Inverness

William MacDowell, 80, was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years behind bars after being convicted by a jury at the High Court in Inverness on Thursday.

A pensioner accused of murdering his lover and son more than four decades ago told his handyman he "did and didn't" kill her, a court has been told.

A woman who vanished more than 45 years ago was a devoted mother who would never have left her son behind, her sister has told a murder trial.