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Last Seen Profiles
Neale Cooper 1963-2018.
Here's Neale scoring the fourth and final goal in the 1982 Scottish Cup final against Rangers.
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Aberdeen city council says it does not support the First Minister and Scottish Government in continuing the lockdown in the city.
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Video: "To be a goalkeeper you have to be a wee bit mad" - 76-year-old Aberdeen hockey player Sheila Reid says you're never too old for sport. 🏒
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"We're going to be a very difficult club to deal with."
@AberdeenFC
chief executive Alan Burrows insists the club isn't under any pressure to sell players like Duk and Bojan Miovski.
The forwards have each scored 16 league goals this season.
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VIDEO: Step in the right direction? Rainbow coloured steps have suddenly appeared in the centre of Aberdeen. What do you think?🌈
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Aberdeenshire councillors have rejected a bid to stage an orange walk in Stonehaven later. Thousands of people had signed a petition against the march. The Orange Order of Scotland wanted to celebrate the opening of a new lodge in the town on Saturday March the 16th. 1/2
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VIDEO: "It's a bonding thing - and we have now got more wands than
#Hogwarts
" - Mascara brushes donated from around the world help groom and soothe orphaned baby animals at
@thenewarc
🐰🐦🦔
@BBCScotlandNews
@BBCNews
@BBCEarth
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Seamus Logan of the SNP GAINS Aberdeenshire North and Moray East constituency, defeating Douglas Ross.
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"My mum has been calling me a destiny child."
Aberdeenshire-raised
@DavidOjabo
on achieving his
@NFL
dream and joining
@Ravens
despite a recent injury setback. 🏈🏴⤵️
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VIDEO: Several thousand people have attended an event in Aberdeen to celebrate the life of footballer Neale Cooper, who died last month.
@AberdeenFC
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Breaking - A Sheriff has dismissed an appeal by the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland, against the decision by Aberdeenshire councillors to block a march in Stonehaven on Saturday.
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"It was just survival."
An Aberdeen woman has won what is known as the toughest extreme triathlon in the world.
Eilidh Prise won the Norseman Xtri World Championship. She swam 3.8km, cycled 180km and ran a marathon up one of Norway's highest mountains, all in under 12 hours.
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40 years since Gothenburg. Here’s some archive of Dons fans making their way by plane and boat to Sweden. Recognise anyone? Tell us your memories. This Thursday marks the anniversary of
@AberdeenFC
beating Real Madrid to win the 1983 UEFA European Cup Winners Cup.
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"A normal kid picked in nursery": Scots boy, three, plucked from obscurity to star with
@kritisanon
in Indian film
#Mimi
@NetflixIndia
🏴🇮🇳
@netflix
@MaddockFilms
@TripathiiPankaj
@SaieTamhankar
@arrahman
@BBCNewsEnts
@BBCNewsAsia
@clanwander
#Bollywood
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Joke tweet about
@FortniteGame
from
@OrkneyLibrary
becomes Twitter hit
@LeeChildReacher
@TomCruise
#Fortnite
#JackReacher
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From the archive: In 2007, this seagull became a popular figure due to his crisp-stealing exploits. 'Sammy' would regularly sneak into a newsagents in Aberdeen and help himself to a packet of Doritos.
This newfound fame even led to a place on The Great Tapestry of Scotland.
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Covid in Scotland: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray will move to level one on Saturday.
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Out-Stan-ding effort:
@Eminem
super-fan
@CrazyEmin3mLady
from Aberdeen sets world record for most tattoos of a musician
@GWR
@GWRpress
@BBCScotlandNews
@BBCNews
@ShadyRecords
#Eminem
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Video: Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript, the Book of Deer, returns to the north east for the first time in centuries. It’s going on display at Aberdeen Art Gallery. The pocket gospel dates between 850 and 1000AD.
@AbdnArtMuseums
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Archive: When the Lisbon Lions came to Fraserburgh.
@CelticFC
travelled to
@FraserburghFC
in 1970 for a benefit match after five men lost their lives in a lifeboat disaster.
The two teams will meet again this year to mark the 50th anniversary.
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Try and try again...
Rugby teams manage to push a stuck ambulance from a muddy pitch during a match between Huntly and Peterhead Ladies🏉
@Scotlandteam
@Scotambservice
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GB Energy to be headquartered in Aberdeen - BBC News
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Painting the town red: Aberdeen a sea of colour ahead of
@AberdeenFC
Scottish Cup final against
@celticfc
on Saturday 🐑🔥
#ScottishCupFinal
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Prince William praises homelessness effort
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Princess Anne has received an honourary degree from her sister-in-law, the Duchess of Rothesay, in an
@aberdeenuni
ceremony. There was even time for a bit of Royal banter.
@EdinburghUni
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From the archive: When
@AberdeenFC
signed “Champagne” Charlie.
Charlie Nicholas joined from
@Arsenal
for a club record fee in January 1988 and went on to win two trophies with the Dons.
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WEATHER: The scenes in Aberdeen at the Torry Battery as the high winds and rain continue to hit. Follow our updates live here:
@BBCScotlandNews
@BBCScotWeather
@bbcweather
@BBCTravelScot
#AmberWarning
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"People need help now."
A man is sleeping rough for a month in a bid to fund a new mental health centre after losing three friends to suicide in eight years.
Danny Thain, 27, is on the streets of Aberdeen with a sign asking people to speak to him about mental health.
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Video: "Stonehaven's Banksy". Mystery after another sculpture appears on Aberdeenshire town's beach.
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Can you dig it? What do archaeologists do on lockdown, Gordon Noble asked himself. The
@aberdeenuni
archaeologist's answer? "Dig test pits in the garden - or get the children to do it!" They were clearly up it!
@northernpicts
@UoA_Archaeology
#archaeology
#coronavirus
#keepbusy
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VIDEO: Interview with
@AberdeenFC
chairman Stewart Milne on Derek McInnes and Rangers. Says things might have turned out differently for
@RangersFC
if they'd handled things better. At a snowy Beechgrove, he was asked about Thursday night's statement by Rangers...❄️⚽️
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VIDEO: Bag for life ... baby ray grown in sandwich bag 'hatches' at Macduff Marine Aquarium
@BBCScotlandNews
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Video: "Incredible". Denis Law takes the plaudits at Freedom of the City parade down Aberdeen's Union Street.
@AberdeenCC
@ScottishFA
@StreetsportRGU
@ManUtd
#DenisLaw
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Storm Babet: Waves crashing over Stonehaven harbour, where the pier has been closed
@BBCScotWeather
@BBCScotlandNews
#StormBabet
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Video: "Things I need to do to get a pitch!"
@AberdeenFC
manager Derek McInnes takes to a digger as the first sod is cut at the club's new training ground.
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From the archive: In November 1989, Hans Gillhaus joined
@AberdeenFC
for a club record fee of £650,000.
The Dutch forward signed from
@psveindhoven
and went on to win the Scottish Cup with the Dons in his first season.
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Video: "We've sent people to have a look and everything was in place..."
@jasonleitch
talks about the
#Covid_19
cluster linked to an Aberdeen bar.
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From the archive: On this day in 1983,
@AberdeenFC
beat
@realmadriden
to lift the
@UEFA
Cup Winners' Cup.
Dons fans travelled in their thousands by boat and plane to watch the tie in Gothenburg.
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Douglas Ross refers himself for undeclared earnings - BBC News
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Video from the archive: Washing your hands, social isolation, and lost business - the 1964 typhoid outbreak in Aberdeen had many similarities to the current
#coronavirus
crisis.
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Veteran broadcaster Robbie Shepherd has died, aged 87.
The former Take the Floor host was born in Dunecht in Aberdeenshire. He was a champion of north-east Scotland's Doric dialect.
Speaking in 2016, he looks back at his broadcasting career.
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Video: They're up! 11 wind turbines are now in place in Aberdeen's bay.
@VattenfallUK
says they'll start generating power this summer.
@realDonaldTrump
didn't want them. What do you think?
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Scottish election 2021: Right to vote 'changes my life', says Syrian refugee in Aberdeenshire who wants to ‘feel democracy’ -
@Davyshanks
reports
@BBCScotlandNews
@ElectoralCommUK
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NHS Grampian is setting up a welcome centre for families and friends affected by the rail incident, at Midstocket Church, Aberdeen. It's staffed by NHS chaplains who will provide a direct link to ARI. No visitors are currently allowed at the hospital due to Covid restrictions.
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"The gaffer put a bit of a rocket up our *****, if I'm honest".
@AberdeenFC
defender Andrew Considine discusses the reaction of Derek McInnes to poor performances and the importance of Wednesday's Scottish Cup replay against
@KilmarnockFC
.
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Video: "I shall bring credit to this university and to those who have taught me."
New doctors from the University of Aberdeen are graduating early to allow them to join the
#coronavirus
effort.
They couldn't have a traditional ceremony but took a virtual Hippocratic Oath.
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Video:
@AberdeenFC
goalkeeper
@joelew1987
says it's a "great honour" to be made club captain.
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“I have tears in my eyes”: A Lithuanian woman’s words to describe her reaction to the large turnout for a candlelit vigil in Aberdeen this evening in support of
#Ukraine
@BBCScotlandNews
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Who, me? A somewhat guilty look on this seal's face captured by
@ronpon_ron
at Newburgh beach.
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"What we do lack is ice."
Meet the Nigerian Curling team, the only African country competing in the World Mixed Championships in Aberdeen.
They have been compared to the iconic Jamaican bobsleigh team that inspired the film 'Cool Runnings'.
@worldcurling
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Video: A Black Lives Matter demonstration was held in Aberdeen on Sunday.
The socially distanced poster protest was held at locations across the city and activists were given time slots to display their signs.
The event was planned following the death of George Floyd.
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Lots of impressive images today across north east Scotland of the nacreous clouds spectacle - this shot was in the Drumoak area of Aberdeenshire, taken by Poppy Banks. Did you take some? You can reply here.
@BBCScotWeather
Some excellent shots of nacreous clouds this morning, all taken by our
#BBCWeatherWatchers
They're best spotted after sunrise and before sunset.
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Aberdeen players "blatantly broke" rules agreed between Scottish Government and football authorities.
@NicolaSturgeon
says their behaviour was "completely unacceptable."
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"It looks very promising."
Trials of a Covid vaccine taking place in Aberdeen are showing positive results so far according to the scientist in charge. There are 450 people taking part in tests of the Novavax vaccine, which will run until the end of next year.
@NHSGrampian
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Video; A famous voice you've heard, but a name you've never heard of.
@TheVoiceoverist
Philip Banks records to millions from his home in Portgordon on the Moray Firth. His work includes
@jimmyfallon
@FallonTonight
@CNBC
🎙️
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Light show: Aurora Borealis display impresses around Scotland
#AuroraBorealis
#NorthernLights
@bbcshetland
@BBCHighlands
#Shetland
#Moray
#Aberdeenshire
#Highlands
@BBCScotWeather
@BBCWthrWatchers
@bbcweather
@BBCScotlandNews
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"I want to add more and I want to add more quality - that's why I could've signed 100 players by now."
@AberdeenFC
manager Jim Goodwin on new signing Bojan Miovski, other transfer targets and reinvesting the money from the sale of Calvin Ramsay to Liverpool.
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@AberdeenFC
manager Jim Goodwin says he's in talks with some "very good" players he hopes to bring to the club.
He's also confirmed new forward Luis Lopes could be in line to play against Stirling Albion tomorrow. It's hoped Bojan Miovski can also join the squad soon. 👇
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Clapping and cheering could be seen and heard at 20:00 here in Aberdeen from people of all ages at front doors and windows for
#clapforNHS
👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻
#coronvirus
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"It's a very special moment".
King Charles and the Queen Consort have been meeting people in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, to thank them for their support after the Queen's death.
They met locals including a group of horse riders who lined the route of the coffin cortege.
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Video: A new air ambulance has started service in Aberdeen today. The helicopter will be based at
@ABZ_Airport
following a fundraising campaign by
@ScotAirAmb
. It will respond to calls from across Scotland.
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Mountainous effort: With winter fast approaching, this impressive shot of
@MCA_media
#Coastguard
rescue helicopter being put through its paces in the
#Cairngorms
was captured by crew member James Lyne ❄️🏔️🏴
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Swell guys: The stormy weather has made life at sea even tougher for fishermen, as seen in this image of a boat off Peterhead captured by John Strachan 🌊🌬️
@BBCScotWeather
@bbcweather
@BBCScotlandNews
@BBCTravelScot
#StormDiana
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Video: From concert space to the vaccine race…
Work starts on Aberdeen’s mass vaccination centre. The hub at Teca will have the capacity to deliver up to 20,000 jabs per week.
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Video: Aberdeen swimmer Toni Shaw says new prosthetic arm could help her realise her
@Olympics
dream.
@ScottishSwim
🏊♀️🏊♀️🏊♀️
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It otter not to have been there: A baby otter has been rescued after being found wandering in a busy Aberdeenshire street. The
@ScottishSPCA
said the "tiny" otter was spotted in Inverurie. It's now being cared for by the animal charity 🦦
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'Is that boy in charge? Thank hivvens fur that': Scotland's national clinical director
@jasonleitch
praised after
@bbcorkney
interview on
#coronavirus
#Orkney
via
@BBCNews
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“It's not just that we need to stop future expansions, we need to scale down existing ones”:
@GretaThunberg
speaks about oil exploration, and says Scotland is not a world leader on
#climatechange
-
@KKeaneBBC
@BBCScotlandNews
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"Here you can trust the system, but there you can't."
For Syrians such as Ahmad Alkhaled, the forthcoming Scottish election will be the first national vote where refugees can take part.
Ahmad arrived in Inverurie last year, as he and many relatives fled conflict.
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Aberdeen fans who sailed to see European glory recall their trip 40 years on.
Thousands were in Gothenburg as Alex Ferguson's side beat Real Madrid to win the 1983 Cup Winners' Cup.
Fans travelled any way they could - even by fishing boat.
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The King and his new bride of the North:
@GameOfThrones
stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie marry in Aberdeenshire
#GameOfThrones
👰 🤵
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The emergency services are dealing with a derailed train near Stonehaven. There are several Fire appliances at the scene. There are no reports of any injuries. Network Rail says it's investigating.
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"In my life, I push until the dream comes true."
New
@AberdeenFC
signing Ronald Hernandez talks adapting to the physicality of the Scottish game, what to expect from him as a player, and his career ambitions.🇻🇪
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Saved by a whisker: A home is now being sought by the
@ScottishSPCA
for a cat found abandoned inside a wheelie bin in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire. The incident was revealed earlier this year. Lucy is estimated to be about 16.
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Concrete 'Lego' figures hidden around Aberdeen
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Stonehaven train derailment: One-minute silence to honour the three men who died last week observed in Aberdeen
@ScotRail
@networkrail
@NetworkRailSCOT
@BTP
@BTPNorthScot
@BBCScotlandNews
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Laura Powell of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has been elected as a councillor for Keith and Cullen at Moray Council. The SNP finished 2nd. The count took place today following voting yesterday.
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Red alert: A young squirrel is being fed by hand at
@thenewarc
in Ellon after being found in Auldearn - initially was kept alive with a hot water bottle covered by a towel until being collected. Said to be doing well.
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Neil Warnock is here and ready to go as Aberdeen manager. The 75-year-old is at Cormack Park ahead of the Dons game with Rangers tomorrow.
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A picture's worth a thousand words: An emotional moment as woman sees her child self for the first time, 63 years after famous 1955
#JoanEardley
painting with her brother 🎨 👩👧
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Video: “I have had two years of hell.”
Former Aberdeen South Conservative MP Ross Thomson has been cleared of groping a fellow politician in a House of Commons bar. The allegations in October 2018 involved ex-Labour MP Paul Sweeney.
@ScotTories
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Grand Orange Lodge loses appeal over parade ban
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"It was incredible": Former
@AberdeenFC
captain
@Russell4nderson
looks back on the 2014 Cup win celebrations - and hopes
@Shinzzaa
can now lead the Dons to victory against
@CelticFC
this weekend ⚽️🐑🔥
@BBCSportScot
@BBCSportsound
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New
@AberdeenFC
chairman Dave Cormack says a partnership with
@ATLUTD
will help the Dons to try and "level the playing field" against
@CelticFC
and
@RangersFC
.
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Video: A minute's silence was held at Aberdeen Rail Station this morning to remember those who died in a train crash near Stonehaven on this day last year.
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Filming has started for the new film ‘Tetris’ in Aberdeen - which has transformed parts of the city into Cold War Russia.
The film is directed by Peterhead native,
@Jonsbaird
. Here's how the set is looking at an
@aberdeenuni
building, turned into a 1980s street. 📽️
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Watch as two dolphins are returned to the sea after becoming stranded on an Aberdeenshire beach.
The mammals were kept wet and rescue teams carefully carried them back into the water in Fraserburgh.
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EXCLUSIVE: BBC Scotland understands the completed stretches of the delayed Aberdeen bypass will open next week - and it's hoped the full road will be finished by Christmas. More follows.
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Prince William targets homelessness in Aberdeen as part of UK campaign
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Video:
@AberdeenFC
manager Derek McInnes is asked if the best way to end speculation over the
@RangersFC
job would be to say he's not interested.
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"I've never been so scared in my whole life."
@NHSGrampian
has seen its Covid hospital cases double over the past month and Intensive Care Unit staff say they are exhausted treating patients.
Here is a look inside ICU at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary...
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Video: A sense of pride and pressure - Aberdeen's Louise Christie on becoming the first Scottish rhythmic gymnast to be picked to represent Great Britain in 6 years.
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Video: Buff Hardie - the last surviving member of the Scotland the What comedy trio - has died aged 89.
Mr Hardie and partners Stephen Robertson and George Donald entertained audiences with their Doric comedy.
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'The neist scan'll tak five minties': MRI scanner in Aberdeen now speaks in
#Doric
dialect to comfort patients
@aberdeenuni
@NHSGrampian
@BBCScotlandNews
@bbchealth
(other languages are available)
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People outside Aberdeen told not to visit the city.
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That’s not something you see every day: Bales swept along the River Don at Kemnay in Aberdeenshire 👀
#StormAlex
(video: Fiona Mcwhirr)
@BBCScotlandNews
@BBCScotWeather
@bbcweather
@BBCWthrWatchers
@SimonOKing
@Schafernaker
@BBCNews
@JudithRalston
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