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Astrid Williamson: Shetland Suite review – a beautiful enchantment

The Scottish musician pays tribute to her homeland and her late mother with this powerfully moving set

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners call for council to boycott wind farm celebrations on Scottish island

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for councillors and senior local authority figures not to attend celebrations to mark the completion of a wind farm in…

The National (Scotland)

Gimme shelter… how social housing in stormy Shetland was transformed by a modernist fleeing 60s London

Leaving forward-thinking Camden council in 1969 for the UK’s northernmost isles, the architect Richard Gibson built well-made homes for all in work that feels newly relevant…

The Guardian - UK

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Engineers identify 'very unusual' reason for rocket explosion in Shetland

ENGINEERS have identified a “very unusual” oxygen fire in a turbopump as the reason a rocket engine exploded during a test at the spaceport in…

The National (Scotland)

What next for space launch bids after rocket engine explosion in Shetland?

Some of the key questions after part of Rocket Factory Augsburg’s rocket was destroyed at SaxaVord Spaceport.

The Independent UK

Rocket engine explodes during test ahead of planned UK launch

The engine burst into flames in the test in Shetland on Monday evening.

The Independent UK

Watch the moment rocket engine explodes during test at Shetland spaceport

A ROCKET engine has exploded during a launch test at a spaceport in Shetland...

The National (Scotland)

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Rocket explodes during testing at UK’s new spaceport in Shetland

Rocket Factory Augsburg says ‘anomaly’ led to ‘the loss of the stage’, adding that there were no injuries

The Guardian - UK

Coastguard called out for yacht 'taking in water' off coast of Scottish island

A LIFEBOAT was launched to help a yacht that had run into difficulties and was believed to be taking in water off the coast of Shetland ...

The National (Scotland)

Two people injured in dog attack at ferry terminal on Scottish island

TWO people were injured by a dog attack at a ferry terminal in Shetland ...

The National (Scotland)

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)

In brief: Storm Pegs; Beautiful Days; A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages – review

An engrossing memoir of life on Shetland; a varied set of short stories about all-American antiheroes; and how medieval tourists got their kicks

The Guardian - UK

Jen Stout's career journey from Shetland to Odesa via St Petersburg

‘HA! Yes, am trying not to be annoyed about what goes viral and what doesn’t!” read the Twitter DM from another Scottish journalist, Jen Stout.

The National (Scotland)

Shetland-born comedian Marjolein Robertson on the 10 things that changed her life

Adam Robertson spoke with Shetland-born comedian Marjolein Robertson on the 10 things that changed her life...

The National (Scotland)

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TV tonight: fabulous drag queens shake up small-town America

They hit Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where there is a statewide drag ban. Plus: unwind with a trip to the Shetland islands. Here’s what to watch this evening

The National (Scotland)

Gordon Strachan threatens to 'move to Shetland' if 'unbearable' England win the Euros

FORMER Scotland international Gordon Strachan has said he will be “moving to Shetland” if England win the Euros because the celebrations of…

The Guardian - UK

How Shetland data is helping to gauge El Niño’s effect on thunderstorms

Historical records may prove link between climate fluctuation in Pacific and atmospheric electric field over 5,000 miles away

The Conversation

Sparks from the past: why we’re hunting through a century of data from Britain’s northernmost observatory

Built in 1913 as a naval radio station, the Shetland Isles’ Met Office at Lerwick provides the temperature reading you see on the top right-hand corner of the UK weather map. The site became part of the Met Office network in 1921 and began regular meteorological and magnetic recording, which…

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The National (Scotland)

Shetland spaceport prepares for first rocket launch after official opening

A SPACEPORT in Shetland is counting down to the UK’s first ever orbital rocket launch after being declared officially open at a ribbon-cutting…

The National (Scotland)

'Clueless': Labour advise members in Shetland to campaign in Western Isles instead

LABOUR have “given up” on winning many seats across Scotland, the SNP have said after activists were told to travel literally hundreds of…

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney cancels Shetland visit as plane forced to divert

THE First Minister was forced to call off a visit to Shetland on Friday after his plane was unable to land on the island due to fog.

WhatToWatch

As a Shetland fan, I thought I'd try Rebus and I love it

Shetland and Rebus share a lot in common, so I dived in...

The Guardian - AU

Good knitwear, great accents and a stoic detective: Shetland is peak ‘dad television’ – and I love it

This BBC Scottish crime series gives a lot, very quietly. A decade late, I have happily jumped on the bandwagon/slow-moving local ferry

Evening Standard

What is Wirdle? 'Shetland Wordle' taken down after NYT legal notice

A linguistics expert who is part of the game developer’s team has described the accusation as “utterly ridiculous”

The Guardian - UK

Father pays tribute to daughter found dead in Shetland

Comments come after Canadian Claire Leveque, 24, was found dead at a property in Sandness area on 11 February

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