David Love

Former Balmacara Hotel general manager James McEachern and chef Graham Smith, who shared the money they stole, have not been ordered to compensate the owner.

Anthony Rudman, 28, appeared in the dock at Inverness Sheriff Court where he admitted to being more than double the drink-drive limit when he struck a kerb on the A96 and caused a crash.

Paedophile David Murchison, from Muir of Ord, thought he was communicating with a like-minded mother of a young girl but it was actually a decoy.

"Agitated and aggressive" Lee Blackburn turned up drunk at the woman's house and refused to leave when she told the domestic abuser to go away.

Robert McLaren ignored cries to stop as he ran over George Williamson's leg before turning the vehicle and doing the same to both his ankles.

Alexander Florence still denies targeting two girls aged between 5 and 11, as well as indecently assaulting one of them when she was 16.

Stephanie Lewicki was caught with £17,000 of cocaine and heroin that she says she was holding as “collateral” so the Liverpool gang would not kill her relatives.

Lee Dyce appeared in private at court accused over yesterday's incident in the Merkinch area of the city.

Ronald Stoneman, from Broughty Ferry, admitted careless driving in the crash on the A832 in Dundonnell.

Inverness Sheriff Court was told Duncan MacLennan, 19, had a terrible attitude towards cars and driving but may now have learned his lesson.