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“When I met David, I had no idea about any of this,” Alexandra Crichton says, gesturing to the oak-panelled hallway of Monzie Castle. We’re on a personal tour of the castle, which is offered to all guests of Monzie’s self-catering accommodation. “He referred to it as a ‘family farm’ in …

For those of us hoping to dip a toe into the world of private aviation, a pre-paid jet card offers fixed PJ hours at short notice. Paul Sillers surveys the best schemes on offer.

The first time I travelled by train in Europe was on a sleeper to the Pyrenees for a school trip when I was 14. It felt impossibly glamorous eating homemade ham sandwiches while the French countryside slipped by outside. Four years later I returned to Interrail around the continent, deciding …

Eighteen minutes. That’s the average time it takes between arriving at a private air terminal and taking off in a business jet. Paul Sillers reports.

Mark Shaw’s £400,000 conversion took almost ten years but the end result — a modern, light-filled house valued at about £1m — made it all worthwhile

A five-day photography retreat in the Highlands isn’t my usual kind of holiday. On a Venn diagram connecting amateur photographers and outdoor enthusiasts, I would be somewhere far outside the circumference of both circles, sipping margaritas on a beach. That said, my reluctance to leave my comfort zone has left …

As a fringe hard-right candidate grows in popularity, a survey suggests only 25% of Poles view Ukrainians positively, down from 83% in 2022

‘Well, I wasn’t expecting that,” I say to my friend as we retire to bed, ears ringing. Behind its crenellated classic appearance, Crossbasket Castle, which reopened in March after a £20 million facelift, hides a big surprise.Midway between Hamilton and East Kilbride, the building began life as a 15th-century tower, …

Private aviation isn’t just about dodging the hubbub at airports and zipping across the skies more efficiently — it’s also about asserting one’s power, prestige and personal flair.

In Scots folklore, shape-shifting beasts such as kelpies lure humans onto their backs before carrying them to a watery grave.However one mythology expert is turning this tale on its head in a bid for his own legendary status. Tony Bonning, 76, is walking 175 miles around the Isle of Mull …

Unite is pursuing a “vexatious” strike using “bully boy tactics of the past”, it has been claimed, as talks over Birmingham’s bin dispute remained in deadlock for another day.

A travel article about the Latvian capital commisioned by TheTimes.

It may be set near one of the island’s buzziest beaches, but this boutique bolthole provides a sun-kissed haven of peace and quiet...

Officers enforcing Labour’s workers’ rights overhaul will have the power to enter people’s homes and seize documents and laptops while investigating potential breaches of new laws.

You'll never forget your first cloud forest.

Hotels on Mykonos broadly fall into two camps: smart, boutique properties located right in the middle of the action in Mykonos Town, or those set by one of the beautiful beaches, such as Agios Ioannis or Paraga...

Cancer referrals have been missed and previous convictions overlooked because biological sex has been erased from official data on health, crime and education, a review has found.

In the Middle Ages, coaching inns, baronial mansions and castles provided hospitality for the weary traveller. Guests would feast on hearty stews, warm themselves by the open fire, then haul their bones upstairs and hit the hay (sometimes literally). Across Scotland, chefs are reigniting this food-first hospitality. No designated drivers, …

Labour’s promises on workers’ rights will be “illusory” and nothing more than “virtue signalling” unless the growing backlog in tribunals is tackled, employment lawyers have warned.

The government’s money-saving tsar is considering taking over booking hotels and hostels for the homeless and asylum seekers in an effort to find £4 billion in savings.

Nothing gets me through the first few gloomy months of the year like knowing I have a guaranteed holiday ahead. I only have to see the dates in the diary to imagine that blast of oven-warm air when I step off the plane; that first sip of ice-cold rosé in …