Star running back Bo Walker, who ran for his first three career touchdowns in Georgia’s 35-3 win over Charlotte last month, ...

The 20th International Island Games held in Orkney this summer boosted the local economy by £4m, a report has confirmed. The ...

An elderly driver has died in hospital after a crash in Orkney. The 87-year-old's Volvo V70 was involved in a collision with ...

A rchaeologists are to resume digging at the Ness of Brodgar on Orkney after 3D radar technology discovered an "extraordinary" object which has yet to be identified. The Ness, one of the most ...

Teenager Michael Ross, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, was arrested but it was later decided there was not enough evidence to charge him, despite police uncovering evidence that bullets in his ...

A £5 levy on cruise ship passengers arriving in Orkney could raise more than £1m a year, councillors have been told. The Scottish government is exploring giving local councils new powers to charge ...

It's rewarding to see this report reflect, what everyone felt throughout the week; that the Games were a resounding success ...

Dates are set for a July 2026 dig at the Ness of Brodgar, where archaeologists will open a trench to investigate a mysterious anomaly revealed ...

The Island Games will be taking over Orkney this week, with thousands of visitors from around the world expected to descend on the Scottish archipelago. An estimated 2,000 competitors and volunteers ...

Researchers revisiting deer-bone deposits at the Ness of Brodgar hope to clarify their purpose as new analysis deepens an ...

It is summer time in the southern hemisphere and there is plenty of sports activity in the Falkland Islands. And not only has a cricket pitch been inaugurated as well as a club house, pavilion and bar ...

Archaeologists fear that a 5,500-year-old site in the far north which was later occupied by the Picts and Vikings won't survive the Covid era. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, ...