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Melanie Ward with Andy Burnham (Pic: Contributed)

Kirkcaldy MP joins new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government

Melanie Ward with Andy Burnham

'I was struck by some similarities between Makerfield constituency and our area'

The UK Government plans to ban under-16s from a host of social media platforms (Pic: geralt/Pixabay)

Social media ban: blocking under-16s ‘must be properly enforced’ – Fife MP

Keir Starmer speaks to supporters and councillors following local elections (Pic: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Theatre applause and laughter in Fife bursts Keir Starmer’s Westminster bubble

Sir Keir Starmer on a visit to Cupcake Coffee in Kirkcaldy (Pic: Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Glenrothes MP Richard Baker tells Sir Keir Starmer it’s time to quit

Keir Starmer during a walk on the Esplanade in May 2023 (Pic: Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Kirkcaldy MP Melanie Ward says Prime Minister ‘lost confidence of the public’

Melanie Ward MP speaking in the House of Commons (Pic: Submitted)

Mossmorran closure: call for united approach to support workforce

Energy bills are rising after OFGEM raise the price cap

Heating or eating – the choice facing too many Fifers dealing with energy bills

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced Fife Council will receive £40m over the next ten years to transform two Fife neighbourhoods. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)

£40m UK Government funding to help transform two Fife neighbourhoods

Keir Starmer on a visit to Kirkcaldy (Pic: Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s pledge on multi-million £ funding for Kirkcaldy

Rod Stewart performs onstage at Glastonbury (Pic: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Glastonbury: why the old guard rocked amid the sound and fury

Tour of new £500m Amazon fulfilment centre on outskirts of Leeds. Workers pictured in the factory. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

Amazon announces £40bn UK investment including thousands of jobs

Kneecap are due to perform at Glastonbury 2025

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The annual rate of house price growth remained stable in March.

Business in less than two minutes: UK firms braced for Trump's tariffs

John Lewis profits rise.

Business in 2 minutes: John Lewis profits up but no staff bonus

Young journalists questioned the Prime Minister at the heart of Westminster

Young journalists quiz Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Budding reporters were given the opportunity of a lifetime this month - getting the chance to quiz the Prime Minister.
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Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends the 'Popular Conservatives' conference on 6 February 2024 in London (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Liz Truss makes legal threat to the PM - what you need to know

Diageo's bottling plant in Leven is a major employer (Pic: TSPL)

Fife Labour defeated as councillors ‘make a stand’ for whisky industry

The motion will go before full council at Fife House on Thursday.

Motion to spotlight “important” industry and “damaging” duty increases

British public vote to find new Christmas cracker jokes

In an article marking the launch of the News Media Association’s Journalism Matters campaign, the Prime Minister gave his strong backing to news media

Sir Keir Starmer says journalism is the 'lifeblood of our democracy'

Jet2holidays winter sun: The best destinations to brighten your mood

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Labour proposes weight-loss jabs for unemployed to boost workforce

Silent Crime: Violence against shop workers 'demands action now'

Rachel Reeves listens to Keir Starmer on the Labour general election campaign trail in May (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain

Fife Council could be in for some tough financial decisions next year (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Fife Council: what are the tough budget choices facing councillors?

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Household Support Fund decision looms as September deadline nears
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abour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street

Watch: Keir Starmer makes first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10

Neil Kinnock falls over on Brighton seafront in 1983.

Funny political stunts gone wrong from elections past

The race has begun towards the General Election on July 4.

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Keir Starmer with Labour candidate Wilma Brown during a visit to Kirkcaldy High Street. Picture: Robert Perry/Getty Images

Scottish Labour candidate suspended after 'racist' tweet accusations

Groundhog Day and Kylie were among the references made during exchanges in the council chamber (Pics: Cameron Smith/Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
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Fife budget: Kylie, Cohen & Groundhog Day ‘chuntering from a sedentary position’

Proprietor Yue with Sir Keir Starmer

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer grabs coffee at Kirkcaldy cafe

The UK has called for a temporary "pause" in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, to allow humanitarian aid to reach those in Gaza and to allow the release of hostages. (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking UK calls for 'pause' in Israel-Hamas conflict but rejects ceasefire

Sir Keir Starmer giving his speech in Liverpool. Credit: Getty

Keir Starmer promises to build 1.5m houses in five years

Keir Starmer is interrupted by a heckler. Credit: Getty

Breaking Keir Starmer Labour conference speech crashed by protester

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer

Breaking Keir Starmer pledges to tackle NHS wait times with £1.5bn plan

Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil activists during a protest by the environmental campaigners in central London. Picture Date: Thursday June 8, 2023. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Just Stop Oil donor pulls funding over ‘pointless’ further protests

Liz Truss has been claiming from fund for ex-prime ministers despite only 49 days in office (Getty Images)

Breaking Liz Truss claims from fund for ex-PMs despite only 49 days in office

Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters who demand ‘no more U-turns’ from Labour leader

Watch: Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters

Breaking Labour shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended

Keir Starmer with Labour candidate Wilma Brown during a visit to Kirkcaldy High Street (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Sir Keir Starmer in Kirkcaldy – ‘the SNP’s masked has slipped’

Breaking Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer publishes tax details

Sue Gray is Sir Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff for Labour Party

Edinburgh locals will line the street for the funeral of Barry Martin, a Fife firefighter who died after fighting the Jenners blaze.

Road closures for Jenners firefighter funeral

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer said he would raather sit next to Piers Morgan over Jeremy Corbyn at an Arsenal game.

Keir Starmer reveals who he would sit next to at an Arsenal game

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged health leaders at an emergency meeting to take "bold and radical" action to alleviate the winter crisis in the NHS. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

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Number 10 refused to speculate on future migration policy. Credit: Getty Images

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Keir Starmer will set out Labour's new vision for the constitutional future of the UK today.

Keir Starmer looks to abolish House of Lords in ‘transfer of power’

Rishi Sunak is facing MPs on his fourth PMQs on Wednesday.

How to watch this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions live

Rishi Sunak will face PMQs once again on Wednesday. Credit: Getty Images

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

Labour Party to abolish the House of Lords if elected to UK government

Rishi Sunak pictured delivering a speech at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow last year. PIC: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (centre) during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons this week. Columnist Susan Morrison is not getting too attached to the UK's new leader - for now, at least. PIC: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA Wire

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