Northern Isles
Britishplural noun
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Forecasters say there will be strong northerly winds too with an additional Met Office yellow warning for wind in north-east Scotland and the Northern Isles from 21:00 GMT Wednesday to 09:00 Thursday.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
The warning includes the Northern Isles, Hebrides and parts of Argyll and Bute.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
Northern Scotland and the Northern Isles, as well as parts of East Anglia and southeast England, are likely to have the best chances of catching a glimpse of the night sky.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
The rest of the country apart from most southern parts are still covered by a yellow warning for high winds, and high winds could still affect the Northern Isles.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
It might have been heard not only in Scandinavia and the Northern Isles, but in a great part of the British Islands, in Normandy, in Russia—along the river-road that ran to Constantinople—and in Constantinople itself.
From The Unity of Civilization by Various
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