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Bethany Hutchison, centre, and Jennifer Melle outside the employment tribunal case in Dundee with Fife nurse Sandie Peggie, left, who is taking action against the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union in a dispute over her gender critical beliefs

Peggie tribunal: RCN failed to help me when I needed them, says nurse

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Sandie Peggie returns to court for an employment tribunal involving the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on September 23, 2026, in Dundee, Scotland

Sandie Peggie: 'RCN union sided with trans doctor rather than back me'

Sandie Peggie takes a break at lunchtime with her husband Darren Peggie, they leave to greet her daughter Nicole

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Artworks by William McCance installed at Modern One, left to right: Drawing for Group from a Dream, 1928; Group from a Dream, 1928-30; Woman Resting (Agnes Miller Parker), 1924.

Coronation Street producer gifts art collection to Scottish nation

Sandie Peggie has ben granted the chance to appeal the findings (Jane Barlow/PA)

Sandie Peggie granted leave to appeal employment tribunal's findings

Daniel Sloss has been performing at the Fringe for almost two decades. Pic: Troy Edige

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Hutchisons Flour Mill Kirkcaldy. Men filling the bags of flour.

‘Proud to be in Kirkcaldy’ - Carr’s Flour Mill celebrates 200 years

New owner makes pledge after buying 69-year-old Fife Creamery business

Alice Cowieson at Dundee Bridge Club

Retired teacher: 'Scots bridge community brought me back to health'

Gordon McKee (back row, second from left), Melanie Ward (back row, second from right) and Zubir Ahmed (from row, centre left) sat around Wes Streeting during his speech

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Wes Streeting’s allies will campaign for Andy Burnham

Wes Streeting allies to campaign for Andy Burnham in by-election

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said it was creating modern, trauma-informed environments that 'work better for victims, witnesses and staff'. Picture: PA

Exclusive Crown Office to sever office leases in cost-cutting measure

Left, Paige Elliott with her hearing dog, Fiji; right, Paige at her graduation ceremony.

Woman in 'world of silence' after losing hearing for second time

Dr Beth Upton

Peggie appeal unaffected by trans medic departure, legal team says

Calum Hillplays his second shot on the 18th hole on day four of the Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club

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Fife Flyers' defenceman Ryan Nicholson wears the the Pride strip in warm-up, but the club did not use them in the game, sparking an angry response from fans and LGBT+ charities (Pic: Jillian McFarlane)

LGBTQ+ charities slam Fife Flyers after club ditches special Pride Night jerseys

Scottish dessert and popcorn supplier bucks Trump’s tariff turmoil

Thousands of starfish have been washed up on Wardie Bay, Edinburgh

Thousands of starfish stranded on city beach

Sandie Peggie making a statement after the employment tribunal’s ruling.

SNP ministers to be quizzed on 'AI use' in Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife

Driver with 36 points on licence still free to drive Scotland's roads

Nurse Sandie Peggie after winning her claim for harassment in her employment tribunal case against NHS Fife. She is now appealing after allegations of discrimination were dismissed.

Sandie Peggie interview: 'I wouldn't change a thing'

Police were called at 1pm on Thursday

Man found dead inside campervan on Kirkcaldy promenade

Nurse Sandie Peggie, centre, with niece Rachel Walker, left, mother Sheila Bell, second left, husband Darren Peggie, second right, and daughter Nicole Peggie, right, after a press conference at the Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa in Dundee after she won a claim for harassment in her employment tribunal case against a health board, but other allegations of discrimination were dismissed

Nurse Sandie Peggie set to appeal tribunal decision

Sandie Peggie outside the Edinburgh Tribunals Service

Sandie Peggie : SNP health secretary told to sack NHS Fife chief

The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning

Hunt for sex attacker after woman raped in woods

Kirkcaldy Links Market in April 1952.

Kirkcaldy Heritage in Pictures: 31 photos from the 1950s an 1960s

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Driver seriously injured and girl, 11, hospitalised after crash

Cairns Street is a residential area in Kirkcaldy

Police investigating after firework put through letterbox in Fife

Fife College's St Brycedale Campus in Kirkcaldy (Pic: Scott Louden)

Exclusive SNP accused of favouring city colleges over towns and villages

Sheku Bayoh

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Nurse Sandie Peggie and Dr Beth Upton

NHS Fife pays for six more lawyers to fight Sandie Peggie case

Griselda Hill (left) with the first two giant Wemyss Ware cats which will form part of the public art trail (Pic: Submitted)

Giant sized Wemyss Ware cats used for new public art trail

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Fire crews a the former Fife College building, police have closed the road (Pic: Cath Ruane)

Scottish high street closed off as fire crews battle blaze

Officers are investigating.

Scots woodland sealed off as police investigate after sexual assault

Pyrotechnics have become an issue at Raith Rovers games - and also outside the ground. (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

SPFL club warn fans' group over damage to stadium and disorder

Keir Starmer on a visit to Kirkcaldy. Picture: Robert Perry/Getty Images

The dilapidated town centre to receive millions under Starmer promise

Hundreds of thousands of starfish can be seen at Kirkcaldy beach (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Rare phenomenon as hundreds of thousands of starfish wash up on beach

Clockwise from top left: a still from Reel Rock: Jirishanca; climber Anna Fleming; a still from Of A Lifetime; Stephen Venables; Mollie Hughes on her way up Everest in 2012

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The tribunal hearing involving nurse Sandie Peggie, NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton resumes today.

Sandie Peggie tribunal RECAP: NHS Fife accused of 'delusion'
The tribunal hearing involving nurse Sandie Peggie, NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton will hear closing submissions for a second day.

The tribunal hearing involving nurse Sandie Peggie (left) and Dr Beth Upton resumes today.

Sandie Peggie tribunal RECAP: Nurse dealt with 'full-blown witch hunt'

A man has been charged over the attack.

Man arrested after woman attacked by two 'XL Bully' dogs

Asda Kirkcaldy surprises Clued Up Project with a lucky golden ticket for £1,500 worth of free fuel. Pictured L-R: Stevan Sutherland, Team Leader at Clued Up Project; Jean Ritchie, Community Champion, Asda Kirkcaldy

Asda Kirkcaldy surprises Clued Up Project with a lucky golden ticket for £1,500 ...

Connor McKinney shows off the trophy after his win in Musselburgh Masters presented by Alistair Brown International

McKinney wins again back on Scottish soil - and this time as a pro

Sheku Bayoh died in 2015.

Chair of Sheku Bayoh inquiry to stay on after rejecting 'bias' claims

Christina Murray was recently told she earned a place on the team heading to the Deaflympics.

Deaf Fife teenager, 17, on competing for Team GB at Deaflympics

Billy Hanafin was a familiar, much loved figure at Fife Ice Arena (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Tributes pour in after sudden death of popular ice arena manager

Four people were taken to hospital.

Four taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash on Scottish street

Nurse Sandie Peggie

Sandie Peggie's list of requests revealed if she wins trans row case

Nurse Sandie Peggie and Dr Beth Upton

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Peggie names colleagues she says backed her in trans changing room row

Nurse Sandie Peggie

Nurse called transgender doctor ‘weirdo’ and ‘it’, tribunal told

Nurse Sandie Peggie and Dr Beth Upton

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Nurse Sandie Peggie complained about sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor

Consultant admits ‘breach of confidentiality’ in Peggie gender dispute

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