Aberdeen City news

• Aberdeen Professor joins nutrition advisory body

  18-09-2024 13:32 via abdn.ac.uk
  Alex Johnstone, Professor in Human Nutrition, Theme Lead for Nutrition, Obesity and Disease at the Rowett Institute, is to join The British Nutrition Foundation Advisory Committee.
  
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• Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond dies age 69

  12-10-2024 23:16 via bbc.com
  
  The former MP and MSP, who led the country between 2007 and 2014 during the independence referendum, took ill while in North Macedonia.
  
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• Man, 44, charged after death at house in Aberdeenshire

  11-10-2024 15:22 via bbc.com
  
  The man is due to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Monday after the death in Ellon.
  
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• Awesome aurora lights up Scotland's night sky

  11-10-2024 13:38 via bbc.com
  
  Powerful displays of the Northern Lights were visible across Scotland overnight.
  
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• 'Shock' that bishop bullying claim not being pursued

  11-10-2024 13:22 via bbc.com
  
  Disciplinary proceedings against Scotland’s first female bishop were dropped earlier this week.
  
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• Safety concerns over plan to reduce ambulance queues

  11-10-2024 11:18 via bbc.com
  
  The Unison union opposes the change, saying it will add to the pressure faced by hospital staff.
  
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• Teen footballer who lost legs happy to be alive

  11-10-2024 07:28 via bbc.com
  
  Goalkeeper Adam Golebiewski's life was changed a few weeks ago when a car he was in crashed.
  
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• Man, 44, arrested over death at house in Ellon

  10-10-2024 20:39 via bbc.com
  
  Martin Forgie was found dead at the property in Gordon Place at about 20:35 on Wednesday.
  
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• Orkney and Highland bus drivers could strike over pay

  10-10-2024 18:09 via bbc.com
  
  The Unite union said about 120 of its members had rejected an offer Stagecoach.
  
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• New research promises to connect the dots around marine microbiome

  10-10-2024 15:20 via abdn.ac.uk
  A major European research project which aims to harness the full potential of the marine microbiome has entered a new stage.
  
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• Social interactions could speed up evolution

  10-10-2024 11:32 via abdn.ac.uk
  Scientists typically predict how species evolve by looking at their genes and the environment they live in, but new research from the University of Aberdeen has highlighted a key factor that's often overlooked: social interactions, where the genes of others play a major role in shaping the the environment an animal experiences.
  
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• Nostalgic 1950s photos that were almost lost for ever

  10-10-2024 07:44 via bbc.com
  
  A series of images from the era have emerged more than a decade after they were almost thrown away.
  
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• Famed Spanish restaurant opens first overseas site in Scotland

  09-10-2024 18:42 via bbc.com
  
  El Celler de Can Roca has three Michelin stars and is ranked among the best restaurants in the world by critics.
  
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• Lockable gates to be fitted on Orkney's Churchill Barriers route

  09-10-2024 16:54 via bbc.com
  
  Locals have raised concerns about the plan to lock the gates of the causeway during stormy weather.
  
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• Nisbet replaces Shankland in Scotland squad

  09-10-2024 11:36 via bbc.com
  
  Aberdeen striker Kevin Nisbet is called up to Steve Clarke's injury-hit Scotland squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures against Croatia and Portugal.
  
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• 'Rugby family' nursed star through tumour surgery after mum's death

  09-10-2024 07:27 via bbc.com
  
  Emma Wassell spent nearly two weeks in hospital after a tumour was found in her chest, ruling her out of the WXV 2 tournament.
  
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• Third baby for 'luckiest mum' - 11 years after teenage MND diagnosis

  09-10-2024 07:12 via bbc.com
  
  Lucy Lintott Smith defied the odds when her third baby was born a decade after her MND diagnosis.
  
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• Church will not pursue bullying claims against bishop

  08-10-2024 20:23 via bbc.com
  
  Bishop Anne Dyer was suspended in August 2022 and was due to face a disciplinary tribunal.
  
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• Scotland's population rising at fastest rate since 1940s

  08-10-2024 11:34 via bbc.com
  
  The main driver was people moving to Scotland from other parts of the UK and abroad, with Aberdeen growing by 1.6% or 3,500 people.
  
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• Scottish Football Podcast

  08-10-2024 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martin Dowden asks if Aberdeen could possibly win the Scottish top flight.
  
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• My pilgrimage to the vanishing Sphinx snow patch

  08-10-2024 07:16 via bbc.com
  
  The Sphinx, a patch of snow thought to be the longest-lasting in the UK, has melted for the fourth consecutive year.
  
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• TGI Fridays: 1,000 UK jobs to go despite rescue deal

  07-10-2024 19:40 via bbc.com
  
  The restaurants being saved include the Aberdeen Union Square and Aberdeen Beach venues.
  
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• Donald Trump to open second Aberdeenshire golf course in 2025

  07-10-2024 17:54 via bbc.com
  
  The 'MacLeod Course' is named after Mr Trump's mother, who was born on the Isle of Lewis.
  
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• Swinney defends SNP's Flynn over £30,000 donation

  07-10-2024 17:48 via bbc.com
  
  The first minister has backed the SNP Westminster leader after he lobbied ministers on behalf of a donor's energy firm.
  
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• Councillor resigns from Scottish Conservatives

  07-10-2024 16:21 via bbc.com
  
  Mark Findlater now plans to sit as an unaligned independent councillor in Aberdeenshire.
  
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• Course swap opens up to MBA and energy economics students in Aberdeen and Perth, Australia

  07-10-2024 11:40 via abdn.ac.uk
  The University of Aberdeen has entered into course 'swap' arrangement with Curtin University in Western Australia that will widen educational opportunities for students by drawing on each institution's strengths in MBA delivery and the energy sector.
  
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• New funding to explore community connections to water policies and responses to climate change

  07-10-2024 11:21 via abdn.ac.uk
  A new project to empower those who lack voice in climate action and to provide alternative ways to share risk perception has been awarded £190,000 in funding.
  
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• University hosts the Just Transition Commission and Climate Change Committee

  07-10-2024 10:18 via abdn.ac.uk
  The University of Aberdeen's Just Transition Lab hosted the Scottish Just Transition Commission and the UK Climate Change Committee last week during their two-day fact finding visit to the north-east.
  
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• Aberdeen win 13 in row... now Celtic test awaits

  06-10-2024 20:10 via bbc.com
  
  Aberdeen maintain their 100% Scottish Premiership record thanks to a late goal and poor finishing from 10-man Hearts at Pittodrie.
  
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• Your pictures of Scotland: 27 September - 4 October

  05-10-2024 10:30 via bbc.com
  
  A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
  
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