Orkney

Royal Caribbean International’s Anthem of the Seas at Greenock Harbour in 2021.

The potential cost of a cruise ship levy and who would have to pay it

Rain and wind are expected today

Met Office map shows where 70mph winds could hit UK

Skara Brae on Orkney, one of the islands that contributed to the Viking Genes DNA database which has now been used to detect 50 new cases of a disease dubbed the 'Celtic Curse'

50 Scots receive letters of 'Celtic Curse' after breakthrough research

People walk in rain and high winds.

Watch: Storm Éowyn to hit UK this week - what is a weather bomb?

The now open runways at Manchester Airport.

Watch: Met Office issues new snow and ice warnings

Family play on snow covered hill.

Watch: Weather map shows how wintry showers will affect UK tonight

The stunning Scottish island distillery that’s started making whisky

Stranded walkers are rescued from Cairngorms blizzard.

Watch: Moment stranded walkers get rescued during blizzard

Snow falls in Basingstoke.

Watch: Airports close as snow blankets roads and cars across the UK

Stock image of car being pushed out of snow.

Watch: Snow map shows when and where snow will fall tonight

Stranded walkers are rescued from Cairngorms blizzard.

Watch: Moment stranded walkers are rescued from Cairngorms blizzard

People singing Auld Lang's Syne during New Year at the Tron, Edinburgh 1964. The Scots have long regarded Hogmanay as the festive celebration of choice.

Scotland's great Hogmanay traditions that still inform our party today

Hushinish on the Isle of Harris is included in the snorkelling network.

Wildlife Trust marks completion of Scottish snorkelling trail

The current school roll on Fair Isle is just two. Picture: PA

Teacher wanted for Scotland's most remote inhabited island

Glasgow-headquartered regional carrier Loganair has been introducing a fleet of ATR aircraft.

Loganair battles headwinds to connect communities with plusher, quieter planes

Island communities like Kirkwall have been poorly served by the SNP government in Edinburgh (Picture: Adrian Dennis)

We should be cynical about SNP suddenly listening to rural Scotland Alistair Carmichael

Strong winds are expected to hit the UK.

Watch: Met Office issues yellow weather warnings for wind and rain

Hall of Clestrain, the Orkney birthplace of Arctic explorer John Rae, is at risk from the elements with a £1.6m campaign now launched to save it. PIC: David Fleetwood.

The £1.6m campaign to save island home of great Arctic explorer

A jogger makes their way through fog on a frosty morning.

Watch: 'Wonky weather' as temperatures drop to -7C and warnings issued

Part of the Shetland Islands. Picture: Getty Images

Inside the push to screen islanders for rare disease-causing variants

Lorraine Kelly presenting her daily 'Lorraine' ITV show last month.

Exclusive Lorraine Kelly at 65 - the lessons I've learned in life and TV

Black Friday whisky deals

Four Black Friday standouts for discerning whisky fans

Heriot-Watt University campus.

Heriot-Watt University acquires Explorance MLY to provide analysis of qualitativ...

David Muir, a crofter in the Outer Hebrides which is home to the Machair

The geese that won't migrate: An island battle to save unique crop

A petition launched to urge Rachel Reeves to U-turn on farming tax changes has reached almost 100,000 signatures

Why the UK Budget delivers ‘further harm’ to farming communities

In a turbulent year in the arts in Scotland, marked by protests over funding cuts and an imminent review of Creative Scotland by the Scottish government, #EvenHereEvenNow will platform artists who are often marginalised in a debate dominated by voices from the central belt.

Campaign written in seaweed, wool and stone to support island artists

Top 10 Areas You'd Most Likely Encounter Paranormal Activity In Scotland

Ghostly Odds: How likely are you to experience paranormal Activity in Scotland?

The Arctic Circle Assembly was held in Iceland.

Explainer Why Scottish MSPs were in Iceland this week

In 1847, British Naval Officer and Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin died along with some 130 crew members on an expedition to navigate the North West Passage in 1847 (Picture: Engraving by DJ Pound/Hulton Archive)

The Scots doctor who discovered the Franklin Expedition's grisly fate Susan Morrison

'21st century dental service' needed for Scotland

Sheep graze near the lighthouse on North Ronaldsay, Orkney (Picture: Adrian Dennis)

Why Christine Muir's writing about Orkney puts her alongside Orwell Ronnie Kerr

The breathtaking landscape outside of Reykjavik

A cruise to Iceland fires the imagination

The Faroes' tunnels were funded by loans which, one by one, are being paid off by tolls

Why inter-island tunnels are key test that SNP simply cannot fail Alistair Carmichael

Fair Isle sits between Orkney and Shetland and has a population of around 50. PIC: Daniel Craanen

'I moved from France to Fair Isle and this is why'

Saoirse Ronan plays Rona, a character based on writer Amy Liptrot, in major new film The Outrun which is shot partly in Orkney. PIC: PA.

From Selkies to sea monsters, the Orkney folklore behind new hit film

Erland Cooper has buried his Official Number 1 album award for Carve The Runes Then Be Content With Silence at an undisclosed location (Picture: Erland Cooper)

Wonderfully bonkers 'earth music' deserves No. 1 spot more than most Scotsman comment

The Official Number 1 album award, which was presented to Erland Cooper for the album Carve The Runes Then Be Content With Silence, being buried underground in an undisclosed location. Picture: Erland Cooper/PA Wire

Album by Scottish 'Banksy' buried for a year on island tops UK charts

The dead whale was photographed at Newhaven, Edinburgh, on Sunday

Dead whale washes up near Edinburgh harbour

The remains of the ship's wooden hull were exposed on an Orkney beach by a storm earlier this year

New hope that 'incredible' Orkney shipwreck can be identified Scotsman comment

The Sanday shipwreck emerged following a winter storm earlier this year. PIC: Contributed

How 400-year-old shipwreck found off Scottish island is to be saved

Exclusive Cruise ship passengers and motorhome users face new 'tourist taxes'

Portree on the Isle of Skye. The Highland Islands recorded the highest average house price among all Scottish islands in 2023 with houses changing hands for an average of £249,000.

Scottish island house prices up 30% as most expensive places revealed

House prices on Scotland’s desirable islands soar as cash sales dominate, according to new data.

Stoats have become a major threat to wildlife on Orkney including the Orkney Vole

Over £4 million pledged to help project saving Orkney’s native wildlife

Jack Lowden appears in the National Theatre of Scotland's production The Fifth Step. Pic: Simon Murphy

Jack Lowden - 'This year’s just been absolutely mental for me'

The Outrun, a five star adaptation of Amy Liptrot's memoir for the Edinburgh International Festival.

Our critics’ verdicts on the International Festival’s opening weekend

Jen Hadfield

Storm Pegs by Jen Hadfield review - 'a book to be savoured'

Publicity image for The Outrun

Stef Smith on adapting Amy Liptrot's novel The Outrun for the stage at EIF

The Scottish bog in the Highlands that has won world heritage status

Forget NZ, Scotland has best boltholes to escape world's troubles Scotsman comment

The lighthouse keeper's cottage on the uninhabited island of Copinsay, Orkney, has come up for sale.

Lighthouse keeper's cottage on remote island hits market for just £80k

Vikings who arrived in the Western and Northern Isles went on to enjoy 'good fertility rates' with high natural population growth following their arrival, a study has found.

Why Vikings enjoyed ‘high fertility rates’ on Scottish islands

A pod of 77 pilot whales stranded on a beach on Sanday in Orkney in one of the worst reported cases of its kind.

Did hearing damage cause the Orkney whale stranding?

Sanday landowners called on to help bury dead mammals

Pod of 77 whales die on Orkney beach in mass stranding

The Highlands and Islands Enterprise base at An Lochran campus. Picture: Tim Winterburn/HIE

Highlands and Islands Enterprise supports 1,200 jobs but fails on green target

Mairi Rodgers looks at the steps individuals, communities and businesses across Scotland are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Scotland’s path to net zero explored in new BBC Alba series

Graeme Dey, further and higher education minister

How the Scottish Government's vision for colleges could backfire Calum Ross

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries

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