Dubai sheikh's Highlands lodge plans get go-ahead

The billionaire ruler of Dubai has been given permission to build a new 16-bedroom holiday home in the Highlands after councillors rejected official advice that the proposed design was an eyesore best suited to a business park. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum is expected to spend several million pounds on the two-storey lodge overlooking Loch Duich, on the road to Skye. It will boast two wings, 15 ensuite bedrooms and a penthouse master bedroom, a private helicopter pad and its own electricity...