The schoolgirl disappeared from Lochgelly on Thursday

The Herald explores what it takes to put on the annual cultural gatherings, how their number has grown and the challenges they face.

The Scottish Government will fund the majority of an island school project following its removal from the government’s flagship building programme.

Doctors have criticised the GP walk-in clinics in Scotland as new figures reveal staggering waiting times.

David Phillips of the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned Scotland’s parties are offering eye-catching “goodies” to voters while sidestepping difficult truths about the country’s strained finances.

Candidates from across the Highlands were jeered and applauded at heated Dingwall renewables hustings.

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson heads up Cnoc Fyrish on a walk to the historic folly that tops the hill and provides a magnificent setting

The congregation of Ness Bank Church in Inverness celebrated more than 400 years of Christian leadership at a recent service.

A team of 32 supporters of a beloved Highland palliative care charity completed a gruelling trekking challenge in China — raising almost £220,000.

A man collided with two cars on a city street before driving away from the scene.