The broadcaster will welcome athletes from 24 islands and island groups across the world to Kirkwall for the biennial ... to volunteer as part of the event. Shetland previously hosted the games ...

Crime writer Ann Cleeves, the author of the Shetland novel series and creator of the BBC's hit TV adaptation, has announced the return of Jimmy Perez in her upcoming book. The popular detective ...

And the veteran broadcaster, 65, will welcome athletes from across the world to Kirkwall, in Orkney ... in the Games will come from Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles. UK dependencies from ...

School bus services were suspended on Orkney and prelim exams were cancelled due to “snow and poor road conditions” at Kirkwall Grammar School. All school transport provided by the Shetland ...

The Met Office yellow weather warning covers Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands, Orkney and Shetland ... and poor road conditions” at Kirkwall Grammar School. All school transport ...

It swept up the west coast of Scotland, between the Orkneys and Shetland, down the North Sea ... The SS Earl Thorfinn had set sail from Kirkwall for Westray on schedule and was caught in the ...

Though U.S. maps will reflect Trump's new name for the body of water, the rest of the world will continue calling it the Gulf of Mexico Win McNamee/Getty; Google Maps Google Maps will soon change ...

Hundreds of schools are expected to remain closed across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands, Shetland and the ... and prelim exams postponed at Kirkwall Grammar School.

Rain with a high of 43 °F (6.1 °C) and a 58% chance of precipitation. Winds from W to WSW at 29 to 48 mph (46.7 to 77.2 kph). Night - Partly cloudy with a 52% chance of precipitation. Winds ...