Hospitality businesses in Orkney will be allowed extended opening hours for Scotland's matches during the World Cup this ...

Council staff in Orkney will not be getting an additional public holiday to mark Scotland's participation in the World Cup.

EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dem MP Alister Carmichael said the "security of the United Kingdom" has to be "security for everybody in the ...

Council staff in Orkney will not be getting an additional public holiday to mark Scotland's participation in the World Cup.

Now, far from the icy seas of Antarctica, what’s left of A23a is being eaten away by warmer waters. It’s in its death throes, ...

MP Alister Carmichael urges increased defence for Orkney, Shetland against Russian threats. Concerns about Russian spy ships in UK waters.

The horned cap from southern Scotland would have made the pony wearing it look "fantastical".

According to a new investigation, the pod attempted to protect a member who was undergoing a difficult birthing experience ...

Councillors in Orkney have kicked out proposals which would have given staff an extra public holiday to mark Scotland’s ...

And yet the council has just voted to increase council tax by 8.5%. In Orkney, a 6% rise has been locked in, reflecting the ...

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 27 February and 6 March. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co ...

Horses had to be rescued after a fire broke out in a barn at a property in Orkney. Owner Sarah Reid said she battled through ...