Trunk roads in the far north remain closed in both directions this morning as gritter work continues and rail inspections take place.

Samantha Smart (17) had not been seen since January 31 when a missing person appeal was launched.

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Hospital and hospice staff have been gifted matchday pies and sandwiches by Caley Thistle after their home clash with Peterhead was snowed off.

The heavy snows blanketing large parts of the region have made for some lovely scenes.

A former estate agency branch in Inverness is on the market.

A popular Inverness wedding fair which was due to take place on Sunday (January 4), will now run on January 11 instead due to the heavy snow.

Plans for a new city centre restaurant in Inverness have been scaled back in response to objections over planned ventilation at the site.

Drifts in the north are filling back in as quickly as they’re being cleared, Highland Council has warned motorists.

Famed paracyclist Fin Graham has shared a shocking experience he had in an Inverness bar - where his facial palsy was mistaken for being drunk.

Highland Council has suspended all of its bus services while Ember’s Inverness-Thurso and Inverness-Aberdeen routes also facing delays & cancellation.

Samantha Smart (17) was last seen leaving her home in Smithton, Inverness, at around 8am on January 31.

Heavy snow overnight has left one of the region's main trunk roads "impassable", police have warned.