County Highlands Showbiz Latest News and Updates

The Royal Family’s time at the Balmoral Estate will undoubtedly be filled with physical pursuits such as long country walks, deer stalking and horse riding, with quieter moments punctuated by picnics, barbeques and fly-fishing in the River Dee. Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond spoke to OK! about how the royals typically spend their time together in the Highlands.

A cat that was spotted wandering the streets of Perth was this week reunited with its worried owners after she was reported missing two months ago – 120-miles away in the Highlands.

Hollywood actor Chris Pine delighted staff at an Isle of Bute coffee house on Wednesday as he stopped by for his caffeine fix.

A tourist has slammed the highest mountain in the British Isles as "far too steep" in a scathing online review.

American actor Chris Pine has been spotted touching down into Scotland this weekend, as the star was snapped at Glasgow Airport on Sunday.

Outlander has returned to our screens for the highly anticipated season seven, and best-selling author for first bringing the franchise to life, Diana Gabaldon, has opened up on her love for Scotland where the show is based in a new interview.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Hamza Yassin has issued a warning to tourists heading to the Scottish Highlands this summer after he got a dangerous tick stuck in his leg.

News broadcaster Rae Stewart has sadly died aged 56.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a pensioner reported missing from a town in the Highlands.

Multiple fire crews are in attendance at a fire on an Aberdeen nature reserve that broke out earlier on Wednesday afternoon.

Fire crews in the Highlands are battling the third significant wildfire in the region in recent days after flames took hold in woodland near Fort William.

Scotland is facing water shortages as dozens of areas have been placed under scarcity alerts while dry weather continues.

A wildfire that has burned through three square miles near Loch Ness and is visible from space should serve as a climate warning, the Greens have said.

Ross Sinclair admitted it was a dream come true to make his debut for St Johnstone – and thanked his proud family for their support along the way.

The Traitors is going to be a “different game” when the psychological reality TV show returns to the BBC, its production company has said. Series two has had more than 40,000 applications, according to Studio Lambert, following the show proving a hit over the Christmas period last year when 22 strangers competed for a £100,000 prize at a castle in the Highlands.The original format saw groups secretly divided for “the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust”.

The Traitors is going to be a “different game” when the psychological reality TV show returns to the BBC, according to its production company following the huge success of its first run.

Super sub Mark McKenzie produced a last gasp moment of glory to send Ayr to the promised land of the play offs.

Glasgow at about 8. 40am on Tuesday April 25. Police Scotland launched a murder investigation including searches of Mugdock Country Park following the death of Ms Sturrock, who was 29 weeks pregnant.

Rangers at a famed Scots beauty spot have issued a warning after a wildfire devastated grasslands in the area. The blaze, near Glen Etive, part of Glencoe nature reserve, on Thursday, April 27, is believed to have been sparked by a disposable barbecue.

“Succession” star plays the “tormenter” once again in a new reality competition series inspired by James Bond, titled “007’s Road to a Million,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.“I got to see how ordinary people would cope with being on a James Bond adventure,” Cox, 76, said about his new role, according to the outlet. Cox will host as “The Controller” – AKA the emcee – and the one who decides the future of contestants on the new Amazon Studios game show.The series features two-person teams competing to win $1.2 million, shot in locations that are relevant to James Bond, such as the Scottish Highlands, Jamaica and Venice, Italy.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International “Succession” star Brian Cox will control the fate of contestants on James Bond reality show “007’s Road to a Million.” The Golden Globe winner has been cast as the enigmatic “Controller” on the forthcoming Prime Video series, which will see contestants competing in teams of two on a global adventure to win a £1 million cash prize. Filmed in many Bond locations — from the Scottish Highlands to Venice and Jamaica — contestants must correctly answer questions hidden in the different locations around the world to advance to the next challenge. From the sounds of Prime Video’s description of Cox’s character, it seems the streamer is leaning into the actor’s recent turn as “Succession” patriarch Logan Roy. “The Controller is villainous and cultured, and revels in the increasingly difficult journeys and questions the contestants must overcome,” reads the synopsis. “He has millions of pounds to give away — up to £1m per couple — but he doesn’t make it easy. Whilst he lurks in the shadows, he is watching and controlling everything.”

Logan Roy is going 007.

Succession star Brian Cox has lined up a new gig now that he's wrapped up with Logan Roy.

Ex-rocker Feargal Sharkey has demanded answers after a key stretch of Scotland’s most famous salmon fishing river deteriorated into “poor ecological condition”.

Stunning Culzean Castle has been named among "the most beautiful" in Europe by a top travel outlet. The grand location in Carrick featured among a must-see list of medieval buildings published by Brazilian travel guide Vegas Pelo Mundo.

A list of 31 Scottish pubs have been selected ahead of a prestigious national award ceremony which will name the best in the UK.

The wife of a hillwalker who went missing a year ago has vowed to continue the search for her husband in the hope he will one day return home to meet his baby son.Finn Creaney, 33, was last seen at around 2.15pm on Friday March 25 2022 as he went hiking in Sutherland in the Highlands.The Easter Ross man has never been traced.

A Scots dad who has been missing for a year is to feature in a new TV documentary that aims to bring him home.

Scotland is in for more weather chaos this weekend, as warnings are in place across the country for snow, ice - and wildfires.

More yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across Scotland on Friday as the country experienced some of the coldest March temperatures for 13 years this week. A warning for snow and ice is in place for most of northern and eastern Scotland, as well as the central belt.