Highland Council leader Raymond Bremner said he felt like lucky to be alive after landing up in Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
A 90-year-old retired vicar seems likely to beat Martin Harvey's record breaking Land's End to John O'Groats cycle run last year.
A 74-year-old man was murdered at Keiss in Caithness on Sunday afternoon (July 3) and a woman linked to the incident was later found dead nearby.
A 12-year-old Carrbridge Primary pupil was given a special treat by Dounreay's operators with a visit to see the nuclear site's robots in action.
Family had no choice but to 'abandon' elderly father at local hospital after failing to get proper medical attention