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Page last updated at 20:05 GMT, Wednesday, 30 December 2009

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Three climbers die in avalanches
Two climber's bodies are found following three separate avalanches in the Highlands and Argyll, police confirm.
Avalanche risk raised by crystals
Avalanche service season opens
Safety warning for climbers

Hoar surface. Image courtesy of SAIS Avalanche risk raised by crystals
Unusually calm and cold weather raises the risk of avalanches in Scotland's mountains, experts are warning.

RAF recruitment advert featuring Anne Geisow Comic treatment for RAF officer
The actions of a RAF officer who saved a pilot's life is turned into a comic book strip as part of an air force recruitment campaign.

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Links and advice as wintry weather continues
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Tourist centre closure criticised
VisitScotland is criticised over its decision to shut its Inverness tourist advice centre over the New Year break.

Sleep disorder drug cost revealed
More than £1m was spent on drugs to treat sleep disorders in the past year in parts of Scotland including the Highlands, it is revealed.
US 'an enigma' says cloth firm
The chairman of a producer of Harris Tweed is describing the traditionally profitable US market as puzzling.
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