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Shetland · ShetlandNadine Wilson was convicted of several offences at Lerwick Sheriff Court. She assaulted a woman by striking her on the head with a phone and repeatedly kicking her. She also grabbed the woman’s hair and kicked her again. Ms Wilson had worked as a support worker on Shetland, looking after adults.See the Story
Shetland care home worker who attacked woman and 'struggled violently' with police given warning
Health · ShetlandWhen ill health took away my freedom to roam, searching for beach treasure gave me a vital connection to my island home and more distant shoresBefore I had children, my work as a research scientist meant frequent travel. I specialised in nature conservation and discovered that I was pregnant with my first child on a visit to an Ethiopian colleague’s field site in the Bale Mountains. The motherhood penalty in academia is high, and when my husband…See the Story
Beachcombing in Shetland: I’ve travelled the world without leaving home
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Wildfires · ShetlandA dramatic photo of two patola geese fighting over a fish in the waters off the Shetland Islands in Scotland won the first was awarded at the 2024 World Nature Photography Prize. Check out the winners of the year above. The image of Tracey Lund, from the United Kingdom, was selected from thousands of entries to receive the prize of US$ 1,000 [approximately R$ 5,000]. The photograph was taken from a boat while she was on vacation, using a DSLR ca…See the Story
World Nature Photography Prize 2024: see images of wildlife
Helicopters · ShetlandThe 27-metre fishing vessel activated its distress beacon at 5am. Rescue operation was launched by the UK Coastguard, which sent a helicopter. A lifeboat was also launched from Lerwick despite rough sea conditions. The eight crew were lifted from their life rafts and taken to Sumburgh airport.See the Story
Eight people rescued from sinking fishing boat
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Shetland · ShetlandWordle is owned by the New York Times (Picture: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty) A game to promote the Shetland dialect has been taken down following legal threats from the New York Times. I Hear Dee created a free language game, called Wirdle, to promote the ‘Shetlandic’ dialect and help boost interest in the language, which resulted in more than 20,000 unique users of the game from 113 different countries. However, the US newspaper, which own…See the Story
New York Times forces Shetland to bin Wordle 'rival' promoting Scottish dialect
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