A woman has been found dead in a house in Fife, prompting a major police probe.

The 39-year-old was found at the property in Donald Crescent, Thornton, on Tuesday morning.

Officers are trying to establish the circumstances of the death, which is currently being treated as unexplained.

A police spokesman said: "Police in Glenrothes were called to an address in Donald Crescent, Thornton around 8am on Tuesday in relation to the death of a 39-year-old woman.

"The death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing into the full circumstances."