POLICE have confirmed that they are investigating the cause of a major fire at a Ross-shire school.
Twenty-one people were receiving hospital treatment for Covid-19 across NHS Highland last night – the lowest number since January 13.
THE milestone was reached on the same day the cumulative number of confirmed coronavirus cases passed the 200,000 mark.
ANOTHER 19 cases of Covid-19 have been detected across the NHS Highland area.
The late politician Charles Kennedy passed away just weeks after his failed bid to be re-elected to the Ross, Skye and Lochaber seat in 2015.
ANOTHER 14 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded across the NHS Highland health board area in the past day.
RAIL passengers on the Highland mainline are facing major weather-related disruption for a second day.
A PROFESSIONAL drone worth £5000 fell from the sky close to Raigmore Hospital – sparking an investigation by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
A FURTHER 17 coronavirus cases were detected across the NHS Highland region in the past 24 hours.
ANOTHER 17 Covid-19 infections have been detected across NHS Highland in the past day.
PLANS to licence short term lets have been withdrawn by the Scottish Government amid growing concerns among B&Bs over a lack of consultation.
'EXTRAORDINARY' dedication by health workers has been praised after a third of all adult Highlanders received their first Covid-19 vaccination jag.
ANOTHER 37 Covid-19 cases have been detected across the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours.
ANOTHER 26 positive tests for Covid-19 have been recorded across the NHS Highland area.
ATTEMPTS to clear snow drifts will take place later this morning, as rail engineers battle to reopen part of the Far North Line.
A FURTHER 13 Covid-19 cases have been detected across the NHS Highland health board area.
RAIL services were suspended throughout Sutherland for another morning on Tuesday – amid continued snow drifts between Ardgay and Georgemas Junction.
A FURTHER 29 people have tested positive for Covid-19 across the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours.
FLOOD alerts are in force in Sutherland as milder air begins to trigger a thaw over the Highland snow fields.
HUGE snow drifts were continuing to cause major disruption on Highland railway lines on Monday.