Orkney

A look at various models of alternative governance found they were too difficult and too expensive.

There is one month to go before teams from 24 islands converge on Orkney for the sporting event.

Moira Ross recalls the moment she asked her teenage son if he had murdered a waiter in an Orkney restaurant when he was 15.

Farmers say the birds have killed and injured lambs, sheep and calves, causing distress and financial losses.

About 2,000 athletes are expected as it hosts the week-long event for the first time.

If it performs well over the coming weeks it could start carrying passengers later this summer.

At least 29 jobs have been cut at the Flotta site - a key piece of North Sea oil infrastructure.

It is part of a permanent exhibition to celebrate the role of the Vikings in the area's history.