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Amanda Mathewson, left, in Kirkcaldy before the childminder was jailed at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court after she admitted wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care engaged in a "course of deception" to hide her offending from parents

Childminder who neglected and abandoned children jailed for two years

Legal firm opens fifth office as part of Scottish growth plans

Scottish steel magnate and noted philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who made his fortune and fame in the USA in the late 19th century. (Picture contributed)

Archive to be created to preserve Andrew Carnegie birthplace

Rosebank and Jackdaw are contentious topics in the SNP

Swinney accused of 'weakly watching on' in SNP oil and gas 'civil war'

The Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields are off the Scottish coast

UK Government urged to 'end madness' as oil and gas consultation ends

Kevin Harraughty, right, and his wife Tina

Exclusive Iraq veteran and wheelchair-bound wife to be made homeless by MoD cuts

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to reform social care. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Scottish Labour needs answers - Burnham will depend on them in 2029

Historic Fife hospital site converted into 32 flats thanks to £7.4m project

Rachael Bews was told she could not bring her breastfed-baby to a business course held in Fife.

Amazon apology after mum not allowed to take breastfed-baby to course

Rosebank and Jackdaw are currently awaiting approval

Exclusive Scottish Labour MPs say Rosebank and Jackdaw should go ahead

The best projects happen when every partner is focused on the same outcome, says Dougie Herd

Local partnerships can turn priorities into homes

The £124,550 motorhome bought by Peter Murrell in 2021. When recovered by police two years later, it had just four miles on the clock

Murrell: Inside the motorhome packed with Molton Brown toiletries

Five takeaways from Nicola Sturgeon's BBC Laura Kuenssberg interview

Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell on their wedding day in 2010

The downfall of Scotland's most powerful political couple

St Andrews player Abigail May led the 16 qualifiers for the top flight in the match-play phase of the Scottish Women’s Amateur Championship at Southerness

May shines as McDonald also qualifies in Scottish Women's Championship

First Minister John Swinney and newly-appointed Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth arrive for the formal appointment of ministers at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Thursday

Scotland faces race against time for economic growth, say CBI

Ross Cutmore was convicted in Odesa. Picture: Slidstvo.info

Exclusive Scots spy was ousted from military group in Ukraine over 'discipline'

Keir Starmer during his speech on Monday

Scores of Labour MPs call for Starmer to quit

Lidl reveals ‘wish list’ of 52 new Scottish store locations: full list

Doug Allan

Pioneering wildlife cameraman Doug Allan dies in Nepal

The historic Dunfermline Abbey is just one of many things that local people can be proud of (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Dunfermline’s £500 democracy experiment showed politics at its best Willie Sullivan

Scottish Baker of The Year 2026, judging day at Carnegie Conference & Events Centre, Dunfermline

All bakeries shortlisted for 2026 Scottish Baker of the Year Awards

Tom Davison came across James Oswald while preparing to give a talk on classical music.

The 'untold story' of Scot credited with writing God Save The King

Wetherspoon shares tumble as market braces for profit warning storm from UK plc

The UK Government plans to increase defence spending.

Exclusive Scots MP calls for increased defence spending 'as fast as possible'

Emergency services were called to Dunfermline's Townhill Road on Wednesday.

Breaking Roads closed in Scottish city after reports of manhole 'explosion'

Scottish Labour leader Anas SarwarPhoto by Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman

Anas Sarwar urges UK Government to ban social media for under 16s

Harry Gow Bakery placing the Joob Joob at the Empire Biscuit Challenge

I was a judge at a giant empire biscuit making challenge

Katherine Zoroa Vecchiarelli

The 10-year-old schoolgirl stunning art lovers with her paintings

Graeme Downie said “we must be very careful” that a ban “doesn't have the unintended consequence of isolating those young people”.

Exclusive Labour MP warns about 'punishing young people' with social media ban

The store will open at Fife Leisure Park.

Fast food giant announce opening date of new shop in major retail park

Jacob Alon

Scots singer Jacob Alon 'floating' after Critics' Choice win

Influencer Epic Gamer Grandma has died. Photo by Instagram/@EpicGamerGrandma.

Dunfermline grandma who became viral TikTok star dies age 78

SSEN transmission has committed to £10bn of investment to upgrade the electricity network infrastructure across the north of Scotland (Picture: Stuart Nicol)

Grid investment and planning reform must go hand in hand

The boy was a pupil at Beath High School

Schoolboy, 15, dies after suddenly taking unwell on bus

Charlie Reid and Craig Reid of The Proclaimers are heading on tour around Scotland in 2026.

The Proclaimers announce nine date Scottish tour - here's what to know

Kenny's operated stores in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dunfermline

Much-loved Scottish retailer Kenny's Music shuts for good

Police remain on the scene.

Busy Scottish road closed after early morning crash

Pixies will play Dunfermline as part of their 40th anniversary celebration next year.

Pixies announce Dunfermline show - here's how to get tickets

It was allegedly also used on the town’s High Street.

Boy, 14, arrested after 'riding e-scooter' in Scottish shopping centre

Show celebrating the best country songs of all time comes to Scotland next month

Show celebrating the best country songs of all time comes to Scotland next month

Maya Lipczyk enjoying the bubbles.

Summer festivities kick off at Amazon in Dunfermline
Employees from Amazon in Dunfermline attended the site’s annual summer celebration this week with their friends and families.

New Houstoun Business Park, Livingston, part of the vast Malt Portfolio.

Massive 300,000-square-foot Scottish property deal completes at over £26 million

Max Birbraer, GM of the Fife Flyers, Stephanie Stroud, Commercial Coordinator of the Fife Flyers and Gary Wood, dispensing director at Specsavers Glenrothes

Eyes on the ice: Specsavers announced as headline sponsor of UK’s oldest ice hoc...

The Amazon Dunfermline team packed 1,500 backpacks for The Big House Multibank

Amazon in Dunfermline partners with Big House Multibank to pack 1,500 backpacks ...

Arab Strap will headline the 2025 Outwith Festival music all-dayer.

What you need to know about Dunfermline's Outwith Festival All-Dayer

Gillian Currie raised a record total of £1,119.39 for CHAS as part of Aldi Scotland's Supermarket Sweep.

Dunfermline shopper sets fundraising record with over £1,100 raised for CHAS in ...

Yorkshire Building Society colleagues have been raising money for FareShare since 2023.

Society celebrates employability programme which has helped 1,000 people

The fire service are asking those who live locally to keep windows and doors closed.

Firefighters attend landfill site blaze as public urged to avoid area

Fire crews are at the scene

Crews battling blaze at derelict building in Dunfermline

Southerness player Ailsa Brannock pictured with club captain Richard Phillips after winning the inaugural Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society’s Women’s Open

Scottish golf round up: Brannock wins new Bruntsfield women's event

BHC

Dunfermline volunteer scoops coveted title

41 Amazon employees visited the schools to share their wisdom

Volunteers host sustainability workshops for Scottish schools

Performer Steve Mason at Outwith

Sephra’s £2,500 Sponsorship is Popping the Popcorn for Outwith Festival

Poignant visit to Scotland ‘means the world’ to 100-year-old war veterans

Hearts return to competitive action in the Premier Sports Cup this weekend, with Dunfermline Athletic the visitors to Tynecastle. Cr: SNS Group.

How to watch Hearts v Dunfermline on TV and streaming details

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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