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UK news
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

Russian spy ship fears follow Orkney blackout

A two-hour power outage in Orkney and Caithness resulted from a wind-farm-related grid protection fault, not confirmed interference by Russian vessels.
Travel
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

It's more than a pretty backdrop': crime writer Ann Cleeves on the magic of Orkney in Scotland

Young dropout travels to Fair Isle and Orkney, falls in love with the Northern Isles' isolation, landscapes, and distinctive local culture and accents.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Long-lived and lucky' ship wrecked off Orkney was at siege of Quebec, experts find

HMS Hind, a 24-gun Royal Navy frigate shipwrecked in 1788, was identified through archaeological work on a beach in Orkney.
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