Plans to connect four UK islands via a £500million underground tunnel service have advanced. This comes after Shetland councillors agreed to move forward with the proposals for the...

US strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities have sparked terrifying fears of a nuclear war. Concerns are rising about the safest place to be in the event of a nuclear disaster striking closer to...

Girl's message in a bottle gets reply 31 years later2 days agoKen BanksBBC ScotlandAlaina BeresfordA Scottish schoolgirl's message in a bottle has finally received a reply more than 30 years later -...

Girl's message in a bottle gets reply 31 years later9 hours agoKen BanksBBC ScotlandAlaina BeresfordA Scottish schoolgirl's message in a bottle has finally received a reply more than 30 years later -...

Ed Miliband is set to open up the North Sea to oil drilling despite previously branding the idea "climate vandalism”.The government could change its rules on carbon emissions to allow two...

Solved after 47 years: The mystery of the North Sea message in a bottle53 minutes agoKen BanksBBC Scotland NewsReporting fromCullenGavin GeddesThe mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on...

A FIFTH of the world's oceans have plunged into darkness over the past two decades in a dramatic shift that scientists say could wreak havoc on marine life across the globe.Oceanographic Magazine...

Star-studded Celebrity Traitors line-up confirmed30 minutes agoIan YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesSir Stephen Fry, Alan Carr, Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and Jonathan Ross are among the stars...

Doc Martin star Martin Clunes purchased his lavish Meerhay Farm near Beaminster, Dorset, in 2007, and lived there in idyllic tranquility with his wife Philippa Braithwaite until he found himself...

VE Day events honour last generation of WW2 veterans2 hours agoMallory Moench & Rachel HaganBBC NewsRoyals, politicians and veterans have commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of World War...

Mosquitoes are spreading across the UK with a total of 21 different species found in Scotland. University researchers have warned that some areas are swarming with mosquitoes that are actively trying...

Area burned by UK wildfires in 2025 already at annual record28 minutes agoMark Poynting and Erwan RivaultBBC Climate & Data teamsPlanet LabsThe area of the UK burnt by wildfires so far this year...

A teenager has lost his life and another is currently in hospital following a jet ski crash. The emergency services were called into action at around 4pm on Tuesday, April 22, after reports emerged...