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Police warning over capsules after five young people are taken ill

Authorities are urging people to beware of capsules containing an unknown substance after five pupils became unwell at a halls of residence. Police are investigating after five young people fell ill at Papdale Halls of Residence in Kirkwall, Okrney, ...

28 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Plans for remote control towers at smaller airports dropped

Plans to introduce remote control towers at some island airports have been dropped following strike action and opposition from local communities. Highlands and Islands Airports (Hial) said there will be a centralised surveillance operation for ...

27 Jan 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Baby and three adults taken to hospital following five-vehicle crash

A nine-month old baby and three adults were taken to hospital following a five-car pile-up in Orkney. The crash happened on the A965 near the Quanterness Farm to Grainshore Road, Kirkwall, at about 8.55am on Tuesday. The baby and three adults ...

24 May 2022 at 22:34

Scotland

Man’s body found in harbour

Police are investigating after the body of a man was found in the water in Kirkwall harbour on Orkney. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 5.40am on Wednesday and they remain in attendance while inquiries are ongoing. The ...

08 May 2024 at 12:47

Scotland

Ambulance crew strongman looks for sponsor as he prepares to represent Scotland

An ambulance technician has been given a meat allowance by a butcher to help him with training ahead of representing Scotland at a UK strongman competition next month. Calum Elder, 38, who works for Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) as an ...

17 Apr 2024 at 13:39

Strikes close three remote Scottish Highlands and Islands airports

Strikes close three remote Scottish airports

Three of Scotland’s most remote airports are closed on Monday due to strikes. The facilities on the Outer Hebridean islands of Barra and Benbecula, as well as Sumburgh Airport on Shetland, will also be shuttered on Thursday as a result ...

19 Dec 2022 at 14:36

Scotland

Police appeal for information after man seriously hurt in Orkney attack

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after an attack outside a business in Orkney. The victim, aged 38, was attacked in Burnmouth Road, Kirkwall, at about 9.40pm on Tuesday. He was taken to Balgour Hospital in the town for ...

17 Oct 2024 at 12:56

Scotland

Man arrested and charged after Orkney assault

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged after an assault which left a man in a critical condition. The incident took place at 9.40pm on Burnmouth Road in Kirkwall, Orkney on Tuesday. A man, 38, and woman, 39, were taken ...

18 Oct 2024 at 09:01

Scotland

Man charged over ‘threatening messages’ which grounded flights

A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged over alleged threatening messages sent to a Scottish airport. Flights were disrupted at Kirkwall Airport on Orkney on Saturday after officers were alerted at around 10.50am. The ...

05 Jan 2025 at 09:46

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