Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orkney is considering breaking away from the UK and could become part of Norway under new proposals. The archipelago off the north ...

Orkney councillors have voted to investigate alternative methods of governance amid deep frustrations over funding and opportunities. Council leader James Stockan said the islands had been "held down" ...

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Stoats have spread from mainland Orkney to the outer isles, experts have confirmed. The creature, which is not native to the ...

Orkney will investigate the possibility of becoming a Norwegian territory. Pictured are the standing stones of Orkney. Photo by Mark Foster on Unsplash The Orkney Islands in Scotland could become a ...

Standing Stones, also known as "the First Stonehenge," in the Ring O Brodgar in Orkney © Andrew Wilson/LOOP IMAGES/Loop Images/Corbis Ten years ago a farmer was ...

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The RSPB said latest data indicated a 21% rise in curlews in Orkney, in contrast to mainland Scotland and other parts of the UK The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a ...

Orkney is going to vote on the future of its relationship with the UK Orkney has voted on whether or not it will look to change its relationship with the UK. The vote passed at a meeting on 4 July, ...

A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – the first UK published, topographic map of the region in almost 40 years. Created by the Mapping and ...

As the archipelago proposes charging a tourist entry fee, our writer meets some of the islanders Mike is a travel writer based in Edinburgh, specialising in adventure. He has won several Travel Writer ...

Orkney is considering breaking away from the UK and could become part of Norway under new proposals. The archipelago off the north of Scotland, which is made up of 70 islands, is exploring how it is ...