Highlands & Islands

Latest Updates

  1. Finance Secretary Shona Robison announces the draft Budget for 2026-27 to MSPs at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood. She stands in the debating chamber at a desk with two folders in front of her. She has short, tied back fair hair and wears a pink top and black and white scarf and is speaking. John Swinney sits next to her and looks on, as do other MSPs in the background.

  3. A visualisation of the Lewis Hub, a large complex of brown buildings in a landscape of sweeping moor and peatland. There are also areas of commercial forestry.

  4. The tanker is a large ship with rusty marks on its hull. The upper part of its hull is painted blue and it has a white bridge and a single blue funnel. In the foreground is a white US Coast Guard vessel. There are snow-covered hills in the background.

  5. A police car in front of Aberdeen International Airport's main building on a sunny day.

  6. Arturs Juskins has short dark hair, is clean shaven and is wearing a black T-shirt with The North Face clothing brand logo in white lettering.

  7. The large tanker is floating on calm water with a US Coast Guard ship in front of it.

  8. A snow plough travelling through a rural landscape on the A9 near Kingussie on a winters day. The lorry is seen from the back and the rear of the vehicle has yellow and orange chevrons and the word "spreading".

  9. Six men standing in front of a large red digger. They are surrounded by mounds of earth in a rough looking landscape. Two of the men are wearing high-vis jackets and four of them are wearing blue hats. There are vehicles and a small hill in the background.

  10. Two workers wearing high visibility jackets and trousers use shovels to spread grit on a pavement.

  11. A mountain biker dressed in red skids in deep snow during the Puffer. It is bright daylight in an area of woodland and the cyclist is watched by a younger competitor behind him.

  12. A nightclub entrance in Thurso with a light brick building and a blue archway over the door with the name Skinandi's on the top

  13. A police van and an officer in a hi-vis vest over black clothing standing next to a snow path in Inverness.

  14. Two pilots sitting in a plane cockpit. They are staring out of the front window, facing a runway. The pair are surrounded by switches, dials and steering equipment.

  15. A salmon freshly caught lying on ice

  16. A group of hunters sitting upon rocks at the top of a cliff, gutting and feathering gannets against a backdrop of blue sea and skies.

  17. The lynx is lying on her side in her enclosure and showing her white tummy. Cardrona's coat also has brown colouring and darker spots.

  18. A police van and an officer in a hi-vis vest over black clothing standing next to a snow path in Inverness.

  19. A police van and an officer in a hi-vis vest over black clothing standing next to a snow path in Inverness.

  20. The bust is made from marble and shows the head of a young man, Sir John Gordon. The sculpture is photographed against a black background.

  21. Aerial view of the Nairn bypass

  22. Several police cars can be seen parked along a road in a housing estate. Police tape has been put up to restrict access to the area. Snow is lying on pavements and rooftops and a police officer can be seen standing in the road.

  23. A helicopter preparing to land on Glencoe. The helicopter is white and red and is hovering in mid-air. A large cloud of snow has been kicked up below it. In the foreground, a person is kneeling with a torchlight.

  24. A brightly lit swimming pool covered by a wooden roof. The pool is blue and surrounded by white tiles. Flags are draped across the water at the top and bottom of the facility.

  25. A view across Inverness city centre towards the Kessock Bridge and the Black Isle on a beautiful sunny day.