A surge in sectarian graffiti in a Renfrewshire town has been condemned amid a warning that the spread of “divisive tags” is damaging community pride.

The man convicted of killing Emma Caldwell as well as a string of sexual offences against other women likely committed further crimes abroad, according to one of his victims and a former detective.

A signalling fault has hit rail services in Ayrshire, leading to rush-hour delays for commuters.

A listed church in Glasgow's West End is to be demolished to make way for 32 flats if plans get the go-ahead.

Councillors have approved plans for a glazed dome at a Perthshire beauty spot that objectors claimed would look “like a big plook” and “a lightbulb”.

A Black Isle woman who went missing for three days has been found.

An award-winning Inverness bakery is set to expand after the £45,000 fit out of a new shop in Milton of Leys was approved.

An Inverness and Nairn candidate vows to ‘hold the government’s feet to the hottest flames of a roaring fire’.

A man has been jailed for nine months for a string of offences, including spitting at a security worker at Raigmore Hospital.

Business owners from across the Highlands gathered in Inverness to raise their concerns over non-domestic rate price hikes.