The good news is that it has been announced that the presentation of the new colours to 4 SCOTS will take place on the 3rd December at RAF Kinloss. More details of the ceremony will be announced later.
The sad news is that a soldier from the batalion who had been listed missing has been tragically found dead. The next of kin have been informed, and the BBC News website has more details:
A British soldier who went missing in Afghanistan has been found dead, the Ministry of Defence has said.
An "extensive search" had been launched after he left the base in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan alone in the early hours of Monday morning.
The soldier's next of kin have been informed of his death.
Taskforce spokesman, Lieut Col Tim Purbrick, said: "He had suffered gunshot wounds. His exact cause of death is still to be established and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and death are currently under investigation.
"It would not be appropriate to comment further at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends."
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville, in Kabul, said a local Taliban fighter told the BBC that insurgents had captured a foreign soldier in the Babaji area and, after a firefight, the soldier was killed.
But our correspondent said the Taliban often made exaggerated claims for propaganda reasons.
The international mission in Afghanistan, Isaf, denied that any gun battle took place.
Prime Minister David Cameron, who is visiting Afghanistan, said he was "deeply saddened" by the death of the soldier.
His schedule had to be revised as the helicopters which were due to take him on a tour were being used to search for the soldier.
The number of British military deaths in operations in Afghanistan since 2001 now stands at 375.
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