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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
'Serious concerns' about Highland Care at Home Service
The Care Inspectorate said improvements were needed or it would recommend the cancellation of the Sutherland service's registration.
Wildfire warning over new controlled burning rules
Land managers will need to apply for a license ahead of the new muirburn season in September.
Racing tipster denies indecent communications with woman
Kevin Booth is accused of indecently communicating with the woman who gave him massages at his Highland lodge in 2022.
'My biker son was killed - drivers need to open their eyes'
Iain Dominick's son was killed in a crash in the Highlands and wants to spare others the pain of such a loss.
Councillor suspended over code of conduct breach
Highland councillor Michael Baird was "disrespectful" towards a community group, a watchdog finds.
North Scotland has some of highest rates of incurable brain disease
The statistics are five times higher than the world figure, a University of Aberdeen study says.
Your pictures of Scotland
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
Funding for new ferry promised at Uist 'crisis' meeting
Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop says money has been earmarked for another new large ferry for the Western Isles.
Loch sports could be discouraged to aid rare bird
Paddleboarders and swimmers could be asked to avoid part of Loch Ruthven to help the Slavonian Grebe.
Charity to plant 30,000 trees for mountain woodland
A project aims to restore an almost lost type of habitat in the Cairngorms.
Inquiries ongoing into item found near 'murder quarry'
Dalmagarry quarry has been examined in the past in connection with the killing of a mum and son.
Are Inverness Caley Thistle on the rise after a fall?
More than 30 years after its controversial formation, the Highland club is fighting for survival.
Girl, 12, completes all 282 Munros for second time
Quinn Young from Inverness has taken on her second round of Munros alongside her dad Ian.
The betting tycoon who preyed on women and hurt them for pleasure
Kevin Booth's former partner Tammy Conner says she fears someone could die if he is not stopped.
Why there are protests over a £6.8m estate sale
Skye's South Sleat Estate involves 20,000 acres of land.
In pictures: Scottish nature photo awards 2024
Images taken in Shetland, Orkney, Highlands and Edinburgh were among the winners.
The 85-year-old still working on dry stone dykes
Dave Goulder was named in the New Year?s Honours list for services to dry stane dyking.
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Lost Villages
Evelyn Coull Macleod visits deserted villages in Uig, Harris and the district of Lochs.
Mermaid Tales
Kate travels to Heisker, the beautiful islands west of North Uist.
Spring Has Sprung!
Rosalind Main looks at her favourite flowers in bloom this spring.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
Managers at odds on County win
St Johnstone manager Steve Lomas was left aggrieved after losing at Ross County in the Scottish Premier League.
Exhausted Inverness 'second best'
Manager Terry Butcher thinks fatigue was a factor in Inverness Caley Thistle's 3-0 defeat at Motherwell.
Ross County 1-0 St Johnstone
Ross County hold firm to claim all three points from their Scottish Premier League clash against St Johnstone.
Motherwell 3-0 Inverness CT
Michael Higdon scores twice as Motherwell leapfrog Inverness CT into second place in the Scottish Premier League.
Inverness attendances vex Butcher
Poor crowds lead Inverness boss Terry Butcher to question whether the city deserves a team challenging for Europe.
Inverness profligacy irks Butcher
Inverness CT manager Terry Butcher rages at his side's failure to secure all three points against Kilmarnock.
Inverness CT 1-1 Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock's Borja Perez scores a last minute equaliser against the run of play to rescue a point at Inverness CT.
SPL Highland derby given new date
The Scottish Premier League release new dates for Ross County v Inverness and Dundee v St Mirren.
Inverness CT 1-3 Celtic
Celtic recover from an early setback to clock up a comfortable win against Caley Thistle in Inverness.
Ross County concern over fixtures
Ross County chairman Roy MacGregor worries about "uncertainty over fixtures" in the proposed 12-12-18 league model.
Adams joy at County's SPL leap
Derek Adams set his sights on a top-six finish after Ross County leap from 10th to joint-sixth by beating Dundee 2-0.
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Swinney leads Scottish tributes following Pope's death
Scottish religious and political leaders have paid tribute to the pontiff, who has died at the age of 88.
'My jaw stopped growing after a bike accident when I was 10'
Alana Brownie's jaw stopped growing when she fell off a bike as a child.
Scotland's papers: Millions in mourning after death of 'people's Pope'
The death of Pope Francis dominates the front pages of Tuesday's papers.
St Andrews to cut Old Course fees for Scottish golfers to £42.50 a round
The limited-period price cut from £340 is aimed at improving accessibility for Scottish golfers.
Home of the Year: 'We can tell people's houses by looking at them'
Scotland's Home of the Year is back and judge Anna Campbell-Jones knows exactly what she is looking for.
'Serious concerns' about Highland Care at Home Service
The Care Inspectorate said improvements were needed or it would recommend the cancellation of the Sutherland service's registration.
Scottish Water staff to hold two-day strike over pay
Workers will walk out on Tuesday and Wednesday following a one-day strike last month.
Man arrested after alleged serious sexual assault
Police Scotland officers were called to Calton Court, in the Laurieston area of Glasgow.
Stoat cull credited with rise in Orkney curlew numbers
A mass eradication of the non-native mammals is believed to have helped the wading bird population recover.
Your pictures of Scotland
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
FM defends excluding Reform UK from anti-far right summit
Reform claims the meeting is really an "anti-democratic" attempt to curb its growing electoral support.
Man dies in crash involving motorbike and car
The crash happened on the A933 between Arbroath and Colliston at about 14:05 on Sunday.
Source: BBC News
