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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Rebecca Curran |Ken Banks
Plans to cut language degrees were 'rushed' - reviewRebecca Curran and Ken BanksBBCThe plans sparked protests back in 2023The University of Aberdeen's plans to scrap modern languages degrees were "hurried", a review has found. The institution blamed a steep fall in the number of students studying modern languages when it initially said the courses could be scrapped in 2023. It later said it would continue to offer joint honour degree programmes, but not single honours programmes.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Richard Winton |Tyrone Smith |Ken Banks
Media caption, Aberdeen celebrate with the cityAberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin called it all "a little bit surrealistic". Captain Graeme Shinnie spoke with glistening eyes about taking an open-topped bus down a heaving street where he used to shop as a child. And chairman Dave Cormack wondered whether he might have been "swinging off the chandeliers" in celebration had it happened a few years before now.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Rebecca Curran |Ken Banks
Violence against Aberdeen teachers up 25% in one yearRebecca Curran and Ken BanksPA MediaReports of violent incidents are on the riseViolence against teachers in Aberdeen schools has risen by 25% in the past year, according to figures seen by BBC Scotland News. An action plan designed to tackle the issue was drafted by Aberdeen City Council in March last year.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Eva Runciman |Ken Banks
I'm looking for all our surviving lighthouse keepersEva Runciman and Ken BanksConor GaultDavid Fraser is one of the lighthouse keepers photographed by Conor GaultVery few people know what it was like to live and work in a lighthouse, stationed in the outermost reaches of the country, tasked with keeping a lifesaving navigational aid alight. However, the hardy ones who do will have some unique working memories.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Louise Hosie |Ken Banks
Worry for learner drivers 'waiting months' for testsLouise Hosie and Ken BanksBBCTeenager Dylan Whiteley is among those awaiting his driving testLearner drivers in rural parts of Scotland have told BBC News of their frustration as they wait months to sit their tests. One said they were unable to book a test in their local area at all, while another faces a wait of up to five months. It has led to fears that the mobility and employment prospects of young people in rural areas is being jeopardised.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Laura Goodwin |Ken Banks
Laura Goodwin and Ken BanksBBC ScotlandNorthern Scotland has one of the highest rates of Huntington's disease in the world, according to a new study. Huntington's is a hereditary disorder that slowly damages the brain, affecting the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink, make decisions and live independently. There is currently no cure. The study confirmed the rate of Huntington's disease in northern Scotland is 14.5 per 100,000 people - more than five times the estimated worldwide rate of 2.71.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie
Safety warning after school ceiling collapseKen Banks and Louise HosieAberdeenshire CouncilThis image showing the partial ceiling collapse is in a confidential reportScottish councils are being told to be aware of "potential issues" with certain roof types after a school ceiling collapsed in Aberdeenshire. The dramatic partial collapse was discovered at Slains School in Collieston on Monday 10 March, before children had arrived for the day.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie
Ken Banks and Louise HosieBBC Scotland, AberdeenBeth Taylor struggled to get out of bed after she was told she had miscarried at her 12-week pregnancy scan. Her boss, she says, asked 'would she be back tomorrow or the next day?'The 25-year-old from Aberdeen had envisioned a life for her first child - one that was lost in an instant during the appointment last summer. "Even if it's a week into the pregnancy and you lose it, you've still lost the whole future that you were going to have," she said.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Ken Banks |Rob Flett
Will Orkney go for a 15% council tax rise? A decision on Orkney's council tax will be made on Tuesday [PA Media]Councillors in Orkney are set to decide if they will proceed with a 15% increase in council tax. The biggest agreed percentage increase in Scotland so far has been in Clackmannanshire, with a 13% rise. Last week, Orkney councillors narrowly voted 11-10 in favour of proposing 15%, and that is going to full council on Tuesday.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie
Armed response concerns after man hit by police carKen Banks and Louise HosieMan goes over top of police car during arrest in AberdeenConcerns over how a man said to be carrying a knife was detained - after being struck twice by a police car - have been raised by the Scottish Police Federation (SPF). A police car was driven at a man in Aberdeen on Friday afternoon as officers tried to disarm him. A police dog was also injured.
