Inverness, Highlands and Islands

Rescued otters are kept at the IOSF sanctuary until they have learned to hunt and are able to look after themselves, usually when they reach around 12 to 15 months old

How a charity on Skye is working to save otters across the globe

Bonnie Prince Charlie meets Flora MacDonald: his time on the run after Culloden has now been reimagined by novelist Alan Warner in his new book Nothing Left to Fear From Hell.

Bonnie Prince Charlie's escape after Culloden reimagined by novelist Alan Warner

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited managing director Inglis Lyon at Inverness Airport. Picture: The Scotsman

Future Flight: Airport chief upbeat that US tourists will fuel summer recovery

Fifty Pitches Road road in the Cardonald area of Glasgow. Picture: Potholes Make Glasgow

Why does Scotland have so many potholes and what is causing them?

The two ferries being built for CalMac at the Scottish Government-owned Ferguson Marine shipyard have been delayed, again (Picture: John Devlin)

Scotland's continually delayed ferries are a complete joke – Scotsman comment

Cybermen at the entrance to the National Museum Of Scotland at a preview for the Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder exhibition at National Museum of Scotland in December. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

National Museum crowned Scotland’s most popular attraction

Cuiridh na molaidhean às dha ge bith dè a tha air fhàgail de ghnìomhachais an iasgaich. (Dealbh: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Cò idir a tha seasamh còraichean nan eilean?

The Old Man of Storr is one of the Skye landmarks where people and traffic sensors are now providing real-time data to tourists to allow them to avoid congestion at island beauty spots. Picture: Modes Rodríguez/Flickr/CC

Scottish island follows Amsterdam and Barcelona in managing tourist numbers

The care home has closed, forcing families to potentially travel more than two hours to visit relatives. Picture: John Devlin

Families could have to travel over two hours due to Highland care home closure

Ten of ScotRail's fleet of 25 Inter7City trains were damaged at the peak of the problem. Picture: SNS Group

ScotRail inter-city fleet hit by failure to equip them to cope with autumn

Trees for Life is to apply for a Scottish Government licence to reintroduce beavers to Glen Affric following extensive community consultation

Charity wants beavers reintroduced to Highland glen for first time in 400 years

AMTE Power was founded in 2013 and is a leading developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery cells for specialist markets.

Milestone hailed as Scottish-made Ultra Prime battery cell delivered to customer

The SNP pledged in 2011 to complete dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness by 2025 (Picture: John Devlin)

SNP's A9 dualling pledge failed. Will its plans for car travel fare any better?

The report said aviation growth and decarbonisation were not incompatible. Picture: Jayne Emsley.

Aviation growth and decarbonisation ‘not incompatible goals’

A CalMac ferry arriving at Rothesay on Bute from Wemyss Bay - one of its busiest routes. Picture: John Devlin

Splitting up CalMac’s routes ‘not the answer’ to improving ferry service

Creel fisherman Lorn MacRae snapped the walrus enjoying some winter sun on a rocky isle off Scotland's west coast on Monday

Who is mystery visitor spotted sunbathing on Scottish coast?

Kyle Sambrook, 33, with his beagle called Bane. Picture: Police Scotland/PA Wire

Police confirm body of missing hillwalker and his dog found in Glencoe

Given problems with island ferry services, airports like Stornoway are even more important (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Island airport strikes are out of sight, out of mind for SNP ministers

The Caledonian Sleeper franchise is due to end on June 25. Picture: Serco

Caledonian Sleeper expected to be nationalised by Scottish Government

SeaBeds Luxury Lookout with Hot Tubs exterior

Travel: SeaBeds Luxury Lookouts with Hot Tubs at Woodlands Glencoe

Lews Castle will provide a historic backdrop to the festival.

Everything you need to know about the Midnight Sun Festival

A pestle macehead recovered from the Tomb of the Eagles and now in the care of Orkney Museum. PIC: Orkney Isles Council/Orkney Photographic.

Artefacts moved from Tomb of the Eagles after closure of ancient Orkney site

CalMac chief executive Robbie Drummond giving evidence to MSPs on Tuesday. Picture: ScottishParliamentTV

CalMac could vary fares to cope with demand on busiest sailings

Only ten miles of the 80 miles to be upgraded have been finished since the SNP pledged to complete dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness after it came to power 16 years ago. Picture: John Devlin

A9 Perth-Inverness dualling could take till 2050 – construction industry

Zenobe, the electric vehicle (EV) fleet and battery storage specialist, has some 1.6GW of battery storage in the UK, either in operation, in construction or in late stage development. Picture: Paul Adams

Work on battery site in north of Scotland is milestone in transition to net zero

Pentalina is undergoing survey work at King George V Dock in Glasgow ahead of sea trials. Picture: The Scotsman

Catamaran ferry eyed by CalMac to undergo sea trials this week

Glencoe Folk Museum is being restored and expanded in an £1.3million upgrade. PIC: Contributed.

Massacre of Glencoe anniversary: 'Immersive experience' to tell horrors of massa...

CalMac chief executive Robbie Drummond said it was in "positive dialogue" over leasing Pentalina. Picture: Rachel Keenan

CalMac hopes to lease catamaran to improve resilience of ageing fleet

Pharos docked in Leith Harbour for maintenance this week. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

The lighthouse ship that navigates Scotland's most treacherous waters

Scotgold Resources is behind the Cononish gold and silver mine near Tyndrum, which lies in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

Scotgold Resources gets £2.5m boost to support new drilling at Highland mine

The Kelpies are one of Scotland's most popular visitor attractions. Picture: VisitScotland/Kenny Lam

Demand for Scottish staycations slump as impact of rising household bills bites

The development in the former Arnotts building on Union Street in Inverness comprises a mix of flats across four storeys. Picture: Ewen Weatherspoon

Landmark Inverness store building transformed into 53 flats for rent

Midhowe Broch on Rousay , which dates from the Iron Age, will be surveyed this week for damage caused by extreme weather patterns and climate change. PIC: Michael N Maggs/CC.

Team lands in Orkney to check damage at some of Scotland's oldest historic sites

.The Corran ferry preparing to dock at Nether Lochaber. Picture: Neil Hanna

MSPs to hear ferry woes far wider than just CalMac

Ministers have repeatedly refused to confirm that completing the dualling project by 2025 is unrealistic. Picture: John Devlin

SNP accused of 'incompetence and foot dragging' over latest A9 dualling delay

This illustration shows the design of the semi-closed fish farm. Picture: LLSC

Firm to appeal against decision to block salmon farm in Scotland national park

Cruise ships will be able to come ashore at Stornoway Port for the first time with the opening of the £49 deep water terminal next summer, with around 60,000 passengers expected to arrive every year. PIC: Stornoway Port Authority.

Scottish island prepares itself for arrival of 60,000 cruise ship passengers

Scotland is home to globally important colonies of seabirds such as puffins, gannets and great skuas, but a highly contagious and long-lasting outbreak of deadly avian flu is wiping them out in their thousands – sparking fears over the survival chances of threatened species. Now the National Trust for Scotland has launched a campaign aimed at boosting their chances

How to help save Scotland’s seabirds amid deadly avian flu pandemic

The Highland Explorer carriages were introduced on the Glasgow-Oban line in 2021. Picture: John Devlin

Call for extra seats in under-used ScotRail cycle carriages to ease overcrowding

Locals have complained of smelling the eggy stink of hydrogen sulphide gas, which is 'toxic' and potentially 'explosive', wafting from the wrecked barge which is grounded close to homes on the shoreline at Reraig

Wrecked: 'Toxic' barge causing eggy stink and sealife death in Highland bay

Ultimate Boats' M Class vessel. Picture: Ultimate Boats

Vision to make offshore wind farms even greener with recyclable blades and boats

House of the Binns Pic: National Trust for Scotland

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Fair Isle in the Atlantic Ocean. Picture: Getty Images

Fair Isle ferry and Scottish theatre win Levelling Up funding

Scotgold Resources is behind the Cononish gold and silver mine near Tyndrum, which lies in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

Scotgold Resources to raise fresh funds but gold mine plans remain on track

The first of 7,000 native trees have been planted in a new community forest in the Scottish Highlands

New community woodland takes root in the Scottish Highlands

Banshees of Inisherin, starring Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell, is a dark Irish comedy which focusses on a falling out between two friends (Picture: Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection)

Banshees of Inisherin? Scotland's Migovie banshee was a more malevolent spirit

Red deer are set to be culled at the vast Scottish estate. Picture: Getty Images

Red deer set to be culled on Scottish estate due to 'absentee' owner

World Gaelic Week director Joy Dunlop launches 'Seachdain Na Gàidhlig' at Paisley Community Circus Paisley with help from Gaelic speaker and acrobatic educator Kit Rodman-Orr (front), circus director Scott Craig, on left and Grant McFarlane, Seachdain na Gaidhlig project manager. Julie Howden

Football, shinty, circus, cookery and filmmaking to feature in Gaelic showcase

The bothy is ultimately owned by Wildland Ltd, the company set up by Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen, pictured here in 2018 with his wife Anne, to buy land and improve biodiversity across his holdings in the north of Scotland. (Photo by Tariq Mikkel Khan / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) .

Landowner confirms bothy open to all after visitor makes "home sweet home"

Passengers using the main Mull ferry route between Oban and Craignure this winter have been disrupted by several timetable changes. Picture: Getty Images

Bus operator criticises CalMac for failure to communicate Mull timetable change

The new booking system promises a range of improvements for ferry passengers

Further delay to new CalMac booking system ‘unacceptable’ – Jenny Gilruth

A vessel arriving in Lerwick, Shetland to deliver turbine components for the Viking Wind Farm.

Peterson wins work for Shetland wind farm that can power half a million homes

Serco's Caledonian Sleeper franchise will end seven years early in June. Picture: Jeff Holmes/Shutterstock

Serco reveals it has lost £69m running Caledonian Sleeper

Liz lochhead will be among the leading writers appearing in Pitlochry Festival Theatre's Winter Words festival next month.

Liz Lochhead, Denise Mina and Ricky Ross to appear at literary festival

The National Theatre of Scotland show Thrown will be performed around Scotland to coincide with Highland Games events before a run at the Edinburgh International Festival in August. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Thrown: The all-women stage show exploring ‘what it means to be Scottish’

Tania Azevedo is the director of new Scottish musical A Mother's Song, which will be premiered at the Macrobert Arts Centre in Stirling in February.

A Mother's Song: The ambitious new Scottish stage show spanning five centuries

Families and youngsters flocked to the sledging slope at the Nevis Range resort over the holidays. Picture: Chris O'Brien

Thousands hit the slopes in Scotland as ski resorts enjoy busy holiday period

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Day in the Life: Jamie McGowan of Essence of Harris

The blaze broke out at the New County Hotel in Perth.

Hotel guests evacuated amid early morning blaze

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SNP candidate Ash Regan. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

SNP considering allowing members to change vote amid leadership transparency row

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: PA

SNP is not in a mess, insists Nicola Sturgeon

A Somali woman and child wait to be given a spot to settle at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow in Somalia during the longest drought in the country's history, estimated to have killed 43,000 people

Climate change: IPCC report is ‘survival guide for humanity’