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 Craignair, a local 10-metre scallop fishing vessel, was sailing with two crew when she struck the south end of the island of Samphrey. The lifeboat launched at 10:30pm and reached the scene just ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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DETECTIVE Jimmy Perez is back on the case, but this time he's swapping Shetland for a new adventure on another island. Best-selling author Ann Cleeves, whose gripping novels inspired the hit BBC ...

Figures in this article are not seasonally adjusted. The provisional average house price in Shetland Islands in November 2024 was £192,000. This was higher than the average of £181,000 in November ...

Ferries go from Foula to Walls on the mainland Shetland island, and there also flights from the island's airport to other parts of the Shetlands.