The Latest Breaking News from Orkney

Amid hopes for a heatwave warm air blowing in from northern Africa is helping the mercury rise across the UK and a Met Office forecast breaks down what to expect across the next few days

Emergency services scrambled to Kirbister Loch, near Orphir in Orkney, after the alarm was raised at around 1pm on Wednesday, May 11.

One incident occurred in Moray and the other took place on Orkney.

The 37-year-old, whose name has not been released, lost his life after his Vauxhall Astra crashed on the A965 at Deepdale, near Stromness, Orkney.

Arnold Mathers, 53, who had decades of experience, was herding cattle at his farm in Orkney when his ATV overturned on July 7, 2020.

MSPs also urge divestment of all Russian holdings from Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme

The vessel had been due to dock on Tuesday.

Grant Shapps has told all UK ports to refuse access to any vessel linked to Russia.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he had written to all UK ports calling on them not to offer facilities to Russian-owned or controlled vessels and the local council confirmed a Russian tanker has cancelled a docking.