Crime

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

The child was bitten by the dog at a park in Helmsdale, yesterday.

Ryan MacDonald (31) committed the offences - which included three charges of rape - in the Sutherland, Inverness and Aberdeen areas.

Police are appealing for information following a “suspicious” flat fire in Tain, which saw three fire appliances in attendance.

The cancellation of the 12.34pm Wick-Inverness train due to a ‘disturbance’ is one of three unrelated cancellations on the Far North Line on Tuesday.

Local residents were in uproar over a Facebook post highlighting the plight of kittens dumped in a box at a field just outside Wick.

Police who discovered a Tain man covered in blood were subjected to threats and insults with one officer getting spat at in the face.

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

Police Scotland investigated a report of a “non-recent sexual assault” which involved former Balnagown Estate and Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.

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.

The con calls on victims to ‘act quickly’ after falsely claiming a ‘a local council’ issued a penalty charge notice.

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

Delayed average speed cameras intended to be used during the summer to catch speeding North Coast 500 motorists are finally going live.

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

Police Scotland issued a statement on their social media, advising residents to treat door-to-door traders with caution.

Police have urged businesses in the region to sign up to a free digital tool which monitors threats from cyber criminals.