Chief fire officer Simon Pilling said the county's fire authority was likely to face budget cuts up to 2020 and had to make long-term provision to reshape fire cover.

BBC: A fire engine leaving a fire station

In my hunger to free my heart, I suited up in firefighting gear and went back into a "controlled" fire to face and heal my fears of fire as an adult, not as a scared little girl trapped with the beast in my grandparents' basement years ago.

CNN: 'They call me burnt toast'

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is to face prosecution in connection with the death of Edinburgh fire fighter Ewan Williamson.

BBC: Ewan Williamson