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Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Health expert explains damage caused by dismissing period problems

Clinical Pharmacist recommends food and drink to calm you on your wedding day - and what to avoid (Photo: Matthew - stock.adobe.com)

Pharmacist explains the most calming food to eat on your wedding day

Searches for 'tooth pain' have increased by 460% (Photo: Pexel/Anna Shvets)

Dental crisis - 'People are pulling out their own teeth'

Reuse and recycle clothes by swapping for sustainable fashion and zero waste. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: We can all be greener when it comes to fashion

Ronan Kanda

Watch: TV documentary highlights reality of Black Country knife crime

Passengers flying out of London Heathrow airport are more likely to have their flights cancelled than in any other UK airport. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)

Heathrow airport’s ‘most cancelled flights’ badge of shame

Tens of thousands of children are being taken on holiday during term time as parents look to save money

More parents opt to take children out of school for holidays

International students who come to the UK will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances in a government bid to bring migration down.

Many international students to lose right to bring family to UK

UK unemployment rate increase - ONS

Plenty of Easter eggs will get eaten this weekend

Nearly 50% of children will have chocolate egg for breakfast on Easter

Dog owners are leaving a mess behind on the Prom in Kirkcaldy

Why have a dog if you’re not prepared to clean up after it?

Dan Walker says he’s ‘glad to be alive’ after collision

How to make your New Year’s resolutions last into 2023

UK unemployment rate rises to 3.7% amid cost of living crisis according to ONS

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7% according to ONS

Smart metres have become a familiar sight in many homes

Citizens Advice call for ban on forced switch to prepaid meters

Christmas baby: Most popular elf names of 2022 revealed by Baby Bella

Baby Bella has revealed the popular Elves character names for Christmas babies

Beth Franklin

Kirkcaldy Foodbank say an injection of funds are required to ensure they stay viable.

Kirkcaldy Foodbank to raise vital funds

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Lack of school talks blamed for rise in deliberate fires in Fife

The road has been the centre of a debate about traffic safety for some time.

Strathkinness crossroads: New figures for accidents at notorious junction 'show ...

Best fitness watches 2021 Fitbit, Polar, Garmin - our expert reviews the most popular fitness trackers

Best fitness trackers 2021: from Fitbit to Garmin

The Labour MSP called for lessons to be learned after care home deaths

COVID in Fife: Call for lessons to be learned over care home deaths

Picture Michael Gillen

COVID in Fife: Zero deaths recorded in Kingdom for fifth successive week

COVID deaths have dropped to zero in Fife

Latest COVID death figures for Fife revealed

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Fife Council reveals over 4700 working days lost to COVID

The condition of UK roads are putting lives at risk - the shocking statistics in full (Photo: Shutterstock)

The condition of UK roads is putting lives at risk - the shocking statistics in ...

How students can combat anxiety - advice from a therapist

Data showed that traffic across Scotland over last weekend was up to 70 per cent higher than the previous weekend.

Huge rise in travel during first weekend coming out of lockdown

A surge in traffic numbers over the weekend has triggered appeals for people to remain local when going outside.

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Stark's Park - Kirkcaldy - Fife - Raith Rovers Squad 2019-2020 - credit- Fife Photo Agency

Raith Rovers players ranked by win rate for season 2019/20

There were more than 2000 cancellations on the Fife Circle.

It’s official: Fife worst area for train service

Oral health crisis in care homes as residents miss out on vital treatment

Graphic by Mark Hall

Why air pollution is killing 7 million people every year

Pic Lisa Ferguson

Fatal crashes in Fife double in a year

Underpaid and undervalued: the reality of childcare work in the UK

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Scandal of Fife's £9m fixed odds betting bill

The Mental Health Foundation Scotland has launched its 'It's time to talk about it campaign' ahead of Suicide Prevention Day.

Charity calls for action to tackle rising suicide rate

Suicides in Scotland have seen a rise for the first time in six years.

Sharp rise in Scotland's suicide rate

Graduating pays off: Scottish Government

Finance Secretary Derek Mackay

Jobs and investment central to future growth

Fife woman Adrina Wallace

Time to talk about cervical screening

Fife flu risk highlighted

Help make a fairer Fife by volunteering in 2017

Are your pets Christmas-ready?

Keep your pets safe this Christmas

Homes are more at risk of burglaries and thefts due to more people being out enjoying events.

Stop your Halloween from becoming a real life Fright Night!

Liz Harris and Fred MacAulay are supporting the campaign to encourage more people over 50 to take their bowel screening test.

More than half a million Scots join the bowel movement

Puppy Awareness Week is from September 12 to 18.

Vets calling on new dog owners to show responsibility

Rural roads account for 50 per cent of fatal vehicle crashes across the UK. An average of three deaths is recorded weekly in Scotland.

Scotland's roads named UK's worst

'Bariatric rescues' on the rise

Record level of dentist registration

Scotlands population continues to rise and reached its highest ever total in 2015.

The number of people in Scotland is continuing to increase

The future of written documents appears to be in safe hands, after 91 per cent of the UKs children declared the skill as either important or very important.

Children believe handwriting is still important

CESAR is to protect agricultural vehicles. Dave Luscombe (left) and Nick Mayell (right) from Datatag and Detective Inspector Jane Donaldson of Police Scotland.

Stepping up fight on rural vehicle crime

Billy Watson, Chief Executive of Scottish Association for Mental Health says Scots are waiting too long for mental health help

Scots waiting too long for mental health help, says SAMH

Concerns over an increase in online self-diagnosis. Pic: Rob McDougall

Concerns raised about an increase in people using the Internet to self-diagnose ...

More needs to be done to drive down rising deaths on the road