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Watch a very close encounter with orcas in Lerwick

A pod of orcas has caused a stir by swimming up alongside onlookers at the Lerwick waterfront in Shetland.

The beautiful animals were spotted just outside of the Shetland Museum and Archives on Friday.

The orcas had been seen in the waters all around the town, chasing seals and at one point an otter.

1 December 2024

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Children tell Santa what they want for Christmas in 1967

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Fearful shoppers run to avoid charging football fans

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Edinburgh, Fife & East

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Watch a racehorse running free down a Scottish high street

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Record-breaking teen speed climber aims for Olympics

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Storm Darragh brings travel disruption to Scotland

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The house with the 24,000 light Christmas display

Edinburgh, Fife & East

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Glasgow & West Scotland

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Pudsey flies in to meet children on Fair Isle

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Oyster farmer Winston Brown eating an oyster from its shell in white oyster packing plant room.

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Jim McColl wears a tweed cap and green jacket and jumper with a checked shirt. He stands in front of a Beechgrove Gardens sign.

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NE, Orkney & Shetland

Emma Wassell, wearing a Scotland rugby hoodie, smiling at the camera

'I've had difficult moments but my rugby family was always there'

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NE, Orkney & Shetland

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Moment rocket engine explodes in Shetland

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NE, Orkney & Shetland

The prison museum opened in 2016, after the prison closed in 2013.

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NE, Orkney & Shetland

The stranding is thought to be the largest UK stranding since 1927

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NE, Orkney & Shetland

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NE, Orkney & Shetland

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NE, Orkney & Shetland

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NE, Orkney & Shetland

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NE, Orkney & Shetland