The Latest Breaking News from Shetland

A TEENAGER has died, and another has been taken to hospital after a jet ski crashed into a pier in Shetland ...

The people of Shetland, a group of islands north of Scotland, are welcoming the arrival of spring in dramatic style – by burning viking longships. Up Helly Aa was first celebrated in 1881 and is unique to these islands. But it's a tradition that is evolving, with a woman at…

An otter was caught on camera causing chaos in the kitchen of a surprised Shetland family ...

POLICE have launched an investigation after rubbish was dumped and historic stones were removed from an iron age fort in Shetland.

Geneticist who discovered hotspots of illnesses in Scottish islands calls for redirection of community benefit funds

Here is everything you need to know about Up Helly Aa in Shetland as the fiery festival returns this week for 2025.

London architect who moved to Shetland and created buildings sympathetic to the islands’ landscape and traditions

A yellow alert for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland runs until midnight on Thursday.

IT never ceases to annoy me when Scots maintain that their country has never been conquered ...

At the most northerly tip of the UK, looking north from the island of Muckle Flugga, Shetland, the cold wind whips up the sea and gannets dive.

A “ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME" fireball has been captured on video shooting across the night sky in Shetland ...