The rate in the area is 14.5 per 100,000 people, more than five times the estimated worldwide rate of 2.71 per 100,000 people.

The tallest lighthouse in the UK stands mighty over some of the best seaside views in the country and a gorgeous little ...

Ground investigation works are due to get underway on the site of Orkney Islands Council’s proposed Scapa Deep Water Quay at Deepdale in Holm this month, with marine based site investigation works to ...

The medals for the first International Island Games to be held in Orkney will feature an image of the islands' famous ...

Thanks to its abundance of sunshine, Tiree is also often referred to as the 'Hawaii of the North'. While it can't match the ...

The top places in Scotland to see puffins this spring and summer have been named. Puffins are small seabirds that are known ...

Consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published the results of a new study, which saw them working with the Orkney Islands ...

Salmon farmer Cooke Scotland has contracted a state-of-the-art new build service and feed vessel from Norway-based Moen Marin ...

Last year was the fourth-busiest in the charity’s 201-year history, with lifeboats launched more than 9,100 times across the ...

The UK is set for more sunshine this weekend, with the Met Office saying some areas could get close to the warmest day of the ...

Cooke Scotland has commissioned a state-of-the-art feeding and service vessel from Moen Marin, the world's largest supplier of working boats to the aquaculture industry, to meet the needs of its ...