A 'SERIOUS' road crash has sparked the closure of the A9 in part of Ross-shire, police have warned.
A FURTHER 1905 Covid-19 cases have been detected across the whole of Scotland in the past 24 hours.
THE A9 has reopened following an earlier crash, Traffic Scotland has confirmed.
EMERGENCY crews are in attendance after a road crash closed the A9 in both directions in Sutherland.
THE Covid-19 infection rate across Highland Council has risen to its highest confirmed level of the entire pandemic.
EIGHTY-one new Covid-19 cases have been recorded across the NHS Highland area – meaning that almost 750 positive tests were recorded in December.
SIXTY-seven fresh coronavirus infections were recorded across the NHS Highland area in the past day, the Scottish Government has revealed.
A SNOW and ice warning for the Highlands has been extended well into Hogmanay.
POSITIVE Covid cases tripled in NHS Highland "in only a few days", the health board has warned as it urged the public to stick to virus restrictions.
MORE than 2000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 across NHS Highland since the start of the pandemic – after 152 new cases over Christmas.
TWO new weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for parts of the Highlands over the next 50 hours.
NEWLY-discovered photos documenting the construction of a world famous Highland railway line are set to star in a TV documentary later this week.
ONE Highlands and Islands family has an added reason to celebrate this festive season – after their baby was born on Christmas Day.
EIGHTEEN new coronavirus infections have been detected across the NHS Highland area.
A NEW literacy tool which will help support teaching in the classroom and at home has been launched in the Highlands.
HOPES for a White Christmas have received a faint boost after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for snow in the Highlands into Christmas Eve.
PLANS are "already well under way" to make the Covid-enforced delayed return to school after Christmas was seamless as possible, the council has said.
IS this the world's biggest Christmas tree? A pilot has brought a little festive cheer after flying a route mapping the outline of a giant fir.
TWENTY-two further Covid-19 infections have been detected across NHS Highland.
STARGAZERS will cast their eyes skyward this evening in the hope of seeing a very rare astronomical event connected to the Biblical star of Bethlehem.
