The 9.85 per cent increase is the highest of Scotland's main cities - with Edinburgh and Dundee going for eight per cent and Glasgow going for 7.5 per cent.

Councillors in Aberdeen have backed a council tax rise of 9.85%. Officials had been recommending 11%, but the SNP and Liberal Democrat administration successfully proposed the lower figure. It means band D council tax will be set at £1,636.27.

Police said they used 'specialist tactics to protect the public and officers from harm' and said a knife was recovered from the scene.

Aberdeen saw commercial property investment volumes total £357m in 2024, three times the 2023 figure and more than double the 10-year average of £160m.

Investment in commercial property surged in Aberdeen last year, as bargain hunters took advantage of “extremely attractive yields”.

Hungarian sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti tragically disappeared in Aberdeen, Scotland, last month and their bodies were devastatingly found in a river weeks later

George Murdoch was brutally slain in September 1983 while working as a cab driver, with the killer having used a cheese wire in the process. The culprit has never been found.

Stirling is the parkrun capital of Scotland according to new research. AussieBoots, the company behind the research, analysed the increase in average monthly online searches for parkruns across the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024.

An Aberdeen energy advisory firm has expanded its power networks capabilities with the purchase of a Massachusetts-based infrastructure consultancy.

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin told BBC Scotland: "Performance wise, maybe we're not happy with the result. But football is football. "We started well, but they score and we have to do better in how we defend. It is difficult to be 2-0 down at home at half-time in a really important game.

A "very high" risk warning for wildfires has been issued for the north and east of Scotland over the coming days. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said people should avoid lighting any fires outdoors between Saturday and Wednesday.