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A YOUNG driver from Lerwick has lost his licence after admitting a charge of dangerous driving. Damien Anderson, of Gremmasgaet, appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday to plead guilty to driving at an excessive speed at the Scord in Scalloway on 20 August last year. The...

A MAN from Tresta who drove at nearly 100mph narrowly escaped being banned from driving after Lerwick Sheriff Court heard his licence was essential for working on a local fishing boat. Peter Lovie pleaded guilty to a charge of speeding at 94mph on the A970 Tingwall Straight on...

NEW YORK (AP) — You can forgive John Larroquette for thinking he'd entered a time machine when he stepped onto the sound stage of the rebooted NBC sitcom “Night Court.”The sets for the arraignment courtroom, chambers and hallways where he had first made people laugh as prosecutor Dan Fielding starting in the 1980s had been carefully remade and even the green couch in the

A TEENAGER from Brae with no driving experience who took her father’s car without consent for a joyride to Lerwick while almost twice the legal alcohol limit has been banned from the road and ordered to carry out unpaid work. Kara Birrell appeared for sentencing at Lerwick...

Of fine and dry weather. its a similar story, really, into sunday — probably more in the way of sunshine across parts of scotland, northern ireland, wales and western england not doing too badly. but again, some of the eastern coasts of england might struggle with quite a lot of cloud hanging around for much of the day. temperatures through the next few days arent really going to change that much. now, what happens into next week? well, heres our area of high pressure, and whats interesting ab...

Coast of northern ireland, too, but elsewhere, yes, a breezy day but that bright day and some sunny spells possible, too. temperatures will be typically around 12 degrees or so. now, lets have a look at sunday evening and the gales continue to strengthen across the north of scotland, turning severe as we head into monday, and its all because of this low pressure. you can see a lot of isobars there. tight pressure gradient — that means strong winds. but to the south of the low pressure, we have...

At sunday evening and the gales continue to strengthen across the north of scotland, turning severe as we head into monday, and its all because of this low pressure. you can see a lot of isobars there. tight pressure gradient — that means strong winds. but to the south of the low pressure, we have a mild south—westerly spreading — at least, across the bulk of the uk. so, heres the forecast for monday, then, and you can see these mild south—westerlies, yes, dragging in a fair amount of cl...

But in contrast, the rest of the country really will be very mild indeed — sunday morning, around eight degrees in many major towns and cities. so in the northwest, rain and gales, in fact, the gales may strengthen as we go through the course of the day. really windy around the north coast of northern ireland, too. but elsewhere, yes, a breezy day, but that bright day and some sunny spells possible, too. temperatures will be typically around 12 degrees or so. now, lets have a look at sunday ev...

Major towns and cities. so in the northwest, rain and gales — in fact, the gales may strengthen as we go through the course of the day. really windy around the north coast of northern ireland, too. but elsewhere, yes, a breezy day, but that bright day and some sunny spells possible too. temperatures will be typically around 12 degrees or so. now, lets have a look at sunday evening. and the gales continue to strengthen across the north of scotland, turning severe as we head into monday. and its...

Dragging in a fair amount of cloud, but a few breaks in the cloud as well, and temperatures could actually get up to around 1a or 15 degrees. different story to the north with gale force winds. its cold — only seven degrees in lerwick. the forecast for tuesday continues to show these milder south—westerlies across the bulk of the uk so it stays, of course, mild, but this weather front is approaching and that heralds a change for later on in the week. in fact, behind that weather front well s...