A man has died following a house fire in the Highlands.

Emergency services received a report at around 10.55am on Sunday 21 February regarding concern for a member of the public following a fire in a house on Duke Street in Golspie.

Police attended at the address and have now said that a man, who was the only resident within the property, has died.

Officers said the man’s next of kin have been informed.

Police have not yet named the man concerned.

The cause of the fire remains unexplained and police enquiries are ongoing.