Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Imagine a journey in the depths of winter from London to the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. EasyJet to ...

Wildlife experts hope to "completely eradicate" a species of invasive mink from the Outer Hebrides after receiving new funding to trap the remaining animals. More than 2,000 American mink have been ...

OUTER HEBRIDES, SCOTLAND — The word “remote” is greeted with an eye roll by the tight-knit communities of the Outer Hebrides, a collection of spectacular islands off Scotland’s far northwestern coast ...

In 1829 Felix Mendelssohn visited the Hebrides, a group of islands off the coast of Scotland. This trip inspired him to write his famous “Hebrides Overture”. Now, two Cambridge academics have adapted ...

Each week, Banjo and his design team embrace a unique interior design project, fulfilling the client’s brief on a limited budget and a fast turnaround Interior designer Banjo Beale and his team of ...

The Hebrides, the islands off the northwest coast of Scotland facing the Atlantic at the edge of Europe, have always attracted visitors. From Christian pilgrims in the 6th century and Norse settlers a ...

The English author Samuel Johnson and his Scottish friend and biographer James Boswell set out for the Hebrides in 1773 “to find simplicity and wilderness” among the mist-covered islands off the ...

On August 7, 1829, Felix Mendelssohn took a steamer from the Scottish mainland to the grandly rugged island of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides. Later that day, the composer wrote to his sister Fanny, “To ...

In Stornoway, the biggest town in Scotland's Outer Hebrides islands, a yellow van sits on a narrow, one-way street. The Gaelic word leabharlann is painted on the front, back and sides, with its ...

Interior designer Banjo Beale and his team of tradespeople are back, travelling around the Scottish isles to create more design magic for a new second series of Designing The Hebrides. Showcasing ...