A Dunfermline bakery and patisserie has taken home their second award, just over two years after opening. Maria’s Baking Stories opened on New Row in March 2023 and is run by Maria Kyriakou and her ...

Two Dunfermline brothers have launched a new takeaway business from their own private kitchen. Italian food enthusiasts Zoran-Branko Rat and Cosmin Tulbur are already eyeing up a physical location for ...

Temperatures in Northern Ireland, England and Wales fell to their coldest of the season so far, with minus 6.6C recorded at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, minus 6.4C in Sennybridge in Powys and minus 2.8C ...

THE future of the Albert Hotel will not be decided until next year after a court case was postponed again. North Queensferry Community Trust lodged a legal bid after Scottish ministers refused to ...

Dunfermline's much-missed Armando's Fish Bar has announced that it will reopen its doors. The Halbeath eatery has been a favourite with customers since 1981, but a year-long closure has meant they’ve ...

The number of new homes added to England’s housing stock each year has fallen to its lowest level in nearly a decade, figures show. Some 208,600 new dwellings were created in England in 2024/25, down ...

Singer Lily Allen has announced a string of new live dates to her sold-out tour. Allen, who will perform her new album West End Girl in its entirety, will now also appear in Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester ...

Predatory ex-police officer David Carrick has been handed his 37th life sentence after being convicted of sexual abuse dating back 35 years. Carrick, 50, who served as an armed officer in the ...

Women and equalities minister Bridget Phillipson said she is considering “thoroughly and carefully” guidance from a watchdog which is reported to suggest transgender people could be banned from single ...

Three people have been charged by police investigating the alleged mishandling of cremated remains and alleged funeral plan fraud in Dumbarton and Glasgow. Operation Koine was launched in April last ...

Eric Trump has congratulated Scotland on qualifying for the World Cup, saying his family are “delighted”. Scotland sealed their place at the men’s World Cup for the first time in nearly 30 years with ...

Eighty-five names have been chosen to form the Liverpool Legends Hall of Fame and an exhibition of their items, including Sir Ken Dodd’s tickling stick and Jim Royle’s vest, will open with a red ...