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The Latest Breaking News from Orkney

UPDATE: Orkney councillors back plan to explore governance changes

Westminster rebukes Orcadian independence, stating it has no plans to change the devolution settlement

Insider UK

Orkney councillors to debate loosening UK ties and exploring ‘Nordic’ links

The council will discuss alternative forms of governance.

The Independent UK

Orkney to join Norway? No 10 says no way, but islanders have a grudge to bear

The island’s council have voted to explore leaving the United Kingdom, writes Oliver Pritchard-Jones

The Independent UK

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Should the Orkney Islands split from Scotland?

Orkney’s council leader James Stockan put forward a motion which says it is time for the islands to consider other forms of governance.

Daily Record

Westminster rejects idea of Orkney leaving UK and joining Norway

Orkney’s council leader James Stockan has put forward a motion which says it is time for the islands to consider other forms of governance.

Daily Record

Orkexit: why does Orkney want to leave the UK for Norway?

Orkney could leave the UK and become a territory of Norway under new proposals to explore “alternative forms of governance” for the archipelego.

The Week

Norway? No way, says No 10, as Orkney considers its constitutional future

Orkney is to explore its ‘Nordic connections’ as the council discusses alternative forms of governance – but No 10 dismissed the prospect of change

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Downing Street rejects suggestions Orkney could loosen ties with UK

Downing Street has rejected suggestions Orkney could loosen ties with the United Kingdom.

The National (Scotland)

Feeling neglected by Scotland, some in the Orkney Islands mull rejoining Norway

Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution

The Independent UK

UK islands 'failed dreadfully by governments' might become Norwegian territory

The islands' council is exploring options to change its status

Nottingham Post

UK islands 'failed dreadfully by governments' consider becoming territory of Norway

The islands' council is exploring options to change its status

Wales Online

Testing begins for Orkney breast cancer gene link

Community testing has begun on the Orkney island of Westray for a gene variant linked to a higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.

The National (Scotland)

Testing begins for Orkney cancer gene link

it is being offered to anyone living in Westray with a Westray-born grandparent.

The Independent UK

Orkney to explore ‘Nordic links’ as council consider becoming part of Norway

The council leader has put forward a motion which says it is time for Orkney to consider other forms of governance.

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Daily Record

Orkney 'could leave Scotland and UK and become part of Norway' councillor says

Island councillors will tomorrow discuss “alternative governance” as they look at becoming more independent, with the council leader citing a lack of government cash from Holyrood and Westminster as the cause.

The Guardian - UK

Orkney could leave UK for Norway as it explores ‘alternative governance’

Island council leader cites ‘deep cultural relationship’, as authority considers a report looking at status of Channel Islands and Faroes

The Independent UK

Orkney to explore ‘Nordic links’ as council ponders other forms of governance

The council leader has put forward a motion which says it is time for Orkney to consider other forms of governance.

The National (Scotland)

Orkney council to look at proposals to leave UK and become territory of Norway

ORKNEY council is set to consider proposals to change the island's status within the UK or even become a self-governing territory of Norway.

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The National (Scotland)

Seven of Scotland's most iconic neolithic sites explored in podcast

Ness of Brodgar, Orkney

The National (Scotland)

New neolithic podcast takes Scots on a standing stones adventure

A KEEN history buff is hoping to open people’s eyes to the mesmerising world of Scotland’s standing stones and neolithic history with a new…

Daily Record

Scone man has sub-Antarctic islands named after him at presentation by Sir David Attenborough

When Mike Gloistein from Perthshire announced he planned to retire, he never guessed Sir David Attenborough himself would present him with a certificate and map showing islands near Orkney were being named in his honour.

The Guardian - UK

‘Festivals have to be slightly different and magical’: Orkney’s St Magnus festival

Rooted in Orkney culture, the midsummer arts festival celebrates the past and the present of these beautiful islands, and, if the music of Peter Maxwell Davies is no longer its backbone, his guiding spirit remains

Insider UK

Orkney renewable energy pioneer honoured with OBE

The King's first Birthday Honours list also saw various other prominent Scots being recognised

The National (Scotland)

Concerns raised after seal shot in the face at Scottish fish farm

THE killing of a seal at an Orkney fish farm was not a “proportional and justifiable response” and may have breached the law, according to a…

The Guardian - UK

How prisoners of war brought a bit of Italy to Orkney

Letter: Anne Williams describes how her grandfather allowed Italian prisoners to build a Catholic chapel out of Nissen huts

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