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A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with the rape of an 83-year-old woman at a house in Glenrothes.

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Fife Zoo near Ladybank has confirmed it is planning to re-open to the public this Friday after a fire at the weekend.

At least two fundraisers have been launched after a fire damaged parts of Fife Zoo, just days after it reopened.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will spend £2bn funding hundreds of thousands of "work placements" to keep young people off the dole in his emergency economic update to MPs on Wednesday.

Over the past few months, millions of us have been directly affected by the unprecedented coronavirus support schemes unleashed by the Treasury.

Johnny Depp has denied being a "wife beater" and accused his ex-wife Amber Heard of being the abuser in their marriage on the first day of his libel case.

Fernando Alonso is set to return to Formula 1 as Daniel Ricciardo's replacement at Renault for the 2021 season.

Ben Stokes will lead England in a "gesture" of support for the Black Lives Matter movement when international cricket returns on Wednesday, but did not confirm that his players would take a knee.

The AIG Women's British Open will go ahead without spectators at Royal Troon in August, the R&A have confirmed.

Ineos has suspended plans to build a new 4x4 vehicle in south Wales and may make the vehicle at a site in France instead.

Over the past few months, millions of us have been directly affected by the unprecedented coronavirus support schemes unleashed by the Treasury.

Regulators have agreed penalties totalling $150m (£119m) with Deutsche Bank for alleged compliance failures in its dealings with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and two other banks.

Johnny Depp has denied being a "wife beater" and accused his ex-wife Amber Heard of being the abuser in their marriage on the first day of his libel case.

Kasabian say former frontman Tom Meighan misled fans by choosing not to talk about his assault charge.

Tom Hanks says he does not have "much respect" for those who do not wear face masks during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ethnic under-representation in local government is "perpetuating racial inequality and disadvantage" in the UK, according to a report.

British Gymnastics have admitted they were wrong for not telling the parents of a child about allegations she was being physically and emotionally abused by her coach.

The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog after a stop and search involving athlete Bianca Williams.

Johnny Depp has denied being a "wife beater" and accused his ex-wife Amber Heard of being the abuser in their marriage on the first day of his libel case.

A man has been charged with murder after a jazz musician was stabbed to death and dismembered in London.

Downing Street has resisted calls for Boris Johnson to apologise for claiming some care workers "didn't really follow the procedures" during the coronavirus outbreak.

A suspected case of bubonic plague in China is being "well managed" and is not considered high risk, the World Health Organisation has said.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus.

German engineering company Festo has created robotic birds capable of amazingly realistic flight.

An Australian trucker managed to fight off a highly venomous snake while doing 70mph along a busy road.

An exotic frog has been discovered in a bunch of bananas after making a 5,000-mile journey from Colombia to south Wales.