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Tributes are being paid from across the north-east to the Duke of Edinburgh following his death aged 99.

A new campaign has been launched to return train stations to the north-east from Aberdeen to Fraserburgh.

The Scottish Greens are calling for subsidies to oil and gas companies to stop - in a bid to tackle the climate emergency.

Taxi drivers in Aberdeen are to receive extra funding to help them through the Covid-19 pandemic.

A 29-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a two car crash near Huntly on the A96.

Businesses have wasted little time in welcoming back customers after lockdown measures eased across the UK at midnight.

Prince Harry has reportedly arrived in the UK and is in quarantine ahead of Prince Philip's funeral on Saturday.

A review is to be launched into Greensill Capital following David Cameron's lobbying of government, Whitehall sources have confirmed to Sky News.

An update to the NHS COVID-19 app has been delayed after it was blocked by Apple and Google on privacy grounds.

China's top disease control official has admitted that the efficacy of the country's coronavirus vaccines is low - and mixing them is among the strategies being considered to boost their effectiveness.

Prince Harry has reportedly arrived in the UK and is in quarantine ahead of Prince Philip's funeral on Saturday.

Prince Philip's funeral arrangements have been announced with the proceedings scaled down due to coronavirus restrictions.

Businesses have wasted little time in welcoming back customers after lockdown measures eased across the UK at midnight.

An update to the NHS COVID-19 app has been delayed after it was blocked by Apple and Google on privacy grounds.

Nikki Grahame was "one of the best characters that the world's ever seen", her Big Brother co-star Pete Bennett has said.

Hideki Matsuyama overcame a nervy start and a pressure-induced back-nine stutter to become the first Japanese player to win a men's major with a one-shot victory at the 85th Masters

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Amir Khan says a fight against Conor Benn would not "make sense" without a world title at stake after being called out by the British welterweight contender.

Henry de Bromhead was still on cloud nine on Sunday morning after saddling the one-two in Saturday's Randox Grand National at Aintree.

England Women interim boss Hege Riise says her side are developing "in bits and pieces" and is confident the Lionesses can improve their form in the long term.

Iran has blamed Israel for a sabotage attack on one of its underground nuclear facilities.

China's top disease control official has admitted that the efficacy of the country's coronavirus vaccines is low - and mixing them is among the strategies being considered to boost their effectiveness.

A cyclone cut power to tens of thousands of people overnight and destroyed several homes on Australia's west coast.

The first ever flight on another planet has been delayed until at least 14 April, NASA has said, following the discovery of a technical issue with the Ingenuity mini-helicopter stationed on Mars.

At the Maslovka railway station just south of the Russian city of Voronezh, there's a small military camp, a few trucks and a tent.

Businesses have wasted little time in welcoming back customers after lockdown measures eased across the UK at midnight.

All across England shutters are rattling open, beer is foaming into pint glasses and tills are ringing.

Each UK nation has set out a roadmap out of lockdown with specific dates.

Confidence among Britain's biggest businesses has hit a record high according to new figures published as parts of the economy reopen from lockdown.

Gordon Brown has suggested former prime ministers should be banned from lobbying on behalf of businesses for five years after leaving Downing Street.

Nikki Grahame was "one of the best characters that the world's ever seen", her Big Brother co-star Pete Bennett has said.

It was yet another awards ceremony featuring winners accepting from their sofas - yet despite the lack of a full red carpet of celebs, this year's BAFTA Awards still made for an entertaining evening with moments of humour and emotion.

Nomadland has been crowned the big winner at this year's BAFTA Awards, taking home the gongs for leading actress, best film, cinematography and a history-making best director award.

Nomadland stormed it for the top prizes at this year's BAFTA Awards, but there were loads of other brilliant winners, too.

Kylie Minogue says she is relieved she did not rise to fame in the age of social media.

Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink has released a video showing how it has taught a monkey - Pager, a nine-year-old macaque - to play the video game Pong with its mind.

A beauty pageant winner in Sri Lanka was told she had been disqualified and had her crown taken from her head on stage because she was believed to be divorced.

Yahoo Answers is going to be shut down after more than 15 years of providing the web with hilarious content.

A failed burglar has been offered a job by one of his victims in a bid to embody the Easter spirit of rebirth and renewal.

Egypt has held a special parade including a full orchestra and a light show as it transferred 22 ancient royal mummies to a new museum in Cairo.