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A Scottish whisky distillery has been named as offering the best tours in the world.

A hill walker was forced to spend the night in a collapsed tent after becoming stranded in the Highlands as Storm Bert battered the country.

Scotland has seen its first snowfall of the winter as temperatures dropped sharply across the north of the country. Areas in the Highlands, Western Isles, Aberdeenshire, and Northern Isles have been worst affected, with the Met Office cautioning that challenging conditions are likely to persist into Wednesday morning.

Schools across the UK are shutting their doors as the Met Office issues warnings of hazardous conditions due to an arctic snow blast.The threat of snow is causing disruption, with some schools already announcing closures for this week. Snowfall has begun in certain areas, prompting the Met Office to issue yellow weather warnings throughout the UK.

A pack of "dangerous" dogs have been running riot in a Scots village leaving locals terrified.

“Jeopardy!” crowned a new champion on Wednesday, viewers reacted to a shocking moment during the dramatic showdown.During the episode, judges controversially allowed a Final Jeopardy answer that was technically incorrect into play, and it decided the game. Joey DeSena, a development engineer from Raleigh, North Carolina, had back-to-back wins and earned $44,698 total when he faced off against two competitors.First up, Lois Dioro, a realtor from West Haven, Connecticut, and Evan Dorey, a data analytics director from Toronto, Ontario.Going into Final Jeopardy, Dioro and Dorey were tied at $14,600, while DeSena was still in contention by just $100 with $7,400.It all came down to the “POETRY & PLACES” clue: “It’s the geographic word in the title of a Robert Burns poem about “the mountains … covered with snow … the straths & green valleys below.” The correct response was “Highlands.”DeSena was incorrect with “Moor??? It was fun!” which led him to drop to $199 and end his run.

The Met Office has predicted the "possibility of snow" in Scotland this weekend as temperatures are set to take a dramatic dip below freezing in the coming days.

A man who died following an alleged incident in the Highlands yesterday has been named as 25-year-old Ben Campbell.

A Highland tourist tax which could raise up to £11million a year for local communities has moved a step closer.

It is easy to see why many consider Scotland to be the most Christmassy part of the UK.

UK weather maps indicate that five centimetres of snow is set to "dumped" on Britain this month. The data, projected using Met Desk information, reveals a noticeable downturn in the weather as we approach Christmas.

A 12-year-old girl is in hospital after plunging from a waterfall in Glen Nevis.

Connor Swindells, who is best known for his roles in Sex Education, SAS Rogue Heroes and last year’s Barbie, has married Peaky Blinders actress and model Amber Anderson in a romantic Scottish Highlands wedding.The couple held their wedding ceremony at Boath House near Nairn in the Highlands, close to where Amber grew up, and their wedding was officiated by actor Alistair Petrie, who played Connor’s dad in Sex Education.The ceremony took place in Boath House’s gardens, with gold chairs placed outside, each adorned with a ribbon, and Amber’s friend, classical guitarist Sean Shibe, played as the bride walked down the aisle. Amber wore a silk wedding gown by Vivienne Westwood, with elbow length gloves, jewellery from Chanel and silver shoes from Roger Vivier.

Daizen Maeda has warned his Celtic team-mates there can be no Dortmund hangover in Dingwall on Sunday.

A once-permanent patch of snow in the Highlands has melted for the fourth year in a row - for the first time in recorded history.

Franz Ferdinand debuted six new songs from their upcoming album ‘The Human Fear’ at a show in Scotland this week – check out footage below.The indie greats were playing the first of a run of three Scottish shows at the Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion in the Highlands on Thursday (September 26) and took the chance to give several new tracks their world premiere.As well as the live debut of the album’s lead single ‘Audacious’, Franz Ferdinand also played ‘The Doctor’, ‘Bar Lonely’, ‘Night Or Day’, ‘Hooked’ and ‘The Birds’.Sharing an excerpt of ‘Audacious’, the band wrote on X after the show: “Strathpeffer, thanks for helping us kick off these shows in the right way. Next up is Stirling, see you tonight.”Strathpeffer, thanks for helping us kick off these shows in the right way.

James Martin has quipped he might need to "pay someone a backhander" to bring his ideal ITV travel show to life, after butting heads with channel bosses about the next country to be featured. The famous TV chef let slip that he was keen on a travel series set in Japan to delve into its food and culture.

A body has been discovered in the search for a missing Scots man.

Search dogs and mountain rescue crews have been drafted in to help locate a missing hillwalker who vanished on a hiking trip in the Highlands.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Alan Cumming has been named the new artistic director of Scotland’s Pitlochry Festival Theatre. The Tony winner will join Pitlochry Festival Theatre in January, with his programmed season beginning in 2026. Founded in 1951, Pitlochry Festival Theatre is located in Highland Perthshire, set against a backdrop of Scottish hills.

Scotland has had it's first snowfall of the season - in September.