Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

US forces and the US coastguard have carried out a successful operation to seize the sanctioned 333 metre very large crude carrier Marinera, formerly the Bella 1 and now registered in Russia, which was being escorted by Russian navy vessels, including a submarine.

The Marinera was heading for Murmansk, passing northwards between Faroe and Iceland, but earlier it looked like planning to pass west of Shetland before it diverted.

The Scottish government has published amended legislation to give councils more choice on how they design and apply a visitor levy.

There is the latest on Scottish Water undertaking emergency repairs to a burst water main on the main A970 road near the Castlepark area of Sound.

Last September the Shetland Islands Council decided against a visitor levy because of the administrative burden on accommodation providers and the potential impact on visitor numbers. Instead, the council decided to engage with the Scottish government on alternative models of levy and other discretionary revenue-raising powers.

Unite union members working for Sodexo at the Sullom Voe Terminal are on the first in a series of five 24-hour strikes this month.

The national children’s charity, Children First, is encouraging families in Shetland, who are struggling with the cost of living and keeping warm, to reach out for help.