after the incident at the 19-storey building on Monday night.
  
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• Johnston's rapid rise from Cove to Champions League

  21-01-2025 10:30 via bbc.com
  
  In December 2022, Max Johnston played the final game of a loan at Cove Rangers. Within two years later, he was lining up in the Champions League.
  
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• Trump's Scottish links may bring no special favours

  21-01-2025 08:47 via bbc.com
  
  The President's vow to use tariffs to protect America could have negative effects on Scotland's economy.
  
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• King meets 99-year old D-Day landings veteran

  20-01-2025 16:51 via bbc.com
  
  Jim Glennie was presented to the King at the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen.
  
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• Her Majesty The Queen visits University of Aberdeen

  20-01-2025 16:22 via abdn.ac.uk
  Her Majesty Queen Camilla visited the University of Aberdeen - where she holds the role of Chancellor - to learn more about the University's initiatives in community building, including its long-standing partnership with Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust and its outreach into Aberdeen schools.
  
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• Ross County condemn jeers during Denis Law silence

  20-01-2025 16:15 via bbc.com
  
  The Highland club said fans who disrupted the tribute could be prosecuted and face bans.
  
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• Five taken to hospital after A92 crash

  20-01-2025 15:28 via bbc.com
  
  The two-car crash happened on the A92 north of Johnshaven shortly before 08:00.
  
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• Your pictures of Scotland: 10 - 17 January

  19-01-2025 18:13 via bbc.com
  
  A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
  
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