The Latest Breaking News from Shetland

‘It’s shorthand for what we expect women to look like’: how ‘not-too-done’ hair took over screens in 2024

From the sisters in Nobody Wants to Ashley Jensen’s detective in Shetland, one hairstyle dominated ambient TV this year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024

Scottish marine life at risk from discarded fishing gear

IT’S been some years since the minke whale washed up on a Shetland beach. The distressed mammal had been caught up in plastic at sea and came…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 22, 2024

Shetland season 9 ending explained: Who murdered Annie and Bergen?

We delve in the Shetland season 9 final episode to unpick everything happened, and find out who was responsible for the death of Annie and Bergen.

Woman & Home · Dec 12, 2024

Harry Potter's Ian Hart is playing a professor again, but he's very different to Professor Quirinus Quirrell, reveals star

Harry Potter legend Ian Hart on playing a cunning Professor in Shetland

WhatToWatch · Nov 5, 2024

Country diary: All set for takeoff on the blustery cliffs

Sumburgh Head, Shetland: Wild is the wind that awaits the fulmar chicks exercising their wings, and the adult puffins heading out for winter

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024

Huge Shetland wind farm and 160-mile long subsea cable project completed

Energy giants at SSE have announced the completion of what is expected to be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK – along with a…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2024

Ian Clark obituary

Local government officer who took on Big Oil in the Shetland Islands in the 1970s and later became joint managing director of Britoil

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

The period that almost killed me: ‘My mam was told, if you take her home, she won’t last the night’

What happens when a woman’s monthly bleeding just won’t stop? Marjolein Robertson discusses her years-long fight to get help for her haemorrhaging and pain – and how she turned this into comedy

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024

Beachcombing in Shetland: I’ve travelled the world without leaving home

When ill health took away my freedom to roam, searching for beach treasure gave me a vital connection to my island home and more distant shores

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2024

Scotland’s Honesty Cake Fridge Goes Viral, Has People Listing Other Similar Fridges Around The World

A cake fridge that operates on an honesty system in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, grabs the Internet's attention, as now everybody wants one near them. The post Scotland’s Honesty Cake Fridge Goes Viral, Has People Listing Other Similar Fridges Around The World first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Mar 15, 2024