BBC Radio Orkney

BBC Radio Orkney is a local branch of BBC Radio Scotland that serves the Orkney Islands. Its headquarters are located on Castle Street in Kirkwall, Scotland. Throughout the year, the station offers two or three broadcasts each weekday on the BBC Radio Scotland frequency. These include the popular breakfast show, Around Orkney, a brief lunchtime news segment at 12:54 pm that covers local news and weather for both Orkney and Shetland, and the Evening Programme from Radio Orkney. From January to March, listeners can tune in for a special evening schedule featuring programs from 6 pm to 7 pm on weekdays. You can listen to BBC Radio Orkney on 93.7 FM, through their website, on BBC Sounds, or on smart speakers.

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Jaco Coetzee: Bath number eight out long-term with serious knee injury

14 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Sophie Hurcom

Bath number eight Jaco Coetzee has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and set to face 12 months on the sidelines. The South African hit his leg against the post as he scored a try during the Challenge Cup quarter-final win against Gloucester on 13 April. Coetzee has been one of Bath's key impact players this season, making 21 appearances in all competitions all from the bench.
Fake Norwich paramedic jailed for Tinder date rapes

20 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Robby West |

Image source, FacebookImage caption, Jamie Kadolski previously worked as an East of England Ambulance Service call-handler, but pretended to be a paramedicA man who pretended to be a paramedic has been jailed for raping and sexually assaulting women he met on Tinder. Jamie Kadolski, of Ladysmith Road, Norwich, was found guilty of committing nine sexual offences against three women in the space of 13 months.
Man arrested after serious sexual assault in Devon village

20 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Chloe Parkman

Image source, GoogleImage caption, A man has been arrested after a woman was sexually assaulted in UffculmeAn 18-year old man has been arrested following a serious sexual assault on a woman in a village in Devon. Devon and Cornwall Police said the attack happened on Bridge Street in Uffculme, near Cullompton, at about 15:40 BST on Friday. The force said a man from Tiverton was arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault on a female and malicious communications. He has been released on bail.
Wales-England border body Western Gateway loses funding

21 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Gareth Lewis

Western Gateway is a partnership of 28 local authorities stretching from Pembrokeshire to Swindon and Salisbury. It had hoped for an exemption from UK government plans, because it is the only PRP to work across the borders of two nations of the UK. In a statement, the chair of Western Gateway Sarah Williams-Gardener accused UK ministers of refusing to engage. She said: "This is a hugely disappointing decision from the UK government.
Murder inquiry begins after man found stabbed in Northaw

21 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Alex Pope

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit remain at the scene of the stabbingA murder investigation is under way after the death of a man found with stab wounds in a village. Hertfordshire Police said it was called by paramedics to Cattlegate Road in Northaw, between Potters Bar and Cuffley, at 10:46 BST on Wednesday. The man in his 20s died at the scene but the force said it did not know where the stabbing took place.
Cumbrian boy who defied all odds gets 1,500 birthday cards

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Federica Bedendo |Phil Chapman

Image caption, Zac's mum Mags had asked people to help them celebrate her son's 18th birthdayBBC News, North East and CumbriaA boy who defied all odds by reaching his 18th birthday has received more than 1,500 cards from all over the world. Zak Hall, from Cumbria, was left severely brain damaged after complications at birth left him without oxygen for several minutes and doctors said he would not live past the age of 12.
Artificial intelligence to improve outcome for stroke patients

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Kevin Hay |Chloe Parkman

Image caption, Professor Martin James said AI and machine learning had provided new insightsArtificial intelligence (AI) is being used to help improve outcomes for stroke patients in Devon. The project SAMueL-2, which stands for stroke audit machine learning, helps to identify which patients can receive a procedure called thrombolysis, which involves administering drugs to break down blood clots. It has analysed a quarter of a million medical records from more than 100 hospitals.
Santon Bridge campsite in national park field refused again

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Federica Bedendo

Image source, GoogleImage caption, The field is in the Wasdale Valley, north of Bridge End farmBBC News, North East and CumbriaPlans for a campsite on an agricultural field in a national park have been refused for the third time. The Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) has turned down a proposal for a seasonal campsite for up to 40 tents on land at Bridge End in Santon Bridge, near Holmrook, Cumbria.
'Calculating rapist' from Torquay jailed for child sex abuse

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | George Thorpe

Image caption, Stephen Sanders' sentencing hearing was held at Exeter Crown CourtA man who used paganism and chocolate to help him sexually abuse and rape children has been jailed. Stephen Sanders, 62, of Raleigh Avenue, Torquay, was sentenced to 27 years in prison and told to sign the sex offenders register during a hearing at Exeter Crown Court on Wednesday.
Permanent Sheffield minicab signage plans reckless, says union

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Chloe Aslett

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Drivers for companies like Uber, Bold and Veezu would be affected by the proposal. A council proposal for private hire vehicles to permanently fix signs to their front doors has been deemed "expensive and reckless" by a trade union. Nasar Raoof, the taxi trade representative for the GMB in Yorkshire, said Sheffield City Council's plan would confuse the public, put drivers at risk of abuse and damage cars, making them difficult to sell in future.