A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to eight years in detention for the attempted murder of an Irish army chaplain last year. Fr Paul Murphy was stabbed seven times with a hunting knife while ...

Voters across parts of England will go to the polls on Thursday to elect councillors, regional mayors, and a new MP in the seat of Runcorn ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales’s Royal Foundation is providing financial support for rural projects on the popular island.

The former singer of legendary Dunfermline band Big Country has died at age 66. Mike Peters worked with the group for a couple of years from 2011, amid a resurgence that included an “emotional ...

Saturday will see the Alhambra Orchestra pit in full swing as the theatre hosts A Beautiful Noise: The Orchestral Edition. This show celebrates Neil Diamond's music, accompanied by a full orchestra.

Helicopters have dropped water on large fires burning on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain as police investigated whether arson was the cause. Table Mountain National Park first reported the ...

A new study will give elderly people slush to drink to see if it can help stave off heat-related illnesses like heatstroke. Experts from the University of Brighton will explore if the “very simple ...

THERE are plans to carry out improvements at the City Hotel in Dunfermline. An application has been submitted to Fife Council, seeking permission to carry out internal alterations.

The Grangemouth refinery has now ceased processing crude oil, its owner Petroineos has confirmed. The industrial site in central Scotland was the last oil refinery operating north of the border. The ...

A DUNFERMLINE route will close overnight later this month to allow for work at a level crossing to take place. Kingseat Road will shut from the Halbeath Interchange Business Park to Hill View Court so ...

Rumarni Tuitt is accused of using a 12-inch Zombie knife against Kamani Spooner, then aged 18, on August 26 last year in Canal Way, west London.

Fifteen fire engines and 100 firefighters were called to the blaze in Maida Vale in west London on Tuesday morning.