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Rangers manager Philippe Clement spent some time during the international break visiting the Highlands.

Rangers prepare for Pittodrie storm: Clement's Highland fling, Sima, contracts

Deacon Blue are set to headline Belladrum 2024.

Belladrum 2024: Deacon Blue and Sugababes confirmed for 2024 festival

The sheep, now bogged down by a heavy fleece, is thought to have been stranded for two years. Picture: Peter Jolly/Northpix

SSPCA say there is currently no safe way to rescue 'Britain's loneliest sheep'

Arran MacDonald who lives in Ullapool and plans to attend all four baile/baile events (pic: Arran MacDonald)

Scotland’s most remote club night set to thrill

Photographer Lieve Peten appears in the new documentary Loch Ness: They Created a Monster.

New movie turns the lens onto the Loch Ness Monster hunters

A new fellowship has been launched, providing funding for research into supporting the viability and sustainability of crofts and small farms in the north Highlands (pic: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

£20,000 funding for research role into sustainability of north Highland crofts

Adam Button, invertebrate keeper for the RZSS, was one of the team who helped collect leeches from a Scottish loch to begin the pioneeering reintroduction project

Why conservationists are netting blood-sucking worms in a Scottish loch

People were gathering at a crannog on Loch na Claise in Assynt around 2,500 years earlier than previously thought. PIC: Chris Wimbush/geograph.org

'Surprise' find on Highland loch rewrites timeline of ancient water dwellers

A campervan on the Kylesku Bridge, which sits on the North Coast 500. Picture: Steven Gourlay Photography/North Coast 500/North Highland Initiative

Campervans must be included in tourist tax plans, says Highland Council

A wildcat in the Cairngorms National Park. Photo: RZSS/PA Wire

Three wildcats ‘not fit to release into wild’

The Scotland Kilt Company writes: “Many people are often surprised to hear that the kilt was once banned in Scotland, with severe consequences for those found wearing one. The kilt history is tense, with more relevance than you may realise.”

Explainer Why do Scots wear kilts? Scottish kilt origins, a cut above the rest

Ullapool Harbour (pic: Kenny Lam)

Scotland's 'most remote club' to be launched in Highland community venue

Highland clain chief’s hoard of coins discovered in Glencoe

English is the main language of Scotland today but that was not always the case as our rich heritage languages like Scots Leid and Scottish Gaelic once thrived in this beautiful land.

Explainer What is the difference between Scottish Gaelic and Scots?

The Shine PIC: Pat McElhinney

Under the Radar: The Shine

A car park and lay-by close to Ullapool on the North Coast 500, pictured in July 2020 as some lockdown restrictions eased. The popularity of motorhomes and roadside camping in parts of Scotland has intensified since the pandemic with solutions sought to the impact to local communities and infrastructure. PIC: Paul Campbell/Getty Images.

Review of right to roam guidance ruled out amid overtourism concerns

Humza Yousaf arrives at Holyrood with Jenny Gilruth on Tuesday January 10, 2023.

'Catastrophic' blow as four school building projects shelved amid funding delays

17 Interesting facts about Scottish tartan and its origins

The floating larvae in a tank where it is kept until it grows a bit stronger before being translocated to beaver ponds (pic: Danny O'Brien)

Great crested newt in first-of-its-kind reintroduction

National Geographic crowns Scottish Highlands in Best of the World ‘23

A woman showing signs of depression. Picture: PA

Slight increase in Scotland's suicide rates leads to 'missed target' accusations

The Battle of Culloden was a crushing defeat for the Jacobites; it resulted in Bonnie Prince Charlie fleeing to exile and the end of traditional clan life.

Battle of Culloden: What happened and why did the Jacobites lose?

The Princess Royal, King Charles III and Queen Camilla during the Braemar Gathering highland games held a short distance from the royals' summer retreat at the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire. PIC: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.

Braemar Gathering fit for a new King

Businessman and landowner Mohamed Al Fayed has died aged 94. PIC: Daniel Hambury/PA Wire.

Former Harrods boss and Highland landowner Mohamed Al Fayed dies aged 94

A schoolboy sits in a classroom corridor

Pandemic lockdowns linked to growing number of school pupils not feeling 'safe'

The 10 television programmes Outlander star Sam Heughan has acted in

Exclusive Finding ghosts and deep courage on the War Paths of the Highland clans

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Lèirsinn: Ewen Henderson on his Blas festival project

Inverness, capital of the Scottish Highlands, has been a city since 2000 -- it is the northernmost UK city and one of the fastest-growing in Europe

Hot gossip: How urbanisation is affecting the temperature in a wee Scottish city

Bob Dylan’s Highland country retreat is on the market for £3m - in pictures

Take a look inside Bob Dylan’s Highland country retreat up for sale

Hamza Yassin takes on charity ambassador role with Dyslexia Scotland

Strictly winner Hamza becomes ambassador for Dyslexia Scotland

The Stoltman Brothers tell us about their new book, Lifting

King and Queen of Warri attended the 157th Aboyne Games at the weekend. (© Harry Scott)

Royal appearance for 157th Aboyne Games

Here's where you can find Highland cows in Scotland. Photo: Brian Taylor/Unsplash

12 places where you can visit Highland cows in Scotland

Ross County's Simon Murray remonstrates with referee Nick Walsh after having his appeal for a penalty waved away by the official. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

County's Murray bemused by Celtic penalty award after having claim denied

Ross County manager Malky Mackay during the match against Celtic.

'If it’s an international team Celtic are 2-0 down': Mackay assesses defeat

One of Mr Smith's photos called 'Island skies, Meall a' Bhuachaille' (pic: Ed Smith)

New book documents life of people and landscape in the Cairngorms

A croft in Torridon, main, perhaps not so far from Rory Putman’s fictional Lochuisge. Credit: Getty

Author Rory Putnam on swapping England for life on a Highland croft

Alistair Moffat: 'The warriors whose ghosts I followed on my journeys back into the darkness of the past were always with me'

‘The Stuarts did not deserve the bravery of the clans’

5 Scottish acts to catch at Belladrum 2023

The Quiraing is a landslip situated to the north of the Isle of Skye in the 'Trotternish' area. After only a moderate two-mile hike you can reach the peak of this breathtaking location which offers stunning views of local mountains, lochs and even the seashore.

10 Recommended locations on the Isle of Skye that no one should miss

199 Highland schools are involved, with permanent Newton Rooms in Thurso, Dingwall, Inverness and Fort William and pop-up room for Skye & Lochaber, Badenoch & Strathspey, and Wester Ross. Picture Credit Tim Winterburn

Ad Feature Science Skills Academy: Inspiring the next generation of rural STEM talent

Robert Davidson founded Sandstone Press in Dingwall in 2002 with Moira Forsyth.

Scottish publisher behind book of Nicola Sturgeon speeches goes into liquidation

Travelling to Fort William for the Downhill World Championship? Image: Ewan Harvey/2023 UCI Cycling World Championships

All Fort William road closures for 2023 Cycling World Championships

A selection of Scottish freshwater pearls. PIC: NMS/Dr Sarah Laurenson.

Lifting the lid on the nation's jewellery box from Highland gold to Elie rubies

The nine new homes will be built for locals at Achiltibuie on the Coigach coast in Wester Ross which overlooks the Summer Isles. PIC: Robert Watt/geograph.org

Nine new homes for locals at Highland beauty spot where exotic fruits once grew

One of the stars of Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs.

Dogs in Film: Here are 5 must-see films starring dogs - and where to watch them

Wondering what to expect from the 2023 UCI Downhill MTB World Championships? We have all the information you need. Image: Phunkt

7 things to know before the Fort William Downhill World Championships

Assessing the requirements of your home, whether old or new, is an important starting point before installing energy-efficiency measures and green heating systems. Picture: Dave Warren/Picture Team

How to make your home more energy-efficient for a net-zero Scotland

The Highland Games are events held around spring and summer in Scotland and other countries with a prominent Scottish diaspora.

Explainer The History and traditions that underpin Scotland’s Highland Games

Royal Highland Show: Can it convert this city girl? Gaby Soutar

Thrill-seeking displays and a royal highland Hoolie, as well as Golden Shears World Championships at Ingliston – tickets on sale now

Ad Feature Feast for the senses with cookery and a Hoolie at Royal Highland Show

The Gaelic translation for Dunnottar is "fort on the shelving slope" and this is why the fortress has played such a prominent role in Scottish history back in the 18th century with the Jacobite rising because it was a defensive and strategic location. Described as a "ruined medieval fortress" today you can still explore it at the north-eastern coast of Scotland, 2 miles away from Stonehaven.

Scottish Castles and Clans: 17 Famous castles and their related clans

14 new and returning actors in Outlander season 7

13 things we know about Outlander Season 7

Fire crews outside the Daviot Care Home (pic: Duncan Macpherson)

Highland fire reaches 'within 100 yards' of care home

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries