A 49-year-old Fife man was last night charged with murdering a seven-year-old boy and his 25-year-old disabled sister at a house in Buckhaven.

A MASS of floral tributes have been laid in memory of brother and sister Ryan and Michelle Thomson, who were found dead at their family home in Buckhaven on Saturday evening.

A PILOT and passenger escaped serious injury despite crashing their light aircraft close to Perth airport yesterday.

A PARAGLIDER pilot escaped serious injury yesterday after crashing in the Angus hills.

DACHSHund’s Bonnie and Clyde did the honours as the Perthshire Abandoned Dogs Society’s (PADS) store opened in Perth yesterday to raise money for the care of abused and abandoned animals at the charity’s home at Forteviot.

There were signs yesterday the UK Government may back a referendum on Scottish independence.

NHS Tayside’s “smoking clipe” is to have a roving role, chasing nicotine addicts puffing on acute hospital sites across Tayside.

With its snow-capped peaks in the hostile wilderness of Antarctica, Willis Ridge is a world away from the Fife town of Tayport.

POLICE HAVE confirmed that the body of a man found on the beach at Lunan Bay on Sunday was that of 49-year-old Peter Good, who was last seen at his home in Ferryden, Montrose, 10 days ago.

A brave west Fife toddler who was gravely ill at the end of last year will be taking part in the Dunfermline Half-Marathon to help the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh.

HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE is set to welcome thousands of visitors as it hosts a weekend of family events and entertainment based around the Etape Caledonia cycle race.

AN INVESTMENT of £400,000 is in the pipeline for parks and cemeteries across Angus.

PEDIGREE BULLS sold to 5000 guineas yesterday at the Perth May multi-breed show and sale, writes farming editor Ewan Pate.