Analysis of Police Scotland data shows that officers found nothing in almost two thirds of cases.
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The person was due to receive £59.95 but a typing error meant £59,395 was lodged into their bank five times instead.
Read morePolice have appealed for witnesses after the man was struck on March Road, Anstruther.
Read moreAbout 100 police officers will be deployed to London to assist with the Extinction Rebellion protests.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
The blasts are reported to have happened on two occasions in August at ExxonMobil's Mossmorran site in Fife.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
Risk assessments for school pupils visiting Mossmorran chemical plant need to be improved after weaknesses are found.
Read moreThe swab tests - dubbed "drugalysers" - will be introduced along with updated drug-driving laws.
Read moreDebbie Jackson
BBC Scotland
Tom Livingstone thought his friend might die as they waited to be rescued from the top of Koyo Zum.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
Fife Council leaders said the petrochemical firm said it would not rule out compensation for residents.
Read moreThe move follows an independent report which identified serious concerns surrounding stadium safety.
Read moreThe officers had been responding to reports of a drunk driver when the crash happened on the M90 near Kelty.
Read moreThe Egg Dealer
In 1938, William Forrester, was found bludgeoned to death in a coal cellar in Fife. His nephew, an egg dealer, is missing. A chase spanning the length and breadth of Britain ensues, capturing frenzied media attention, causing nationwide panic. Stuart Russell follows the case closely and joins leading crime experts in the hunt for his ancestor-on-the-run, hoping to piece together the egg dealer’s involvement. Was he responsible for murder or was he also a victim? Writer/Producer: Stuart Russell A Soundscape Production for BBC Radio 3
Three temporary buildings will house S3, S4 and S5 pupils on the site of the Woodmill High School in Dunfermline.
Read morePensioner Norman Watt choked and burned the woman after she asked him to turn down the radio.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
Shell has been flaring to burn off ethane it cannot sell while Exxonmobil's Fife plant is closed.
Read moreThe man, thought to be in his 40s, died in a collision with a van on the A913 in Fife on Thursday.
Read moreEvent organisers at St Andrews say the actor will play at The Old Course tournament on Thursday.
Read moreA four-figure sum of cash was taken from the Bank of Scotland during the robbery in Dunfermline.
Read moreResearchers find music reduces agitation and stress among people with dementia in A&E wards.
Read moreA man has been arrested in connection with the incident at a Bank of Scotland in Dunfermline.
Read moreThe farm vehicle toppled over into the garden, which is lower than the road, on the A915 at Lundin links.
Read moreReevel Alderson
Home affairs correspondent, BBC Scotland
The dedicated control room at Bilston Glen will go live on 21 October to deal with Brexit-related problems.
Read moreThe Fife institution was praised for its teaching and overall student satisfaction.
Read moreThe proposal includes rebuilding the Beamer Rock beacon at The Ness in Torryburn, Fife.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
ExxonMobil plans to employ 850 temporary extra staff during remedial work at the Fife chemical plant.
Read moreJeremy Corbyn says plans to manufacture parts for a wind farm off the Fife coast thousands of miles away are not credible.
Read moreOfficers could have prevented a serious attack in Midlothian if they had responded to an earlier call.
Read moreAn employment tribunal in Edinburgh is told that female officers were "set up to fail".
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BBC News
Police want people to pack bags of emergency supplies. For some, it's "common sense".
Read moreA Police Scotland tweet urged people to pack essentials such as a first aid kit, radio, torch, and food and water.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
Green MSP Mark Ruskell says the Mossmorran plant in Fife is not "compatible" with the climate change emergency.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
Data from Edinburgh shows the first urban average speed camera system in Scotland cut speeding.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
Three pupils were hurt when a kettle exploded during an outdoor cooking class at a school last year.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
BBC Scotland understands that the Mossmorran plant in Fife will be shut until at least November.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
Each year group from Woodmill High in Dunfermline will go to a different school in Fife.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
NHS Fife said complaints indicated an increase in concern about health from residents living near Mossmorran.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
Sepa officials have varied the operating permits for Exxonmobil and Shell Fife NGL at Mossmorran.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
The environment regulator monitored around at three sites around Mossmorran chemical plant in Fife.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
Mossmorran Action Group say the temporary closure of Exxonmobil has caused a knock-on effect to the neighbouring plant.
Read moreThe 33-year-old was found at a property in Kirkcaldy a day after evading security staff in Dunfermline.
Read moreThe 33-year-old managed to escape from Geo Amey security guards at Dunfermline police station.
Read moreThe 67-year-old man was on Harley Davidson when it was invovlved in the collision in Glenrothes.
Read moreA report on the force's plans names civil unrest as the biggest issue it faces in preparing to leave the EU.
Read moreThe legislation came into effect in April and criminalises coercive and controlling behaviours.
Read moreKevin Keane
BBC Scotland's environment correspondent
Scotland's environmental regulator orders owners of the Fife plant to speed up action to tackle light and noise pollution.
Read moreThe lorry was carrying another lorry when it toppled off onto the motorway between junctions two and three.
Read moreThe move follows the fourth unplanned flaring incident at the site in Fife this year.
Read moreHeavy rain causes graves in a Fife churchyard to be disturbed resulting in human bones being washed into a street.
Read moreAngie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
The flaring started at 22:00 on Monday at the ExxonMobil Chemical facility at Mossmorran in Fife.
Read moreThe flaring started at 22:00 on Monday at the ExxonMobil Chemical facility at Mossmorran in Fife.















































