Fran Hollinrake, curator of Kirkwall’s St Magnus Cathedral, was standing in front of a series of medieval relics – a ...

The Orkney Islands are to consider plans to leave the UK and become a self-governing territory of Norway, over claims they're being 'failed dreadfully' by Westminster and Holyrood. A motion to look at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets ...

On January 4, 2026, in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK, @OrkneyLibrary shared a time-lapse video capturing a dramatic winter ...

The Orkney Islands could change their status in the UK or even become a self-governing territory of Norway under new proposals. A motion will go before the council next week to investigate ...

Simply sign up to the Renewable energy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. When Peter Williams was told his home in the Orkney isles, 10 miles off the northernmost coast of mainland ...

Orkney councillors have voted to investigate alternative methods of governance amid deep frustrations over funding and opportunities. Council leader James Stockan said the islands had been "held down" ...