Fort William has been named the UK's best autumn staycation destination by Sykes Holiday Cottages, but a frequent visitor to the Highland town questions whether it deserves the accolade.

A damning new report has warned of a pilot fatigue crisis, with 77% of pilots surveyed reporting at least one microsleep mid-flight and airlines accused of failing to act on airline safety concerns.

Passengers aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey, a residential cruise ship designed to sail forever, have been told to disembark after the permanent world cruise was brought to an abrupt halt in Cambodia amid soaring fuel costs.

If you're looking to get away from it all and revel in the natural beauty of the world for a few days, then you could do much worse than heading to the Outer Hebrides

Today, Strathpeffer, in Ross-shire, is a quiet place, but 100 years ago it was an incredibly popular spa resort that exploded during the late stages of the Victorian period