David Nicholls visits Augustus Hotel and Resort, a network of villas and pavilions set among umbrella pines and oleander.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of Garner Hotel Edinburgh - Haymarket, a 195-room flagship hotel in the city's West End.

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of an asylum seeker who was shot dead by police after going on a knife rampage at a hotel in Glasgow is expected to take up to 12 weeks.