Crime

Figures show 89 offences recorded in Highlands and Islands during last year's festive period

Witnesses are being sought after a fire in an unused caravan in Aviemore last night

18-year-old had been drinking several hours earlier with friends and thought he was ‘alright’ before accident by Granish junction.

Cocaine worth more than £200,000 has been recovered by police in a raid on the A9.

Thieves have stolen a number of cars after drivers left them unattended to defrost amid the ongoing cold snap, police have warned.

A courier scam which conned an Inverness resident out of a five-figure sum of cash has led to a police warning to Highland residents to beware.

A man and woman have been jailed for a total of 10 years and nine months for running an extensive trafficking operation for sexual exploitation.

Breath test for alcohol only proved negative anyway

Scammers posing as officials handling the UK government’s living allowance are targeting Highland residents’ phones, trading standards have warned.

A new video commissioned by the Scottish Sentencing Council offers insights into prison sentencing in Scotland.

The Wilson family described Jo Farrell as ‘callous’ leading Douglas Ross to use his last FMQs as Tory leader to challenge John Swinney.

The family of a Nairn man murdered in 2004 called out the Police Scotland’s chief for “misleading” comments on appointments in the investigation team.

A thief who stole a van and sparked a police chase on the A9 was still on the run this afternoon after fleeing the crashed vehicle near Ralia.

A man is to stand trial charged with the murder of a mother-of-two in her own home.

A new senior officer is to oversee the reinvestigation of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson’s murder, following criticism by his family.

A timeline of events from the unsolved murder case from 2004 to today.

The Lord Advocate has instructed a complete reinvestigation of the 2004 murder of Alistair Wilson in Nairn.

Chief Superintendent Robert Shepherd says it is intended to create a ‘hostile’ environment for groups from Birmingham, Derby, Liverpool and London.

Highlands and Islands Road Policing Officers stopped the car near Aviemore due to their manner of driving.

Mananchaya Wanitthanawet (40) and Cameron Wilson (30) were convicted at the High Court in Dundee on Thursday, August 22