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Concerns growing for Glenrothes man, 26, reported missing
Police say 'extensive enquiries' are being made to trace the man.
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‘Sickened’ Lochgelly mum unable to drive blind son after car thief smashes mobility car into garden
Video footage shows the thief taking off after he left the car stranded in a fence.
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Huge hole opens up inches from footpath at beach in East Neuk of Fife
The Fife Costal Path has been diverted after the seawall collapsed.
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Planned Cupar solar farm branded ‘disaster for the countryside’
The array on the northern outskirts of the town will cover the area of 88 football pitches.
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Desperate Fife post office robber was debt-laden crack addict threatened with knee-capping
Robert Danskin was jailed for nearly five years for his robbery attempt in Dunfermline
Headlines
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Prince William says past year 'probably the hardest in my life' after King and Kate diagnosed with cancer
Prince William has described the past year as "brutal" and probably "the hardest year in my life" following his father and wife being diagnosed with cancer.
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Joe Biden urges Americans to 'bring down the temperature' after Donald Trump's election victory
Joe Biden has called for Americans to "bring down the temperature" as he addressed the US for the first time in the aftermath of Donald Trump's sweeping election victory.
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Liam Payne: Three charged in connection with death of One Direction star, prosecutor's office says
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne in Argentina, the public prosecutor's office in the country has said.
Sport
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F1 drivers call out FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in response to swearing saga ahead of Las Vegas GP
The Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) has called out FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in response to Formula 1's recent swearing saga.
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Kylian Mbappe left out of France squad for Nations League as Didier Deschamps cites 'one-off decision'
Kylian Mbappe has been left out of France's squad for November's Nations League games, despite coach Didier Deschamps saying the Real Madrid player "wanted to come".
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England squad: Lee Carsley calls up Lewis Hall and Taylor Harwood-Bellis for Greece and Republic of Ireland games
Defensive duo Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Lewis Hall have received their first England call-ups, while Aaron Ramsdale and Curtis Jones have also returned to Lee Carsley's squad.
Business News
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Interest rate cut - but budget means inflation will rise, Bank says
The Bank of England has forecast Rachel Reeves's first budget as chancellor will increase inflation by up to half a percentage point over the next two years, contributing to a slower decline in interest rates than previously thought.
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US interest rate falls for second time in four years
The US central bank has cut interest rates for the second time in a row as the independent agency's future becomes uncertain under a second Donald Trump presidency.
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Thames Water bondholders submit rival £3bn financing offer
The battle for control of Thames Water's future has deepened after a second group of bondholders tabled a fully underwritten offer to provide £3bn of new debt.
Showbiz
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Liam Payne: Three charged in connection with death of One Direction star, prosecutor's office says
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne in Argentina, the public prosecutor's office in the country has said.
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Tim Westwood: Met detectives hand file to prosecutors to consider charges
Detectives investigating allegations of sexual offences against DJ Tim Westwood have submitted evidence to prosecutors to consider charges.
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Matthew Perry: New owner of Friends star's LA home shares details of blessing ceremony
A real estate developer who has bought Matthew Perry's former home in Los Angeles has shared details of a blessing ceremony carried out at the property.
UK News
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Prince William says past year 'probably the hardest in my life' after King and Kate diagnosed with cancer
Prince William has described the past year as "brutal" and probably "the hardest year in my life" following his father and wife being diagnosed with cancer.
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Liam Payne: Three charged in connection with death of One Direction star, prosecutor's office says
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne in Argentina, the public prosecutor's office in the country has said.
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Sara Sharif: Father tells court 'evil and psycho' wife tied up daughter with tape - and made him slap girl
Sara Sharif's father has told a court his "evil and psycho" wife made him slap the 10-year-old girl, and claimed she tied up his daughter with tape.
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Starmer needs to 'suck it up' and invite Donald Trump on a state visit, Baroness Harriet Harman says
Sir Keir Starmer needs to "suck it up" and invite Donald Trump on a state visit after winning the US election, Labour peer Harriet Harman has said.
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Man who died after being hit by bus in Cowgate, Edinburgh, named
A man who died after being hit by a bus in Edinburgh has been named.
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Premier League figure subject of FA safeguarding inquiry
A reportedly well-known Premier League figure is the subject of a Football Association (FA) safeguarding inquiry.
World News
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US election: When will Donald Trump get the keys to the White House? This is what happens next
The US election is all but over, the headline result is known with just a couple of states left to declare for either candidate.
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Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 40 while 'unlawful' Gaza response expands
Israeli strikes in eastern Lebanon have killed 40 people, according to the country's health ministry.
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Liam Payne: Three charged in connection with death of One Direction star, prosecutor's office says
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne in Argentina, the public prosecutor's office in the country has said.
And Finally...
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Pompeii DNA evidence suggests victims not as they seemed
Some of the victims buried in Pompeii following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius have been wrongly identified, new evidence suggests.
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HS2 boss reveals £100m bill for a railway line 'bat shed' that 'isn't needed'
HS2 is spending more than £100m on a "shed" to protect bats on a section of the line, even though there is "no evidence that high-speed trains interfere with bats", the project company's chairman has said.
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Forty monkeys escape from research facility in South Carolina
Forty monkeys have escaped from a research facility in South Carolina.
Fife Local Update
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