Orkney

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Orkney Council Ponders Possible Return to Norway (Life in Norway)

Could the Orkney Islands really return to Norway? That's what the council of the Scottish islands are debating this week. Here's what you need to know about ...

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UK's Orkney Islands to explore the possibility of becoming ... (The Local Norway)

The Orkney Islands in Scotland could become a self-governing territory of Norway or change its status within the UK under new council proposals.

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UK rejects breakaway bid by Orkney to join Norway (RTE.ie)

The UK has rejected a possible bid by the North Sea archipelago of Orkney to break away and join Norway, after the leader of the remote islands off ...

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Norway? No way, says No 10, as Orkney considers its constitutional ... (The Irish News)

Downing Street has rejected suggestions Orkney could loosen ties with the United Kingdom. Orkney's council leader James Stockan has put forward a motion ...

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Feeling neglected by Scotland, some in the Orkney Islands mull ... (Huron Daily Tribune)

LONDON (AP) — Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland's remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution: rejoining Norway, ...

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