The families of the miners found dead in Orkney will start the grim task of identifying their bodies on Monday. Six bodies were found near an unused ventilation shaft and another 14 along a road. The ...

First blood donation sessions in over 15 years held in Orkney BNN-Spider 16th May 2025, 20:07 GMT+11 First blood donation sessions in over 15 years held in Orkney Read This Next Foreign travel ...

A 43-year-old man has gone on trial accused of murdering a woman in Moray. Lucretia Donaghy, 32, was found dead at her home in Anderson Drive, Elgin, in November 2023. Owen Grant is alleged to ...

A series of talks on dementia research will bring a leading old age psychiatrist to Orkney, next month. Dr Tom Russ of Edinburgh University will lead events in a visit to the county by the ...

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The UK's first AI-powered Viking character has been created by curators at the Orkney Museum as part of a new exhibition. Orkney was one of the first places the Vikings arrived in when they left ...

This came after organisers had earlier announced that SANRAL confirmed, in a statement, the closure of the R30 between Bothaville and Orkney due to significant water damage caused by heavy rainfall.

A squad of nine riders will head to the biennial games which take place between July 12-18 in the Scottish archipelago. Unfortunately, there will be no women as Ruby Oakes, Jess Pickavance and Sophie ...

Little wonder, then, that when World War II finally came to an end, the celebrations in Orkney went on long into the night. Just as the archipelago played a crucial role during the first world war ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. THE story of a dog and his owner making their way back to their childhood home on Orkney is among the four Scottish representatives shortlisted ...

Islanders in Papa Westray at the unveiling of the bronze Great Auk statue A bronze statue has been unveiled as a memorial to the last Great Auk killed on the Orkney island of Papa Westray.