The proposed tunnels could transform the social and economic landscapes of Shetland and Orkney, two extremely isolated ...

Rain with a high of 48 °F (8.9 °C) and a 86% chance of precipitation. Winds S at 22 mph (35.4 kph). Night - Scattered showers with a 66% chance of precipitation. Winds S at 11 to 23 mph (17.7 to ...

They were delayed and distressed. Passengers protested inside a plane after being stuck sitting on the tarmac for five hours Saturday. Air India flight AI909 was originally scheduled to take off ...

Up Helly Aa celebrates the long Norse period in Shetland, which lasted some 600 years after the first Vikings landed on its shores between 800 and 850 AD with the islands part of the Kingdom of ...

Sean Bean is lending his talents to a new BBC crime drama. Following his critically acclaimed stints in Time and Marriage, the actor fronts This City is Ours – an eight-part series set and shot ...

Welcome to our coverage of the spectacular Up Helly Aa. The annual event celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage, on the last Tuesday in January in Lerwick. The celebrations will culminate in the ...

Google Maps will display the name “Gulf of America” instead of the “Gulf of Mexico” for U.S. users once official government sources are updated to reflect the name change ordered by ...

Up Helly Aa is returning to Shetland this week, seeing thousands of people across the islands come together to mark the spectacular occasion. The event has been a staple of the Shetland calendar for ...

Scientists have discovered two continent-sized regions hidden deep within Earth’s mantle, referred to in a recent study as “islands.” Research from Utrecht University reveals that these regions are ...

Shackleton made the trip to the island in just three weeks. “Usually the icebergs take a bit longer (he had sails),” he said. A map of South Georgia and Sandwich Islands: Eventually ...

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, ...