Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

It will be colder with sleet and rain showers today before warming up tomorrow, with rest of the month into December mostly in the range of 6 to 8 degrees.

The SNP candidate Hannah Mary Goodlad is on a learning trip to Faroe, saying that Shetland can learn so much from its island neighbours and their can-do attitude.

Now in its fourth year, this Christmas a dedicated group of volunteers will prepare and deliver hot meals on Christmas Day in the kitchen of the Sound Primary School.

The leading UK independent operator, Ithaca Energy, has taken a 50 per cent working interest in Shell's Tobermory gas field, 100 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst.

Alistair Carmichael has written to the UK defence secretary John Healey, calling for clarity on the location and activities of Russian spy vessel Yantar.

Mr Carmichael's latest call was after the 108 metre, special-purpose underwater intelligence-collection vessel Yantar had been monitored hanging about in waters near Shetland and the north of Scotland.

Tracking the Yantar again was the 33 year old, 133 metre, type 23 frigate HMS Somerset, which is berthed at Holmsgarth 5 in Lerwick harbour until Sunday

White fish box landings: 10 boats landed about 1000 boxes.