North East Radio Scotland

Matt Hughes came to the defence of the Granite City as he made his ranking.

The two leaders held a phone call on Mr Burnham’s first day in office, during which the US president said the new Prime Minister told him he would “open up North Sea oil”.

New figures which were released by the Scottish Government on Thursday suggest that the population is likely to rise from the 8,466 people housed on July 1 to over 9,000.

The Aberdonian made a £4.2million move to Anfield back in 2022, but has struggled ever since swapping the north-east for Merseyside with injuries and poor loan spells.

Mezzo Aberdeen, led by local restaurateur Kevin Dalgleish, has been awarded £70,000 and plans to convert the former Chopstix unit at 155 Union Street into a new deli, wine bar and restaurant.

The Jambos and their new Belgian boss have endured a chastening start to the campaign after losing 6-0 on aggregate to Sturm Graz in the second qualifying round of the Champions League.