Ahead of February 14, OpenTable has published a list of the "Top 100 Romantic Restaurants in the UK for 2025" — with six acclaimed Scottish eateries earning a spot on the roundup.

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Unions and the sister of a headteacher who took her own life following an Ofsted inspection have criticised the plans.

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‘You’ve got to basically get rid of the whole thing. It’s beyond repair. We’re shutting it down’ the tech billionaire said

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The ITV show sees 100 hopefuls answer questions that were put to the public, with the percentage who got it right determining its difficulty in each round.

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Ye is known for twisting his partners into his own beautiful dark fantasies. But how much choice does his current wife, Bianca Censori, have in this? Maddy Mussen investigates

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Ye Olde Swiss Cottage, which was first built in 1830, served its last orders on Saturday

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Video shows how mourners lined the streets at Linda Nolan’s funeral, as they paid final respects to the singer and celebrity.

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Justin Baldoni has shared his alleged handwritten notes from a meeting with an intimacy coordinator for It Ends With Us amid Blake Lively's sexual harassment allegations.

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Janie Seaton, 52, from Scotland, says she had to have a stand off with six difficult diners after they disputed payment. She had to call the police for reinforcement

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The 2008 series is based on the memoirs of a famous fashion figure

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Fans presumed they had spotted him as being the culprit behind the horror fire that engulfs the Platt family home

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It's been decades since the original show aired

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Rubiales is accused of sexual assault and of trying to coerce Hermoso to publicly support him

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The Pride of Britain Fund will give grants of £2,500, £1,000 and £500 to 65 groups and individuals, chosen by a public vote

Economics

The final video of a talented dancer, Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, who was killed in a horror crash alongside three university students has been revealed as heartfelt tributes flood in. 

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The Princess of Wales wants the world to focus on her campaign work and not her wardrobe as she gradually returns as a frontline royal.

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The six customers refused to pay for their food and drink at the Black Bull in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, after complaining they did not enjoy their evening

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The Gedling Inn, in Nottingham, handed over almost 300 drinks after Nuno Espirito Santo 's men went goal-crazy

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Liz Hatton's beloved images were sold via Morphets Auctioneers in her hometown and they were taken in the final 10 weeks of her life.

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A plan to turn a disused public toilet into a cafe and glamping pod has been poo-pooed by locals.

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Gareth Davies, the head of the National Audit Office, said problems with the NHS were part of a wider crisis among Britain's public services.

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Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall, Kylie and Kris return in the latest season of their beloved reality series.

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Staggering figures reveal £23,600 was spent on media and voice training for Suella Braverman in 2023 when she was Tory Home Secretary - before she was sacked for a media outburst

Economics

Hari Mann was arrested last summer after using an imitation firearm to shoot blank rounds and threatening a member of the public with a handgun.

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Her gruesome horror has won her an Oscar nomination – and given its star Demi Moore’s career new life. But did taking down the patriarchy have to be so gory?Coralie Fargeat is based in Paris, but is in London for the Oscar nominations – the film she wrote and directed, The Substance, has been nominated for best picture, best director, best original screenplay, best actress (for Demi Moore) and best makeup (the prosthetics are really something). It’s the same story with the Baftas (minus best film), and Moore, of course, has already won the Golden Globe for her role. She accepted it with the memorable line, “Thirty years ago, I had a producer tell me that I was a ‘popcorn actress’ ”Fargeat is all smiles in the office of her production company in central London. There’s a big plate of salami – she loves salami (I love salami!). I suppose I expected her to be more austere, but that’s the patriarchy for you: you can’t even make feminist body-horror without people expecting you to frown....

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The proposed BBC TV Licence fee rule change to include those exclusively watching non-live content across streaming sites could double TV bill costs across the UK, an expert's warned.

Economics

A little-recognised form of abuse, it can lead to years of miseryIn the beginning, Mandy Davis* thought she was helping out a friend. Paying his rent in their flatshare was an obvious move after he told her he was about to lose his job.But what started as a helping hand was quickly met with controlling behaviour when he started to criticise what she ate and her hygiene. Soon she felt confined to her room due to his belittling jibes, and was left on the brink of suicide. Continue reading...

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Gary Lineker didn't hold back when he criticised England last summer and, months on, he has stuck by those scathing remarks with a bold claim about Gareth Southgate's reign

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As February approached, the coming months will be the decider on whether we all manage to stick to those new year resolutions we jotted down at the start of January. If you're struggling to stay motivated with your fitness goals during the dark winter months, it might be an idea to invest in a fitness tracker to help you along, and Amazon shoppers reckon they've found a hidden gem.

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President and ally Elon Musk have launched assault on the Agency for International Development

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The fortified Royal Mint complex in East London resembled the set of a B-grade horror movie as it was lashed last week by the gusting winds and torrential rain of Storm Herminia.

Economics

The Gedling Inn, Nottinghamshire, came up with the offer on the day of the game as a means to promote the venue televising local Premier League matches – as punters were left delighted

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The reforms come after criticism of the inspection system following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

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Her gruesome horror The Substance has won her an Oscar nomination – and given its star Demi Moore’s career new life. But did taking down the patriarchy have to be so gory?Coralie Fargeat is based in Paris, but is in London for the Oscar nominations – the film she wrote and directed, The Substance, has been nominated for best picture, best director, best original screenplay, best actress (for Demi Moore) and best makeup (the prosthetics are really something). It’s the same story with the Baftas (minus best film), and Moore, of course, has already won the Golden Globe for her role. She accepted it with the memorable line, “Thirty years ago, I had a producer tell me that I was a ‘popcorn actress’ ”Fargeat is all smiles in the office of her production company in central London. There’s a big plate of salami – she loves salami (I love salami!). I suppose I expected her to be more austere, but that’s the patriarchy for you: you can’t even make feminist body-horror without people expecting...

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A 12-week consultation on inspection reforms is being launched on Monday.

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Graphic scenes saw emergency services flock to a beach after they received reports of a woman being attacked and mauled by a ferocious shark on a popular beach

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Taylor Ryan, one of hundreds of women who went to UK police in the last five years over alleged crime linked to OnlyFans, tells us of the stalker hell she endured at 23

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Graphic scenes saw emergency services flock to a beach after they received reports of a woman being attacked and mauled by a ferocious shark on a popular beach

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President and ally Elon Musk have launched an assault on the Agency for International Development

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Emergency services were called to Woorim Beach on Bribie Island at about 4.45pm on Monday following reports of a 'serious shark bite incident'.

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Researchers from the University of Manchester claim they have uncovered ‘widespread use of greenwashing’ by England’s nine major water companies - including United Utilities

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Letby's last hope to prove her innocence and prove herself a victim of a miscarriage of justice hinges on new evidence, to be presented on Tuesday, her lawyers have said.

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US TikTok star Anthony Jenette (AJSlambino) has been travelling across the UK and trying out the food and drinks, but one pub chain left him more than a little disappointed

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The Platt family's beloved home will go up in flames in shocking scenes and someone is responsible

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In this forceful and lucid memoir the author details the impact of her father’s crimes on the family and her decision to never forgive or forget“I was sacrificed on the altar of vice,” said Gisèle Pelicot in her opening testimony of a trial that shook France and the world between September and December 2024. Waiving her right to anonymity, the 72-year-old made her ordeal public so that, in her words, “shame must change sides”. For nearly 10 years, her husband of 50 years Dominique had invited dozens of men via an online site (now closed) to rape her while she lay comatose in bed in their home near Avignon. Each time, he had sedated her with a mix of anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills slipped into her food and glasses of wine. He filmed the rapes and stored the videos neatly in his computer under the title “abuse”.Dominique Pelicot may never have been arrested had it not been for the perseverance of supermarket security guards who noticed him making upskirt videos of female shoppe...

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Jamie Boland died in June last year aged 38 after battling ketamine addiction and now his parents have called for the drug to reclassified as a Class A substance

Events

How can neighbors have such a fundamental disagreement about seemingly basic concepts of rightness and justice?In 2016, it was easy for the left to process Donald Trump’s election as a fluke – thanks to the electoral college, he’d essentially won on a technicality. But as he took office once again this month after winning the US popular vote, there is a sense that his every action comes with the tacit endorsement of the voting public.Trump is, of course, far from the first American leader to be accused of cruelty. What’s striking about him is that he doesn’t pretend otherwise. Presidents in recent memory at least paid lip service to compassion; the new one has made exclusion, spite and bullying his brand. He seems to celebrate violating the basic rules we’re taught from infancy: be kind to others, share resources, welcome those who may seem different. Continue reading...

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump launched a full-scale attack on a government department calling it a 'criminal organization' with a budget of $50 billion.

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Marcus Rashford is set to complete a move from Manchester United to Aston Villa on loan for the rest of the season but the deal could be made permanent in the summer

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Police and probation services will be legally required to share with one another information that suggests offenders are risk to othersCoercive control is to be put on a par with other forms of domestic abuse in England and Wales with police and other enforcement agencies working together to tackle it.Offenders sentenced from Monday to at least 12 months for controlling or coercive behaviour will be automatically managed under multi-agency public protection arrangements (Mappa). Continue reading...

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Spanish football federation’s former president is accused of sexual assault and coercion over incident in 2023Spain’s former football chief Luis Rubiales will go on trial in Madrid on Monday over the unsolicited kiss he planted on the World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, a gesture that stunned millions of TV viewers and unleashed a backlash against sexism in sport.Rubiales, 47, is accused of sexual assault as well as coercion after allegations that he tried to force Hermoso, 34, into publicly declaring that the kiss, which occurred as she celebrated her team’s victory in the 2023 World Cup in Australia, was consensual. Continue reading...

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. A survey of 500 construction workers shared exclusively with the Daily Mail has uncovered a terrifying lack of understanding of just how lethal asbestos can be.

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Cardiff Council have said work on the leisure centre will begin in mid-February but residents feel they have been left in the dark

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Sir J, as he was known, led the formation of PNG’s banking and finance systems before going on to lead the nation twice as prime ministerThe death of Sir Julius Chan, one of the founding fathers of Papua New Guinea’s independence in 1975, marks the end of an era.Sir J, as he was known, was the “last man standing” from PNG’s first post-colonial government until he died last week at the age of 85 in Huris, New Ireland Province.Lucy Palmer, a former foreign correspondent in PNG, was the researcher and writer for Playing the Game: Life and Politics in Papua New Guinea, by Sir Julius Chan, published by the University of Queensland Press in 2016 Continue reading...

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