North East Radio Scotland

Trooping the Colour is the name given to the annual celebration of the sovereign's official birthday - but where did the term come from and what does it mean for the Royal Family?

A total of seven people from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours, ranging from a paramedic and a musician to volunteers.

Sir Mo Farah will be lining up for England at Soccer Aid once again and he may have a particularly famous fan tuning in to watch him

Earlier this week an Aberdeenshire councillor quit the Tory party for Nigel Farage's Reform UK, with Lauren Knight the sixth representative to make the move just days after Duncan Massey's defection.

The Scottish SPCA say they found the decomposed dog in the Seaton area of the city earlier this month, and are currently investigating the heartbreaking discovery.

Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash on the A98 near Enzie earlier this week. A 32-year-old woman and a 77-year-old pensioner tragically died at the scene.

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