Credit Suisse makes swap for stake in Aberdeen

Credit Suisse Group said Wednesday it is selling parts of its asset management business to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC in return for a 24.9 percent interest in the British investment firm.

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ANCIENT stone monuments around the Aberdeenshire countryside are the focus of a new photography exhibition. Dramatic black and white images depicting some of the region's stone circles have gone on display at Westhill.

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Polish now the second language spoken in Scottish Schools

For the first time ever the second language spoke most in Scottish schools is Polish in 19 local authorities across the country.

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Basic hygiene; wipe and wash - every time !

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A self-confessed "rubbish" golfer won a £15,000 car after fluking a hole-in-one. Occasional golfer Allan Errington, 43, was averaging seven shots a hole while playing at a staff event.

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US property tycoon Donald Trump has clashed with the councillor whose vote led to the rejection of his £1 billion golf resort plans.

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Calls for BAA's monopoly over the UK's leading airports (reported in 'In the News' on 15 April 2008) have intensified after the Competition Commission said today that BAA's dominance may not be serving 'the interests of either airlines or passengers'.

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The UK has the most expensive hotels in Europe, according to a new survey out today. The average cost of a one-night stay in a UK hotel rose by 12% to £106 last year.

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Hundreds of oil workers are being evacuated by helicopter from a North Sea rig after a security alert. A bomb disposal unit was on its way to the facility that are off the coast of Aberdeen.

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All BAA strikes have been called off. The dispute between BAA and airport workers which concerned BAA's final pension scheme has now been agreed. The strikes were planned at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted and Southampton airports for 14 and 17 January.

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...At 83, Betty Jean Jennings Bartik -- a devoted bridge player and grandmother of five -- had a secret past that was invisible to many who knew her.

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A Scottish councillor who voted against Donald Trump's plans for a £1billion golf resort yesterday, has been assaulted for opposing the project. The U.S. property tycoon was hoping to build a huge complex of courses and houses in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland.

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Rotech plans overseas expansion on success of T system

A SCOTTISH subsea excavation company has unveiled plans to open two bases abroad in a bid to cope with increased demand for its services.

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Legacy Golf Links, near Pinehurst, N.C., is one of those golf courses that mixes playability, conditioning and aesthetics into a nearly perfect cocktail. It beckons to the average golfer, whispers in your ear, tells you it's okay if you're a little erratic today.

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Aberdeen's Sites and Monuments Record is now online.

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A seagull has turned shoplifter by wandering into a shop and helping itself to crisps. The bird walks into the RS McColl newsagents in Aberdeen when the door is open and makes off with cheese Doritos.

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Six giant inflatable monkeys are to appear in cities across Scotland. The 30ft creations are the work of Austrian artist Stefan Sagmeister, who has previously designed album covers for the Rolling Stones and Lou Reed.

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It was a dark and stormy night – and hot on the heels of the hit Ben Stiller movie, Evening Express reporter Marie-Claire Jones was locked up in a museum for the night.

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A British soldier was killed in southern Iraq today, taking the total death toll of UK military personnel in the country to 100 since the US-led invasion in March 2003.

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The battle to retain the Met Office weather forecasting centre in Aberdeen has been won, BBC Scotland has learned.

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