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Clear for takeoff? Amazon gets green light to test-fly delivery drones in UK

CAA will test machines flying out of human controller’s line of sight and could pave way for home deliveries

The Guardian - UK

Mystery of Stonehenge deepens after ‘jaw-dropping’ discovery

Stonehenge, the most iconic prehistoric monument in the UK, is actually Scottish

The Independent UK

Stonehenge Altar Stone was transported 430 miles from Scotland, say scientists

Previously it was believed that the six-tonne sandstone had been brought to the monument in Wiltshire from Wales.

The Independent UK

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Orkney residents furious over 'irresponsible' behaviour of motorhome users

SOME motorhome users have been accused of “irresponsible” behaviour in Orkney, with one local resident claiming tourists are ruining an idyllic…

The National (Scotland)

The Outrun review – ambitious staging of Amy Liptrot’s Orkney addiction memoir

Vicky Featherstone’s directing and Isis Hainsworth’s fine lead turn valiantly blur the wild and the urban to portray the writer’s introspective journey to sobriety

The Guardian - UK

8 of the best Scotland islands for rugged coastlines and picturesque villages

Sail away from the mainland to explore spectacular scenery and diverse wildlife in these unspoiled spots

The Independent UK

How to solve a mass stranding: what caused 77 healthy whales to die on a Scottish beach?

A team of scientists are trying to find the cause of what is becoming an increasingly common event – and the answer may be hidden deep in the whales’ skulls

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Entire pod of 89 pilot whales dies on Scottish beach in freak mass stranding

Dozens of long-finned pilot whales have beached and died on Sanday in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, in the biggest mass stranding the country has seen since 1995.

LiveScience

Authorities issue update on remaining 12 whales stranded on Orkney

THE 12 pilot whales which survived following a mass stranding have been euthanised, experts have said.

The National (Scotland)

Whole pod of 77 whales die in mass stranding on Scottish island

EXPERTS are striving to save 12 pilot whales after 77 stranded on Orkney – almost a year after another mass stranding in Scotland ...

The National (Scotland)

Large pod of pilot whales almost wiped out after stranding on Orkney beach

Rescuers including vets rush to save 12 survivors from 77-strong group lying on Sanday shore

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of whales die in one of largest mass strandings in Britain in recent times

At least 65 long-finned pilot whales died after 77 were washed ashore on Scottish island in Orkney

The Independent UK

LibDems hope to keep pro-Union Orkney and Shetland

ORKNEY was the local authority area that voted against independence by the biggest margin at the 2014 referendum, while Shetland produced the…

The National (Scotland)

Orkney: More than a quarter of households have renewable energy installations

MORE than one in four households in the Scottish island regions of Orkney and the Western Isles now have a certified renewable energy installation,…

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Neolithic site in Orkney to be reburied after 20 years of excavation

After one final dig, Ness of Brodgar is to be covered up to protect it for future generations

The Guardian - UK

Shop error leaves Orkney island with more Easter eggs than people

Store’s owner hatches plan to run charity competition so one person can win 100 of the spare eggs

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A fine time to admire fancy wildfowl

Stromness, Orkney: The raffish mergansers are here, as are the long-tailed ducks wintering from the Arctic tundra

The National (Scotland)

Orkney Islands Council leader to quit triggering by-election

THE leader of Orkney Islands Council has announced he is standing down as a councillor, triggering a by-election.

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The National (Scotland)

Mass stranding of rare fish leaves Scottish island's residents baffled

RESIDENTS living in Orkney have been left baffled by the stranding of thousands of fish on beaches in Shapinsay and Finstown.

The National (Scotland)

How Scotland is leading in marine energy with one of world’s biggest tidal farms

EU funding for Nova's tidal farm off the coast of Orkney is a “huge vote of confidence” in Scotland, the firm behind the project has said.

The Independent UK

Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson says he will move to Orkney if UK reverses Brexit

Lee Anderson defends ‘inhumane’ remarks about asylum-seekers and tells Ursula von der Leyen to ‘shut up’

The Independent UK

Scottish company wins EU backing to build one of the world’s biggest tidal farms

Nova has won European Union funding to build the farm off the coast of Orkney.

The National (Scotland)

Jeremy Hunt responds to Lee Anderson plan to send asylum seekers to Orkney

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has brushed off the suggestion from a Conservative Party deputy chairman that asylum seekers could be held on Orkney if the…

The Independent UK

Hunt brushes off Anderson’s idea to send asylum seekers to Orkney

The comments came a week after the Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was deemed unlawful by the Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

Scottish politicians condemn Tory MP’s asylum seekers remarks

Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson suggested asylum seekers should be sent to the Orkney Islands while their applications are processed.

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