Fife Headlines from BBC News

Families say it was traumatic to learn that their children were not being properly cared for by Amanda Mathewson.

Sophie Hynd had been drinking for nine hours before causing the deaths of Jatinder Kaur and Satwant Singh in Fife.

Billy Watson, 35, was shot dead at a property in West Lothian on Saturday 12 September.

A 24-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident which happened near the Luthrie junction at about 01:00 on Sunday.

Drivers were warned over queues stretching nine miles following the crash near the Hermiston Gait turnoff.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says Scotland is on course to miss legally-binding poverty targets "by a wide margin".

St Giles' Cathedral now charges an entrance fee for visitors from outside Scotland.

At least 23 huge data centres are planned in Scotland, causing significant concern for campaigners.

The watercolour on the back of a map gives a rare snapshot of the Dryburgh suspension bridge shortly after it opened.

The whole of Scotland is now a restricted zone but the agriculture minister says it will make it easier to get livestock to market.

A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

Elite women's ice hockey league is returning to Scotland after more than 30 years.

A quarter of all marriages in Scotland involve couples who don't live here but see it as the ultimate wedding destination.

The Palm House at Edinburgh's Botanic Garden is finally restored and ready for the public.

A gas explosion led to six homes in Baberton Mains Avenue in Edinburgh needing to be demolished.

A special area at HMP Edinburgh has been set aside for older prisoners or those who have dementia.