LONDONLONDON — Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution: rejoining Norway, the Scandinavian country that gave them ...

Stonehenge’s iconic Altar Stone did not come from Orkney – but elsewhere in north-eastern Scotland, scientists say. The new findings follow last month’s reports that the largest “bluestone” at the ...

LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Britain's Orkney Islands, an archipelago about 10 miles off the north coast of Scotland, is considering "alternative forms of governance" which could include becoming part ...

On a recent trip to Great Britain, I decided at the last minute to snip two days off from my time in London and go somewhere I’ve never been before: the Orkney Islands. Perched just an hour’s ferry ...

Scotland's iconic Orkney Islands archipelago is looking at ways it might split off from the U.K. and potentially become a self-governing territory of Norway. Under new proposals brought forward by the ...

SSEN Transmission has welcomed the publication by Ofgem in which the energy regulator has provisionally approved plans to provide a subsea electricity transmission link to Orkney. The Orkney Islands ...

ORKNEY, Scotland (Reuters) - Ancient British structures older than the pyramids are being threatened by climate change, experts have warned, as rising sea levels, heavier rainfall and severe weather ...

Jim Wallace was remembered as a man of integrity, humility and deep kindness as family, political leaders and islanders ...

On a recent trip to Great Britain, I decided at the last minute to snip two days off my time in London and go somewhere I’ve never been before: the Orkney Islands. Perched just an hour’s ferry ride ...