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Highlands has sparked a huge police search.Ferne Winton was last seen at 3pm on Friday.She was in Teaninich Street in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.Ferne is described as four feet, seven inches tall and of a small build, with shoulder length, brown hair.At the time she was last seen, Ferne was wearing black clothes with a black bag.Police are urging anyone who has seen Ferne, or those who have been in contact with her, to get in touch.

coronavirus infection rate in Scotland. Data shows there are currently 223.1 cases per 100,000 people, that’s compare to 53.9 cases in the Highlands and 27.1 cases per 100,000 in Aberdeen.

Gerry Rafferty has gone on the market - for the price of £475,000.The multi-millionaire Baker Street hitmaker bought Eaglestone House in 2000, a B-listed mansion hidden away in the picture-postcard village of Strathpeffer.The sprawling home nestled in the Highlands has a gym, coach house and three reception rooms surrounded by plush lawns and picturesque views.Yet the singer-songwriter, originally from Paisley, is said to have owned the house for around two years but failed to actually move

Celtic.Madden was set to be the man in the middle for the Premiership clash in the Highlands.However, David Munro has been drafted in to replace him for tonight's live fixture in Dingwall.Munro was originally set to be the fourth official but will now not be on the touchline alongside Neil Lennon and John HughesBilly Baxter will now be fourth official, with Alan Mulvanny and John McCrossan running the respective touch lines as assistants.Neil Lennon's side go to Dingwall in search of victory as

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Conservationists are celebrating a "once in a lifetime" find after discovering one of the UK’s rarest bees at a remote site in northeast Scotland.The Great Yellow bumblebee, recognisable for its mustard-yellow hairs and black band between the wings, was spotted just south of John O’Groats in an area of thick heathland.The distinctive insect used to be widespread

HIGHLANDS, N.J. -- Rocker Bruce Springsteen is facing a drunken driving charge for an incident in New Jersey in November.A spokesperson for the National Parks Service confirmed Wednesday that Springsteen was arrested Nov.

Valentine's Day nears, it seems that love is in the air at a wildlife park in the Highlands, after two of the adorable residents were pictured getting cosy together.Polar bear female Victoria, and male Arktos, were spotted snuggling in the snow in new footage captured by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.The pair have previously had one cub together, the famous Hamish, who was the first polar bear cub born in the UK for 25 years.Keepers at the park are now keeping their fingers crossed

snowdrifts in the Highlands. Emergency services raced to the scene overnight as passengers were left stranded near Loch Droma due to severe weather on the A835.

snow fall across Scotland left a four-by-four covered up to its roof in the white stuff. The country has been battered by bad weather with more set to come this week.

spotted filming in the Highlands in October. The trio travelled across the Highlands in classic American cars.James May was filmed driving a red Cadillac, While Richard had a green Buick, and Jeremy was behind the wheel of a blue Lincoln.

missing woman has sparked a massive police search in the Highlands. Emma Greer was reported missing from her home in Nairn.

horror crash in the Highlands Emergency services raced to the scene at the A87 around two miles west of the scenic Glengarry Viewpoint about 4pm on Monday. A red BMW and silver Volvo SUV had collided leaving a man seriously injured.

Christmas, but some areas will see freezing temperatures. Forecast for the UK as a whole says conditions will be “fine and dry with some sunshine for many.

Scottish Highlands. In a bid to raise the spirits in the run up to the big day, the private Siai-Marchetti F-260D aircraft took an interesting route on it's journey around Scotland.The pilot left Dornoch at 12.11pm and took in Dalnessie, Loch Choire Lodge and Syre peaked at Strathy before heading south-east.It passed Achiemore, Forsinard and Gobernuisgeach on the way home.

Scotland's Photo of the Year, Ben Kapur captured this incredibly powerful snow storm on Skye. The Old Man of Storr can just be seen protruding from the banks of snow.

road crash in the Highlands has been named by the police.Philip Reynolds Latham, of Dunbeath, Caithness, was killed after his car hit a wall near Lybster, on Saturday afternoonThe 61-year-old was driving a silver Ford Mondeo south on the A99 and had just passed the entrance to Remiggy Farm when he came off the road.The incident happened around 12.55pm on Saturday, 5 December.Mr Latham was taken to Caithness General Hospital, Wick, where he later died.
The road was closed for around five and half

Christmas trees has been lit up for the first time this year in the Highlands. The 16ft tree in Ullapool has been built using dozens of creels used for catching shellfish in the local area.It has become an annual festive tradition for the village since it was first constructed in 2016.

car crash that claimed the life of a man in the Highlands. The 61-year-old was driving a silver Ford Mondeo estate on the A99 at Burrigill, near Lybster, on Saturday afternoon.

school in the Highlands. The incident took place in the grounds of Lybster Primary School in Lybster, Caithness just after 9am on Wednesday, December 3.

police probe in the Highlands. The 52-year-old was at a pedestrian crossing at around 3pm on Thursday, December 3, when she was hit by the motor in Inverness.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A review is set to be held into cancer patients in Dumfries and Galloway receiving expenses for travelling more than 30 miles for hospital appointments.Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman has made a commitment to consider introducing a travel scheme in the region which would match a similar one in the Highlands and Islands.Currently, support for travel is discretionary and decided by the health board

Devastated pals have paid tribute to a carer killed in a horror crash at the weekend.Mum-of-two Karen McKeddie died after her Toyota RAV4 car was found crashed on the C1016 between Alness and Achandunie in the early hours of Sunday morning.Friends took to social media to tell of their shock as news of the tragedy spread.Max Lockhart posted: "She will be missed. Little woman with big personality and even bigger heart.

smash on a Highlands road.

NC500 road trippers allegedly emptying their campervan’s toilet waste all over a lay-by pit stop. A group of young men calling themselves TPD TV filmed themselves on a road trip on the iconic Scots route in October and made a one-hour video of their adventure.

Highlands. Police raced to the serious crash on the B9039 which involved a Renault Clio, Honda Civic and a Mercedes Vito van near Inverness at around 5.20pm on Friday.

Police Scotland has confirmed that a pilot has died after his gyrocopter crashed into a field in the Highlands. The man died when his mini Cavalon helicopter smashed into the ground between the villages of Munlochy and Avoch, on the Black Isle, at about 1pm.

reindeer traffic jam' in Aviemore. Becca Rankine felt like 'Christmas had come early' after spotting 25 of the creatures wandering around on the road in the Highlands.

Police are appealing for help to find a walker who failed to return from a planned trip in the Highlands with his dog. Colin Mathieson was due to go on a local circular walk of Mallaig in Lochaber on Tuesday but has not returned home.

horror crash in the Highlands.  The 75-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene after the one car smash on the A832 between Gairloch and Poolwe. Emergency services raced to the scene at around 2.10pm but the driver of the white Volkswagen Golf died.

formally named the Scots mum allegedly found dead in a wheelie bin. The family of Victoria Streight have said she will be 'missed' after the shock discovery in the Highlands on Sunday.

missing from her home in the Highlands. Ella Quinn Herrick was last seen in the village of Bower, near Wick, at around 10pm on Wednesday night before vanishing.

cocaine was seized by cops during a bust in the Highlands. The drugs, plus over £5,000 cash, were found by police when they pulled over a motor on the A9 south of Inverness, near Moy at around 11.40pm on Wednesday October 28.

coronavirus test centre has opened in the Highlands - part of nearly two dozen planned for winter. Health chiefs are looking ahead to the festive period and plan to have 22 of the facilities open across Scotland.

Highlands over the weekend. Romesh Ranganathan, Jamie Redknapp, Jack Whitehall and Freddie Flintoff were snapped during a shoot at the Ardverikie Estate near Loch Laggan.

Star Wars movie is to take place in the Highlands.A crew will be flying in to Scotland to capture shots of the snow-capped mountains and scenic views.Work will begin in December and is expected to last three days.Plot details of the upcoming movie are being kept under wraps, but New Zealander Taika Waititi will direct the film.He will also co-write with Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who helped script the Oscar-nominated 1917 and Edgar Wright’s upcoming movie Last Night In Soho.A source said: “It’s great

crash in the Highlands on Monday has been named by police. Melina Rosa Päprer, 24, died when the blue Citroen C3 in which she was a front-seat passenger in, collided with a grey Honda CRV travelling north on the A82 near Borlum Farm, Drumnadrochit, around 3.15 pm.Cops say the family of Melina, who came from from Luneberg, in Germany, have been informed.