KIRKWALL, Scotland — William Thomson’s family had played this sport for centuries, so he understood that he needed to choose between two strategies for the annual Christmas Day ba’ game. The scrawny ...

Forget any anachronisms you harbour about the wild, remote and empty Northern Isles. We’re here in the heart of Kirkwall on a main thoroughfare that keeps changing name as it sweeps along with a ...

This paper focuses on the practice of playing folk football on Christmas Day and New Year's Day in Kirkwall, Orkney, and on the idea of "embodiment" in traditional games. The comparison of empirical ...

KIRKWALL, Scotland — It’s been described as an outdoor cathedral of sorts, and to me that’s exactly how it feels. As I stand on this windswept bit of Orkney looking down at the Ness of Brodgar dig ...

TWO people have been rushed to hospital after a horror crash near a Scottish airport today. Emergency crews raced to the ...

Misuse of alcohol is a serious health issue in Scotland. London -- Scotland is raising the price of low-cost, high-strength alcohol in an attempt to curb the nation's drinking. Budget brands of cider ...