A screengrab of a fire after a failed engine test launch at the SaxaVord Spaceport, in Scotland.

German rocket manufacturer Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) said nobody was injured in the incident and that it is now working to understand what happened.

Rocket engine explodes during test launch in Shetland

Crime writer Ann Cleeves lost a laptop containing the draft of her next novel in a blizzard in Shetland.

Crime author Ann Cleeves' laptop containing draft of novel found in snow

Pictured is a general view of the town of Scalloway on Shetland Isle with wind turbines on hillside behind
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Engineers are working urgently to restore a link to the remote isles, off the northern coast of the Scottish mainland.

Shetland cut off from mainland as subsea cable damage downs phones and internet

As many as 96% of people living in Shetland could be pushed into fuel poverty by next year, the local authority has warned.

Why people on the Shetland Islands will pay double for their energy

A wheelchair user from Shetland is pushing himself along Hadrian's wall to raise money for charity.

Wheelchair user with autism attempts to push himself along Hadrian's wall

Two people from the north east were killed when the helicopter they were travelling in ditched into the sea off Shetland in 2013. 

Inquiry into 2013 Shetland helicopter crash ends with determination due in weeks

Despite protected status, more 100 seals have been legally shot this year in Scotland by licensed marksmen working for the salmon industry.

Salmon industry under fire for shooting seals

Salmon farmers are looking at alternatives to legal seal shooting in Shetland as calls grow for a ban on the practice.

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