Cameron Angus-Mackay
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UK government invests £30m in Shetland spaceport (opens the original)
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The UK government has announced investment of £30m in SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland as part of a new national space strategy. A spaceport spokesperson said the funding was a "hugely significant" vote of confidence and would unlock a further £30m of private investment. Several companies hope to use SaxaVord in Unst, the northernmost point in the UK, as a launch site for small commercial rockets. A government spokesperson said space was "an increasingly important domain" for keeping the country s
Ash and Pale Waves set to headline Shetland's Rising North music festival (opens the original)
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Britpop legends Ash and and indie pop group Pale Waves are set to headline the UK's most northerly alternative music festival - in Shetland. Rising North kicked off on Thursday night and will run until Sunday, with bands taking over several venues across Lerwick. The festival began in 2024 with the aim of attracting touring bands to Shetland and giving local artists a platform. Organisers said they were expecting about 1,000 people at the headline gigs on Friday and Saturday night in the transfo
'I started gambling at seven - mobile betting was like Vegas in my pocket' (opens the original)
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Diane Barnes started helping her granny play slot machines when she was seven. "I used to stand on a stool and put the money in for her," she said. "I would try and memorise the reels. Some part of me thought there was a method or logic to it." The 51-year-old from Crieff in Perthshire went to bingo halls throughout her childhood and later developed a gambling addiction. Diane said the advent of mobile gambling was like "having Las Vegas in my pocket". "It's so hard to get away from it," she sai
Test rocket launch from Shetland spaceport put on hold (opens the original)
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SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland has paused its plans to test a rocket over the next five weeks. In July, the launch company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) said it had "encountered an issue" after a successful week of tests on the pad. The German firm said it had disassembled the rocket to carry out investigations. A five-week "launch window" had been due to begin on Monday, with temporary traffic restrictions in the event of a flight attempt but that will no longer be required. A number of compani
Scotland-wide testing to be offered for Orkney and Shetland genes (opens the original)
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Scots with a grandparent from the islands of Westray in Orkney or Whalsay in Shetland are to be offered screening for genes associated with certain cancers. The project, led by the University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian, has seen NHS-run charities come together for the first time to fund Scotland-wide screening for the genes. The BRCA1 variant from Westray is linked to breast and ovarian cancer in women, while the BRCA2 variant from Whalsay is associated with risks to women - and also breast an
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