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Killer whales breach off the coast of Scotland.

Watch unbelievable moment killer whales breach off coast of Scotland

Chamberlain welcomes 'win for puffins'.

“Win for puffins” – Chamberlain welcomes international court ruling on sandeel b...

Hundreds of students took part in this year's Gaudie procession on Wednesday night. (Pic: University of St Andrews)

Students' torchlit procession heralds re-opening of St Andrews' historic pier

Hundreds of brave souls took part in the traditional May Day dip in St Andrews.

St Andrews May Day Dip 2025: 13 pictures of swimmers taking the plunge

Saltmoore is a woodland haven near Whitby

We took our four-legged friend to Whitby for a posh hotel break

Wendy Chamberlain MP and Willie Rennie MSP puffin spotting on the Isle of May attached.

Wendy Chamberlain MP raises concern over environmental impact following vessel c...

Offshore workers at Ninian Central platform with posters backing Unite the Union's No Ban Without a Plan campaign.

Ad Feature No Ban Without a Plan petition by Unite to protect oil and gas jobs

Rehearsal scene from To Save The Sea (Pic: Ruari Barber-Fleming)

New musical on Greenpeace’s 1995 occupation of oil rig comes to Fife theatre

HMS Queen Elizabeth passes under the Forth Bridge as she heads back to sea following lengthy time at Rosyth for repairs and upgrades due to mechanical fault. (Pic: Katielee Arrowsmith/SWNS)

HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier sails under bridges as she leaves Rosyth

Striking footage shows a decommissioned oil rig being demolished with a controlled explosion, at Kishorn Port Limited's dry dock facility in Strathcarron, Wester Ross, Scotland

Watch dramatic moment oil rig is blown up in controlled explosion

Offshore wind farm

Going Green: Scotland leading the way with green energy

Hundreds of students took part in the annual traditions on Tuesday and Wednesday. (Pics: University of St Andrews)

In pictures: University of St Andrews students take part in annual Gaudie and Ma...

Kelly Jones Picture: James D Kelly

Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones on the process of creating new solo album

Wind farm. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: We can learn from countries reducing pollution

The aquarium was badly damaged by storms last year (Pic: Submitted)

Popular St Andrews aquarium plans changes after storm damage

The glass protecting the Rokeby Venus was shattered with safety hammers, the group claimed (Just Stop Oil/Supplied)

Just Stop Oil activists smash glass protecting Rokeby Venus
The Rokeby Venus has famously been vandalised once before, by a suffragette in 1914
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British cargo ship Verity has sunk off the coast of Germany with several people reported missing. (Credit: NationalWorld)

Several people reported missing after British cargo ship sinks

The Rosebank oil field in Scotland have been given development and production consent by the NSTA despite pushback from campaigners. (Credit: Getty Images)

Rosebank oil field given go-ahead despite pushback from activists

The River Eden was one of the rivers affected by the raw sewage

Raw sewage in Fife: nine million litres spill into Fife rivers

A large whale was found washing up on a British beach this week

Huge 30-tonne whale found dead on British beach

Hundreds took part in the annual May Day dip in St Andrews

May Day: hundreds of St Andrews students take dawn dip in Forth to mark May Day

Linda Simpson from St Andrews has enjoyed tje benefits of sea swimming

MS Awareness Week: how cold water swimming helped a Fife mum’s MS symptoms

The Northern Lights are a stunning sight

EasyJet pilot makes manoeuvre so passengers can see Northern Lights

British Gas report record-breaking profits amid UK energy crisis

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Ramping up oil drilling in North Sea 'not right approach', says Rachel Reeves

Dumbarnie Links says its greens are currently not up to scratch and it will close until they are. Pic courtesy of Dumbarnie

Dumbarnie Links takes tough decision to close until June

Edinburgh-based Glampitect boss Alisdair Young has had quite a journey to business success.

Journey to remember for Glampitect co-founder Ali
From the oil fields of the North Sea to glamping in Dubai, it’s been a journey to remember for Alisdair Young.
Stephen Wilkie

Scotland and northern England will be hit by Storm Corrie.

Storm Corrie set to batter country with strong winds on Sunday

A puffling on the Isle of May (Pic: Greg Macvean)

Cute but confused pufflings end up wandering the mainland streets

The front of the new Madras.

Pictures: Inside Fife's newest school

Here’s how long the snow is predicted to last across the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how long the snow is predicted to last across the UK

Here’s when and where snow is forecast across the UK this week

Here’s where it could snow on Christmas Day across the UK - according to the Met...

BiFab

BiFab: Gordon Brown accuses UK and Scottish Governments of betraying workforce

Unplanned flaring at Mossmorran in 2019 (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Mosmorran: New schedule confirmed for £140m investment plan

Typhoons scrambled from Leuchars for third time in six days to intercept Russian...

Why I Love ... sea swimming

The plant has been flaring for several days

Mossmorran flaring set to reduce as plant begins shut down

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What is plogging - and how do I get involved?

It's looking good for next week.

Fife Weather: Are we set for a mini-heatwave next week?

Give all 25-year-olds Â£10,000, says study

Some tabloids have already gone to town on weather warnings.

Fife weather: Will we face heavy snow over Easter?

Picture: Tina Norris

Pupils set for polar expedition of a lifetime

Francesca Donaghy and Cody Ironside.

Fife teens raising funds for orphanage trip

North Sea cod stocks have now been declared sustainable a decade after coming close to collapse.

North Sea cod stocks declared sustainable

Fisheries stocks on the rise

Anti-fracking protestors. Picture Michael Gillen.

Company abandons plans for fracking the Forth

The Most Expensive street in Scotland The Scores St Andrews Fife. Pic: George McLuskie

St Andrews councillor: '˜Scores prices underline need for affordable homes'

The participants braved the freezing water, wind and rain to raise money for charity. (Pic: Tomasz Osobka-Leszczynski)

East Neuk Dook raises thousands for charity

The old Hamilton Hall - now a development of luxury flats - overlooks the Scores in St Andrews. Pic: Dan Phillips.

St Andrews street is 'most expensive in Scotland'

Flaring at Mossmorran (Pic: Steve Gunn)

Mosmorran flaring for three weeks

North Sea oil and gas workers to strike for the first time in a generation.

North Sea oil and gas workers set to strike

Dead minke whale washed up on the West Sands, St Andrews was disposed of by Fife Coast and Countryside Trust on Wednesday, June 2. Photo credit: Julie Seymour

Speculation over whale death points to creel lines

It doesn't look cold...

'˜Le surf' and other possible passions

Youngsters from Burntisland's twin town of Flekkefjord in Norway with members of the Town Twinning group chaired by Councillor George Kay

Burntisland to celebrate 70 years of twinning this summer

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