@BBCHighlands

News and analysis from the Highlands and Islands from BBC Scotland. Updated by Steven McKenzie, BBC online reporter.

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Diesel prices exceed £2 a litre at hundreds of forecourts across Scotland bbc.in/4xHvNc1

Diesel prices exceed £2 a litre at forecourts across Scotland

Motoring organisation the RAC says it expects the average UK diesel price to hit a new record high over the weekend.

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Highland Commandos bbc.in/4yYO31r

Gaisgich sna Glinn

How the Highlands made the ideal military training ground during World War II. Freagarrachd na Gaidhealtachd airson trèanadh sònraichte airm tron Dara Cogadh.

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Unused storm-damaged walkway in Skye to be dismantled bbc.in/4rsBVmJ

Unused storm-damaged walkway in Skye to be dismantled

The 984ft-long structure at Uig in Skye has never been used by the public.

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Your pictures of Scotland bbc.in/47hOU1n

Your pictures of Scotland: Photographs from around the country

A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

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Emergency heating oil fund extended into winter bbc.in/4yb29N9

Scottish emergency heating oil fund extended into winter

The scheme was initially available in Scotland for six months from 1 April.

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Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out bbc.in/4AMgTnA

UK summer 2026: BBC postcode lookup shows how hot and dry it was

Most of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere.

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Worker at care home in BBC investigation faces being struck off bbc.in/3VxdR6i

Worker at care home in BBC investigation faces being struck off

Amina Sani, who was secretly filmed at an Inverness care home, denies allegations made against her.

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Frustration over closure of public toilets in Fort Augustus bbc.in/4xEpgih

Frustration over closure of public toilets in Fort Augustus

A burst pipe shut the loos in the Loch Ness-side village more than three weeks ago.

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Plan for rooftop 5G base station in historic part of Inverness bbc.in/4hJvLLN

Plan for rooftop 5G base station in historic part of Inverness

Six antennas on the BT Telephone Exchange are to be removed with nine new ones.

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Royal Mail trying to fill 12 vacancies at Inverness office bbc.in/3VvRY7r

Royal Mail trying to fill 12 vacancies at Inverness site

The company says agency workers are providing cover while it seeks to fill the positions.

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The Stories Shaping Scotland's Lower Leagues bbc.in/4yhx7DC

Scottish Football Podcast - Who can stop Stenny? It's the lower league round up - BBC Sounds

A deep dive into the murky depths of Scottish football beyond the Premiership

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Review to be done of Western Isles school buildings bbc.in/4xEuLNG

Review to be done of Western Isles school buildings

Councillors have backed a plan to look at the condition of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's school estate.

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Frost, wind and rain forecast as autumn warmth fades for many bbc.in/4d2YDfj

UK weather: Frost, wind and rain forecast as autumn warmth fades

Late summer warmth is set to break in many areas as rain and wind sweep in from the west.

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Council leaders wary of radical plan to redraw Scotland's local government map bbc.in/46Ddl9q

Council leaders wary of radical plan to redraw Scotland's local government map

Local politicians across Scotland are digesting plans for the biggest shake-up of the council system in 30 years.

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UHI colleges 'starved' of funding claims GMB Scotland bbc.in/4hjnjl7

UHI colleges 'starved' of funding claims GMB Scotland

The union says too much of the income derived from students is being used to support central services.

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Millions to be invested in oldest high school building in Inverness bbc.in/4y8lAGB

Millions to be invested in Inverness High School

New sports facilities and an ASN base are planned for Inverness High School.

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Scott earns promotion to PGA Tour with Ohio victory bbc.in/3SUS0oI

Sandy Scott earns promotion to PGA Tour after Ohio victory

Scotland's Sandy Scott puts a career-threatening wrist injury behind him to earn promotion to the main PGA Tour for the first time after winning the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship in...

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Inside Scotland's wildcat HQ - 'It's like Big Brother for cats' bbc.in/46y0ZPN

Inside Scotland's wildcat HQ - 'It's like Big Brother for cats'

The Saving Wildcats partnership is keeping an eye on the latest wildcats being bred in captivity for release into the Cairngorms.

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Highland housing trust faces closure amid financial challenges bbc.in/46wmAYS

Highland housing trust facing closure amid financial challenges

The Communities Housing Trust has helped build affordable homes in the Hebrides and rural areas.

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Flights disrupted by 'technical issue' with air traffic control across Scotland bbc.in/4yLU15J

Flights disrupted by 'technical issue' with air traffic control across Scotland

Engineers are investigating the issue at the Prestwick Centre which handles air traffic control across Scotland and the north of England.

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