The Falklands has become the latest football team to withdraw from the Orkney Island Games – leaving Shetland’s men’s team in a group of three. The men’s team was originally in a group with Jersey, ...

Silent Witness continued on Monday night with a new episode from its 28th season – and fans have issued a plea to the show's writers after a moving scene. Warning, spoilers ahead! The latest ...

A 'ghost' island that suddenly appeared in the Caspian Sea in early 2023 is playing a centuries-long game of peekaboo with scientists, and it's about to vanish once again – if it hasn't already ...

The lifeboat launched at 10:30pm and reached the scene just over an hour later, according to an RNLI statement. By that time Shetland Islands Council ferry MV Dagalien had diverted from its course and ...

The first 'vertical' rocket launch from UK soil will finally go ahead this year from SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst, the northernmost of the Shetland Islands. The 100ft RFA One launch vehicle ...

The approved launch will see a 30-metre RFA ONE rocket launch northwards from the coast of the Shetland Islands. Rob Bishton, CEO of the CAA, said: “This is a new era for aerospace and granting ...

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) plans to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands. The licensing process looked at a number of key factors. This included how safety is maintained ...

A company behind a rocket engine which exploded during a test at the UK's new spaceport in Shetland could still be the first in Europe to carry out vertical launches into orbit. German firm Rocket ...

The decision from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the final significant piece of regulatory approval needed for Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst, the ...

A series of images from NASA's Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites have captured the island's appearance in the sea and its near-complete disappearance by the end of the following year. Satellite ...

Crime writer Ann Cleeves, the author of the Shetland novel series and creator of the BBC's hit TV adaptation, has announced the return of Jimmy Perez in her upcoming book. The popular detective ...

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