It very well could take you longer to read this story than it would to ride on the world’s shortest scheduled passenger flight. Loganair, a Scottish regional airline, holds that title thanks to its ...

Mark and Euan travel from Westray to Papa Westray in Orkney on the world's shortest scheduled flight.Mark and Euan travel from Westray to Papa Westray in Orkney on the world's shortest scheduled ...

The best-selling author behind TV series Shetland has said there could be more books featuring the exploits of DI Jimmy Perez following the launch of her latest novel. Ann Cleeves' new book The ...

Broadband has been rolled out to one of the UK's most remote islands via water pipes. Residents and businesses in Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, UK, now have access to fiber services. According to the ...

The gene BRCA1, which is linked to a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer, is being tested for on Westray, where anyone living there, or who has a grandparent born there, can pick up a kit. A ...

A golf course on a small Scottish island claims to be the home of the longest hole in the UK. The record was believed to be held by a par six at West Midlands Golf Club in Barston, Solihull, measuring ...

Community testing has begun on the Orkney island of Westray for a gene variant linked to a higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. It comes after a study published earlier this year found ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...