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Workers were forced to down tools for their own safety after the earth moved at a remote site in Shetland

A significant area of the beautiful Shetland Islands has just hit the market, including a 12-acre private island that is available for offers over just £100,000.

No-one was hurt but work near a section of the project has been suspended while the extent of the damage is investigated.

For those looking to live the remote life in a far stretch of Scotland, a giant land swath has gone up for sale.

The next part of the regulatory process will be a launch operator licence for the companies wishing to use the spaceport

The SaxaVord site on Unst has received a licence to control the local sea and airspace during launch.

SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst has been given permission by the Civil Aviation Authority.

SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst has been given permission by the Civil Aviation Authority.

SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst has been given permission by the Civil Aviation Authority.

SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst has been given permission by the Civil Aviation Authority.

A spaceport that hopes to launch the first rockets vertically into orbit from British soil has been given a crucial safety licence.

Police have arrested a man and woman on suspicion of murder

Twenty-five-year-old Fraser Smith from the Boddam area passed away on Friday, April 12.

Emergency crews raced to the single-vehicle collision involving a Toyota Hi Lux pick-up on the A970 near Sandwick on Friday.

This BBC Scottish crime series gives a lot, very quietly. A decade late, I have happily jumped on the bandwagon/slow-moving local ferry

Kenny Doughty left his role as DS Aiden Healy in Vera last year and is now up in the north of Scotland, as he joins his famous wife on the set of another Ann Cleeves drama.

Former Vera star Kenny Doughty has strong ties to another drama based on books by author Ann Cleeves

When ill health took away my freedom to roam, searching for beach treasure gave me a vital connection to my island home and more distant shores

The BBC has made a casting announcement for the return of the hit drama Shetland, which will see the show filmed in locations around Scotland.

Ian Hart and Vincent Regan will join series regulars Ashley Jensen and Alison O’Donnell in the upcoming run.