One writer and her canine sidekick check into a Rutland hotel that caters as beautifully to dogs as it does their owners.

James McAlpine, from Scotland, has become beloved on social media - after towering over glamorous revellers at everything from Ascot to Henley and the Highland Show.

The Highland main line’s celebrated Caledonian Sleeper is in bed with Glencraft, who provide its mattresses for an eighth ...