An 88-year-old woman is in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a car in Aberdeen. The accident happened at 09:40 on Thursday at Mounthooly, between its junctions with Canal Street and ...

Philadelphia police are investigating five separate shootings across the city that injured five people and left one dead.

In this Thursday’s edition of The Orcadian, we continue our feature, in partnership with Orkney Museums, Orkney in 100 ...

As Police Scotland host an online session for prospective new officers, the head of police here in Orkney believes ...

Britons are set to see at least three more days of heavy downpours and powerful winds, as a new weather front named Storm ...

This implies a rate of 31.5 per 1,000, more than anywhere else. This was followed by Orkney Islands (20.4) and Bath and North ...

Storm Éowyn has claimed two victims after wind speeds in the UK hit 100mph - the Met Office still has several weather warnings in place this evening as there continues to be a 'danger to life' ...

Police said no road users should travel in or to the red weather warning area ... while non-urgent planned procedures have been postponed in NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Lothian. Orkney and Shetland ...

Britons across the UK will be facing severe disruption as the country prepares to be battered by 100mph winds brought by Storm Eowyn.Thousands of train journeys have been cancelled, with ScotRail ...

North West police arrested three Basotho nationals for the murder of three of their countrymen in Kinana near Orkney.

Socks owned by Robert Burns and his wife’s wedding ring have been found to be among the most viewed items in an online portal featuring relics from his life. The National Trust for Scotland launched ...