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A rail link to the Levenmouth area has been approved, in a £75 million investment by the Scottish Government.

A 26-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash in Edinburgh's Maybury Road in May last year.

Police have sealed off a Kirkcaldy walkway after a man was attacked and robbed early this morning.

The Scottish National Party are gearing up for "referendum readiness" in anticipation of a second independence vote.

A businesswoman struck down by Lyme disease has spoken of the 'unimaginable suffering' she endures - after being bitten by a tick on a camping trip to Loch Lomond.

Scotland is braced for further downpours today with the Met Office warning up to 80mm (3in) of rain could fall in as little as six hours.

Commuters between Edinburgh and Glasgow face railway chaos as flooding on tracks forces train cancellations this morning.

A Nationalist MP has said refusal of Westminster to grant an second independence referendum "necessitates a Plan B" allowing breakaway talks with an SNP election victory.