The human remains ... boat burial, and a second grave with weapons, including a sword. Archaeologists said the Papa Westray graves may be those of first-generation Norwegian settlers on Orkney.

A specialist police marine unit is due to arrive in Orkney to assist with a search for a diver who went missing last week. The man - a commercial scallop diver based in the islands - was reported ...

Debris left on the seabed following the salvaging of German warships scuttled in Orkney have been surveyed by archaeologists. Germany's High Seas Fleet was interned at the Royal Navy's base at ...

They were on their final decompression stop about 10ft below the surface when Mr Smith was struck by the rotating propeller of the support boat Karin. The bulletin said: ‘The crew of the second ...