Orkney is made up of about 70 islands and with a population of 22,000 people. Photo: Reuters
Orkney is made up of about 70 islands and with a population of 22,000 people. Photo: Reuters
Britain

550 years ago, Norway gave Scotland the Orkney Islands. Now some islanders want to rejoin the Nordic world

  • The UK government has rejected talk in the Orkney Islands of it breaking away and rejoining Norway
  • The leader of the remote islands off Scotland has complained of neglect by both London and Edinburgh

Orkney is made up of about 70 islands and with a population of 22,000 people. Photo: Reuters
Orkney is made up of about 70 islands and with a population of 22,000 people. Photo: Reuters
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