Dozens of whales have died on a beach in Orkney in what could be the biggest Scottish mass strandings for decades. The pod beached at Tresness Beach on the island of Sanday includes male whales up to ...

The wreckage of an old wooden ship which was discovered on an Orkney beach is beginning to break up. Attempts to rescue the separated pieces began on Sanday on Monday afternoon. It is thought a recent ...

The 77 pilot whales that died after a mass stranding on a beach in Orkney were healthy before they washed ashore, according to initial findings. Experts came to the conclusion after carrying out ...

An unusual discovery is being investigated at an Orkney beach. Police and coastguard are on the scene today following the discovery of human remains. Officers were called out to the Dingieshowe area ...

It's a tragic and 'heartbreaking' sight – 77 dead whales lined up on the shore at a beach in Orkney. Described as the biggest mass stranding in Britain for a century, it includes male whales up to ...

Three dolphins that were left stranded on a beach were heroically rescued by residents this weekend. The mammals was stranded on the sand in the Bay of Tuquoy near Westray on Friday evening. People ...

Piece of South Howe Broch wall fallen onto beach on the island of Rousay, Orkney, Scotland ORKNEY, Scotland (Reuters) - Ancient British structures older than the pyramids are being threatened by ...

Farmer Raymond Brown used his tractor to remove two large sections from the beach The wreckage of an old wooden ship which was discovered on an Orkney beach is beginning to break up. Attempts to ...

Three stranded dolphins were saved in a successful rescue mission by residents on Orkney. The mammals washed up on the sand in the Bay of Tuquoy, near Westray on Friday evening. The alarm was raised ...

The alarm was raised at 5.30pm but due to the rural location British Divers Marine Life Rescue medics were some time away. A frantic rescue operation was launched by a team of locals, who were given ...