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Concern for missing Fife woman as police launch appeal to trace her © Supplied by Police Scotland/DCT Police in Fife are appealing for information to find a woman reported missing from the Glenrothes area. Kathleen Ritchie, 35, is thought to have been last seen around 8.20pm yesterday, Friday May 21, in the Annandale Gardens area, and has not been seen or heard from since. Growing concern Police said there is growing concern for her welfare. She is described as being 5ft 5ins tall, of a slim build and fair complexion with long fair or blonde hair. When she was last seen, she was wearing a re...

ROAD TEST: Ford Puma ST top of the SUV hot hatches Given out by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (of which yours truly is president) the award was given to the Puma for its blend of good looks, practicality and entertaining road manners. Ford hasn’t rested on its laurels, quickly bringing to market a hot hatch version. The Puma ST features a 1.5 litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 200hp. That’s enough to launch it from 0-62 in an extremely brisk 6.7 seconds and on to a top speed of 137mph. The Puma is already a handsome car and the ST body kit, which includes front and ...

Sheku Bayoh supporters stage Kirkcaldy protest six years after death in police custody © Supplied by DCT Media A protest was held in Fife on Saturday, in memory of Sheku Bayoh, a black man who died in police custody. Fife Stand Up To Racism group, which organised the static protest for justice for the family of Mr Bayoh, took to the High Street in Kirkcaldy town centre at 1pm, and continued for around 40 minutes. The event tied in with a week of planned action, as part of the Stand Up To Racism campaign, with the backing of the Fife Trade Unions Council (TUC),  organised to mark the first a...

Dundonians gather in City Square to show support for Palestinians during Israel conflict © Alan Richardson Pix-AR.co.uk Pro-Palestinian protestors took to the streets of Dundee again this weekend amid the ongoing conflict which has left hundreds of people dead. This is the third weekend in a row crowds have gathered to protest the treatment of Palestine by the Israeli Government. Organisers asked people to gather from 2pm in City Square on Saturday to “demonstrate our solidarity and take action”. Hundreds dead in Gaza More than, 200 Palestinians, including over 60 children, have been kil...

© Iain Smith A Scottish Government body has been criticised for its “lack of transparency” after trying to block the release of coronavirus death rates for individual care homes. National Records of Scotland (NRS) was found in breach of freedom of information (FOI) rules by refusing to reveal the Covid-19 fatality rate for facilities across the nation. The Scottish Information Commissioner made the ruling following a joint appeal by the DC Thomson titles, The Scotsman, The Herald and STV. It was concluded that the Scottish Government agency engaged in arguments that were “speculative i...