Aberdeen & North East

Administrators for two Holiday Inn hotels in Aberdeen have found a buyer for the venues, safeguarding 125 jobs.

Scotland Office minister Ian Duncan has urged Alex Salmond to return to parliament by joining him in the House of Lords.

Neolithic butterfly-like markings have been discovered by chance in Orkney after they were illuminated by the early morning sun.

The proportion of firsts awarded by UK universities has soared with a third of institutions now grading at least one in four degrees with the top honour, figures released today reveal.

Entier, Scotland’s largest privately-owned catering business, is looking to grab a bigger slice of international markets after agreeing a seven-figure funding deal.

Aberdeen-based engineering services specialist EnerMech has been awarded a contract on the £150 million polar research vessel the RRS Sir David Attenborough.

Glasgow is the least-affordable city in the UK for students while Aberdeen is among the most cost-effective, a new study has suggested.

British-caught cod is back on the menu for shoppers and diners who care if their fish is sustainable, a decade after stocks came close to collapse.

The Scottish Government is in talks with Westminster to seek UK-wide action in a crackdown on teenagers buying knives online.

A major international project to prevent organisations and businesses being hacked by cyber-attacks is being spearheaded by the University of Aberdeen.

Businesses in Scotland remained confident in the second quarter, with a widespread increase in job vacancies and advertised salaries, although there was less optimism among candidates, new data has revealed.

Public cash towards the £350 million cost of harbour expansion plans in Aberdeen will help open up “significant opportunities”, Nicola Sturgeon said today.

The body of a woman has been found at a ruined castle.

Prodrill Energy Resource Solutions has appointed Kerri Imray as senior resource specialist.

Donald Trump’s course on the outskirts of Aberdeen will almost certainly not be hosting the 2019 Scottish Open, with Cruden Bay a more likely option.

Former First Minister Alex Salmond has hinted at restanding for parliament following his General Election defeat this year.

It has been described as the greatest motoring adventure on the planet, stretching 10,000 miles across the mountains, deserts and steppe of Europe and Asia each year.

A man who attacked and abused his student girlfriend days before she took her own life has been sentenced to community service.

A dramatic aerial view of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route has been captured from an aircraft.