SSEN had been monitoring for radiation on the Orkney-Caithness subsea cable project site.

It will allow the community buyout of a large woodland area in the Scottish Borders.

The Orkney I-Port operation was launched by Royal Mail and drone firm Skyports last year.

A primary school on Orkney is starting its new P1 class with and intake of only boys.

Stromness Primary welcomed the unusual new intake of P1s on their first day of school.

An unrelated prohibition notice was served on the property by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Stromness-based Aquatera says the boat is the first of its kind to be powered by renewables.

Orkney Fishermen's Society is sold out of administration in a deal saving the jobs of all 55 staff.