A retired nurse in Fife has been congratulated on her green-fingered success after she grew a 16-foot tall sunflower in her garden in Cupar.

A 26-year-old has appeared in court charged with the murder of Inverkeithing man Mohammed Salim Uddin.

Stagecoach has confirmed takeover talks by rival National Express in a move that would bring together two of the UK’s biggest transport groups.

Scotland's health secretary said he'd "be angry too" if he was in the shoes of those families affected by the ambulance crisis.

Sunday’s derby was such a tight affair it was always going to take a bit of brilliance or an error to take the points.

Tam Courts has urged history-making Kerr Smith to stick around at Dundee United long enough to become a fans' favourite.

Firefighters are poised to be used to drive ambulances in an attempt to ease Scotland’s A&E crisis as part of a new £20million support package.

Jordan McGhee insists every Dundee player will bounce back from their derby disappointment at Tannadice.

A teenager who spat on his ex-girlfriend during a violent encounter in Crieff town centre has been branded “sordid and dirty” by a sheriff.

A Recovery Walk to remember those lost to addiction and suicide will go ahead in Perth this weekend.

When Mayra Crowe chatted to her son Andrew one autumn morning, she had no idea it would be the last time she heard his voice.

Blairgowrie’s annual book festival will begin its next chapter when it welcomes live audiences for the first time in two years.

Dundee Airport has grown beyond recognition from its humble origins when it was originally equipped with a grass runway in the 1960s.

A former professional wrestling referee is facing jail after being caught sending sick messages to decoys he believed were underage girls.

Nearly two million couples across the world go through assisted reproduction techniques each year, with mixed results.

Families will be forced to choose between heating and eating this winter, a leading charity has warned, with up to a quarter in some council areas facing "extreme" fuel poverty.

A Kinross charity has called for awareness training at a supermarket after service users were questioned when using food vouchers.

A retired Fifer is worried the RSPB is not taking the spate of dead seabirds washed up on local beaches seriously enough.

An Arbroath man who got a heart transplant aged 35 - thanks to a plea from his daughter to Prince Philip - has now has his 'new' heart as long as his old one.

Classifying whether brain trauma received by footballers should be considered an industrial injury is to be debated in the Scottish Parliament for the first time.

Dundee United will take on Celtic at Parkhead this Sunday without any Arabs in attendance.

The NHS in Scotland is ailing with Health Secretary Humza Yousaf at the helm, says Ewan Gurr. It needs brave thinking not political yes men

Monday - we go again.

A man who died following a disturbance at a restaurant in Inverkeithing has been named locally.

A care home resident in Perth has become one of the first to receive a booster Covid-19 vaccine.

Police are investigating the serious assault of a 12-year-old girl at a Dundee park - after a video emerged of the "horrendous" attack.

A new friendship cafe in St Andrews aims to combat loneliness over a cuppa and a chat.

Banging on the door, banging on the door but no one opening up – that’s what Dundee’s season feels like just now.

Gas prices are surging and the industry is teetering on the brink of a crisis, but could the knock-on effects really lead to turkey being taken off the menu at Christmas?

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