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![Lessons have been learned from the embarrassing history of Shetland's two new tugs, now sold to the port of Naples.](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0195-240x140.jpg)
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![Sue Lawrence is in Shetland on 1 June to raise funds for the MS Society and talk about her new novel.](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sue_Lawrence-240x140.jpg)
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![Living Streets mascot Strider boards the NorthLink ferry in Aberdeen bound for Shetland.](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Strider_to_Shetland-240x140.jpg)
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![New rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing is under pressure to sort out the mess around delayed subsidy payments for crofters and farmers.](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/FsknvJHU-240x140.jpg)
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