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The Latest Breaking News from Shetland

Shetland’s SaxaVord spaceport ‘weeks away’ from recognition

Owner Frank Strang says the first launch will be ‘two fingers’ to his spaceport’s opponents.

The Independent UK

Orca 'rams into man's boat' off British coast for first time in UK

A 72-year old Dutch retired physicist saw his vessel's stern rammed near the Shetland Islands as he fished for mackerel en route to Bergen, Norway

Daily Mirror

Orca rams into yacht off Shetland in first such incident in northern waters

Cetacean exhibits same behaviour towards vessel in North Sea that has been seen in Iberian orca population

The Guardian - UK

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Scotland's best beaches named at top 2023 awards as 52 win title - full list

The 2023 winners of Scotland's Beach Award have been announced, with 52 scenic spots all around the country named in the awards — from Shetland to the Scottish Borders.

Daily Record

Shetland teens thrilled as Harry Styles flies their flag on Murrayfield stage

HARRY Styles flew Shetland's flag at an Edinburgh concert after an adoring fan threw it on stage.

The National (Scotland)

Whisper it, but Scotland is on the verge of becoming a space superpower

Despite the demise of Virgin Orbit, the UK’s first spaceports should open in 2024

The Guardian - UK

School evacuated after historic ordnance brought into building

The item was found on the beach near Scalloway Primary School on Shetland.

The Independent UK

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Bomb squad evacuate Shetland primary school after suspicious item found

A cordon has been placed around the area as parents were called to pick up their children.

Daily Record

BBC drama Shetland filming in Glasgow tomorrow and public warned of road closures

Various roads will be closed in the city tomorrow as BBC hit drama Shetland continues filming for their latest series coming to screens at the end of the year.

Glasgow Live

Government invests £4 million in island improvement projects

Various projects are designed to boost tourism, infrastructure and jobs in remote regions

Insider UK

Co-op 'disappointed' at scrapping of two new stores on Scottish island

THE CO-OP says it is “disappointed” that plans have been scrapped for two new stores in Shetland...

The National (Scotland)

Sir Andy Murray is 36 today

Sir Danny Alexander, former Lib Dem MP and chief secretary to the Treasury, 51Aly Bain, Shetland fiddler, 77Dame Inga Beale, former chief executive, Lloyd’s of London, 60Javier De Frutos, dancer and choreographer, 60Prof Dame Athene Donald, physicist, 70Brian Eno, musician, 75Orla Guerin, broadcaster, 57Prof Sir Chris Ham, former chief executive,…

The Guardian - UK

Loganair lifts off with new Heathrow routes

The airline is now offering connections to Derry, Dundee, Orkney and Shetland

Insider UK

Scottish Government challenged to oppose Rosebank oil field before UK sign-off

THE Scottish Government has been challenged to publicly oppose the controversial Rosebank oil field amid expectations that it will be given the…

The National (Scotland)

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Daily Record

Martin Compton and Phil MacHugh to return for brand new series of travel show

Martin and Phil are set to embark on a new travel adventure which will see them begin in Shetland and travel the length of Norway.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh parents pay tribute to son who brought 'joy and love' to their lives

Jenny and John say that they have undertaken the challenge to raise awareness around suicide prevention. So far they have raised almost £9,000 by swimming the distance between Norway and Shetland.

Insider UK

Administrators appointed to Waas Bakery

Nine employees of the Shetland-based business have been made redundant

Insider UK

Company fined after worker seriously injured in fall from roof

Roofer suffered a traumatic brain injury, along with vertebrae fractures and a broken collar bone, in the incident on Shetland

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The Independent UK

Company fined after worker seriously injured in fall from roof

Thomas Marshall was aged 22 when he was injured while working on Shetland in 2018.

The National (Scotland)

Permanent oil pollution of Scottish waters revealed for first time

Oil slicks off the coasts of Aberdeen and Shetland have been identified in a report revealing thousands of tonnes of spills into UK waters from oil…

Daily Record

Historic Scottish island site in running for UNESCO World Heritage Status

The UK Government has announced that seven sites across the nation are 'in the running' to receive UNESCO World Heritage Status, with one historic destination in Shetland dating back to the Iron Age.

The Guardian - UK

Ian Bairnson, guitarist with Pilot and for Kate Bush, dies aged 69

Shetland-born musician, who also played with the Alan Parsons Project, had been living with dementia

Chronicle Live

Vera star Kenny Doughty's famous girlfriend lands role in another Ann Cleeves drama

Weeks after Kenny Doughty quit Vera his girlfriend has started filming on another popular Ann Cleeves ITV drama

The National (Scotland)

Unique footage of pilot whale captured off coast of Shetland

Unique footage of a pilot whale expelling its placenta off the coast of Shetland in 2019 has been revealed for the first time...

Daily Record

Unique footage of pilot whale expelling placenta captured off Shetland

Drone operator Nick McCaffrey had no idea how rare the footage was until he shared it with Emily Hague, a marine mammal researcher at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh

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