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Nearly two weeks on from the Fife Council elections, who will form the local authority's next administration?

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Babcock International have secured a ten-year contract worth £30 million to provide dry-dock maintenance for the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers in Rosyth.

A masked man who broke into a disabled pensioner’s home in the middle of the night and raped her has been jailed.

The sister of Sheku Bayoh has told how she no longer feels safe in Scotland after her brother died in police custody.

The family of a man who died in police custody have said he is "Scotland’s George Floyd" as the inquiry into his death gets underway on Tuesday.

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Kingdom FM has chatted with representatives of all of the elected parties in this year's Fife Council elections, with the region's new councillors entering their first full week since Thursday's election.

A camera system designed to stop speeding on the M90 in Fife will go live later this month.

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A Fife employability project hosted by the Kingdom Housing Association has successfully completed a construction academy in Cardenden.

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The SNP have won the 2022 Fife Council elections, increasing their number of seats from the last election in 2017.

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A Fife footballing legend is encouraging you to put your nominations in for this year's Kingdom FM Local Hero Awards.

Police have charged four men in connection with drugs offences after cannabis worth an estimated street value of more than a million pounds was found during a search in Kirkcaldy.

Police have launched an appeal for information after a serious sexual assault in Glenrothes last weekend.

Train drivers could strike for the first time in 20 years after talks between a rail union and transport bosses failed to reach an agreement over pay.

A record number of fans are expected to attend The Open in St Andrews this summer.

Nicola Sturgeon has told Ukrainians seeking refuge from the war that “Scotland wants to welcome you”, as she announced the Scottish Government’s super sponsor scheme is open.

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has U-turned on his demand for the Prime Minister to resign.

The Scottish Football Association is in talks with UEFA over the situation facing Scotland’s World Cup play-off opponents Ukraine.

Raith Rovers are considering a boardroom reshuffle after the angry backlash over the signing of David Goodwillie.

Students and teachers in Scotland’s secondary schools will no longer need to wear face masks in the classroom from the end of this month, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Goodwillie, 32, was found by a civil court in 2017 to have raped a woman, but continued his footballing career.

Covid guidance that required Scots to work from home where possible is being ditched in favour of hybrid working, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

A new unit recently opened at the Victoria Hospital became one of first centres in the UK to offer ground-breaking new treatments to high-risk patients in the early stages of Covid infection.

Youngsters aged between 12 and 15 are being urged to get their second coronavirus vaccine before heading back to school.

Nicola Sturgeon has said the vaccination campaign had been “a source of brightness during a really difficult month” as she used her Christmas message to urge Scots to get the jag.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland has released the figures.

It’s been eight years since Allan Bryant was last seen and detectives continue to conduct enquiries to this day.  

Visitor numbers to Fife's coast and countryside are at record levels as people rediscover the benefits and beauty of the great outdoors.

Police in Fife are appealing for information after a flat fire happened in Methil in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The scheme came into effect on 1 October after MSPs voted to back the proposals.

The money will be invested in the SAS to help improve response times, alleviate pressures and improve staff wellbeing.