Tuesday Tomorrow, Orkney and the mainland will be mostly cloudy, with just the odd bright spell, and possible patchy rain throughout the day. Shetland will remain dry with plenty of sunny spells ...

The parish church, St Magnus Church, is built on the site of the first cathedral in Orkney. The small tidal island, Brough of Birsay, is home to the remains of the Viking settlement that once ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Orkney’s deep Viking history is being brought to life in an 'exciting' new exhibition at The Orkney Museum. The permanent exhibition will ...

The RSPB said latest data indicated a 21% rise in curlews in Orkney, in contrast to mainland Scotland and other parts of the UK The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again ...

Stoats are small, carnivorous mammals that were first recorded in Orkney in 2010. A 2017-2019 survey of wading birds in Orkney revealed that the number of curlews in the isles had declined by more ...

Stoats are small, carnivorous mammals that were first recorded in Orkney in 2010. A 2017-2019 survey of wading birds in Orkney revealed that the number of curlews in the isles had declined by more ...

Curlew numbers are on the rise after an initiative to remove stoats from Orkney (Ian Francis/PA) The Orcadian curlew population is on the rise following an effort to reduce the numbers of an ...

The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a drive to reduce the number of predatory stoats. The carnivorous mammals are classed as an invasive species in the islands ...

Little wonder, then, that when World War II finally came to an end, the celebrations in Orkney went on long into the night. Just as the archipelago played a crucial role during the first world war ...

The UK's first AI-powered Viking character has been created by curators at the Orkney Museum as part of a new exhibition. Orkney was one of the first places the Vikings arrived in when they left ...