In spite of an impending thunderstorm, hundreds of heavily disguised torchbearers gathered on a remote Scottish island to celebrate an old Viking fire festival. They marched through the town of ...

Praise was lavished upon everyone involved in the Lerwick Up-Helly-Aa after no reports of disorder were made during the ...

The Up-Helly-Aa season may well be officially over, but a bonus festival was held today in Lerwick’s Sound hall. We’ve all ...

Members of the Jarl Squad in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles during the Up Helly Aa festival. Originating in the 1880s, the festival celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage. More than 1,000 torches are lit ...