The Scottish government has officially granted offshore consent to the 2GW West of Orkney wind farm - the first ScotWind initiative to achieve both onshore planning permission and offshore approval.

A GIANT spaceship-like seacreature that can grow up to 2.5 metres long has been spotted off the coast of Scotland. The ...

The hard-bitten, shark-hunting, salty sea dog from Steven Spielberg's 1975 summer blockbuster Jaws was a defining role for ...

In this video, we explore the magnificent neolithic constructions on the Islands of Orkney. The Stones of Stenness, located ...

Orkney Islands Council has accepted it must remain part of the UK - after spending two years exploring opportunities for ...

Leading criminal lawyer Aamer Anwar believes the case of a former soldier convicted of the murder 31 years ago of a ...

A multi-billion pound 2GW windfarm off the western shore of Orkney has been granted offshore consent by the Scottish ...

Alex and Marie Jenkins moved to Orkney in April 2023, starting their venture with just 34 ewes on a 20-acre croft originally purchased as a ...

The average price of a house in Orkney has risen by over 60% in the last five years – the steepest rise of any council area in Scotland. According to figures from the UK House Price Index, Orkney’s ...

Orkney's bid to loosen its ties to the UK made international headlines two years ago.. The former council leader, James Stockan, even floated the idea Orkney could rejoin Norway. The islands were ...

The Orkney Assassin unmasked: How schoolboy, 15, escaped justice for 14 years for racist point blank execution of Indian waiter - and whose parents STILL believe 'real' killer is out there ...

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has been on a true crime doc spree, acquiring a trio of documentaries from Firecrest Films on Shannon Matthews, the Orkney assassin and a Tinder predator. The Orkney Assassin ...