Archaeologists have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck uncovered on a remote Scottish beach. A mix of science and historical ...

Three northern bottlenose whales have stranded and died in the Orkney Islands. The animals were discovered on a rocky shore ...

Three bottlenose whales have been found dead on Papa Westray, one of Orkney's northernmost islands. A specialist team from ...

Falklands National Sports Council Mike Summers recently visited Orkney island. With the upcoming Island Games, Orkney 12 to 18 July 2025 just around the corner, and with the anticipated ...

Expert say the wreck discovered on the island of Sanday last year is most likely a former Royal Navy vessel that later became ...

Internet and phone services in Orkney and Shetland have been disrupted because of damage to a subsea cable. Shetland Telecom ...

If you're looking to watch events in person, there is no need to book tickets as all events are free and work on a first-come-first-served basis. A full schedule for the events can be found on the ...

More than 250 athletes from Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark have travelled to Orkney to compete in the 20th Island Games. The week-long event sees about 2,000 athletes from up to 24 islands ...

Dark Bordered Beauty moths in Scotland are reliant on aspen suckers - shoots that sprout from the roots of an aspen tree, acting as a form of vegetative reproduction. Mark catches up with Conservation ...

The find was made during a University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute excavation at Skaill farm on the ...

Excitement is building in Orkney as the final countdown begins to the Island Games.Athletes from across the world are in Kirkwall for the opening ceremony in the huge multi-sport event on Saturday ...

Orkney's arc of scattered islands forms one of the world's largest natural harbors, called Scapa Flow, which was used by Britain's Royal Navy during wartime. During World War I, ...