Highlands
Remote peatland granted world heritage status
The Flow Country in the Highlands is home to diverse wildlife and also acts as a massive carbon capture site.
Distillery workers to walk out within days after rejecting latest pay offer
Members of the GMB at three Whyte & Mackay sites in northern Scotland are due to walk out on Monday over a pay row.
Rewilding sites have seen 400% increase in jobs since 2008, research finds
A survey recorded a 412% increase in jobs at 13 major rewilding projects covering almost 60,000 hectares in Scotland.
Whisky maker in ‘revised offer’ to staff ahead of planned strikes over pay
Workers at three Whyte & Mackay sites in northern Scotland have previously voted to walk out over the summer.
Whisky maker in talks with union in bid to avert strike action at distilleries
Members of the GMB at three Whyte & Mackay sites in northern Scotland are threatening to walk out for 24 days over the summer in a pay row.
Livestream ospreys welcome first chick of the season
The birds, Louis and Dorcha, returned to Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in late March.
Shopping centre and supermarket evacuated after gas leak
The leak from a tank on a freight train in Inverness was reported to police at about 10.25am on Tuesday.
Power station workers to walk out after rejecting ‘real terms pay cut’
Unite workers at Dounreay power station in Thurso, Highland, have voted to reject a revised pay offer.
Nasa vs Nessie: Space agency asked to assist new hunt to find Loch Ness Monster
The latest search comes 90 years after the first organised check of the waters of the loch in the Scottish Highlands.
Second union backs industrial action at nuclear power plant amid pay row
Unite members at Dounreay have joined those with GMB in voting for strikes as they seek an improved offer.