14 h. ago Famous Glasgow hotel that hosted The Beatles and John F Kennedy wins prestigious award

The hotel had a multi-million-pound refurbishment and rebrand in 2021.

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61 h. ago Wishaw man scoops prestigious award for his work as a site manager in Hamilton

Stuart Gillespie is celebrating after winning a Seal of Excellence award, placing him in the top ten site managers in Scotland in the Pride in the Job 2025 Quality Award from the National House-Building Council (NHBC), recognising his outstanding work at Oakwood View in Hamilton.

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2 d. ago ‘I’d never told the same joke twice!’: the explosive rise of Ayoade Bamgboye, Edinburgh’s best new comedian

The Londoner from Lagos wowed the fringe with a show about language, family and cross-cultural identity. She talks about dread, dreams and her bid for ‘controlled chaos’Before her first Edinburgh fringe run last summer, Ayoade Bamgboye put a question to her comedy friends: “How do you debut?” She recalls their advice: “You introduce yourself, and there’s a point of view. There should also be a narrative arc. And you need to establish who you are as a comedian.” This was a lot to hear. “It filled me with dread,” says the 31-year-old. “There’s this recurring thought that you can only debut once. If it falls flat, then you’re just a shit debutante, forever.”Reader, Bamgboye avoided this fate, and then some. A fringe first-timer with a very slender comedy CV behind her, the Londoner-via-Lagos arrived at the festival with a fresh-minted show, Swings and Roundabouts, and left clutching the prestigious best newcomer award, as formerly won by Harry Hill, Sarah Millican and Tim Minchin. (She...

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3 d. ago ‘We want performers who aren’t political’: Trump’s Kennedy Center boss takes aim at another musician over canceled concert

Grammy-winning banjo player Béla Fleck said that performing at the Kennedy Center has become ‘charged and political’

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3 d. ago Celtic Connections 2026: All you need to know about famous Glasgow winter festival

Here’s all you need to know about Celtic Connections 2026.

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4 d. ago Man visits 'beautiful' Welsh hotel John Lennon stayed in but is gutted when he goes inside

An urban explorer visited a renowned Welsh hotel, which was once visited by The Beatles musician John Lennon and wife Yoko Ono, only to observe an unpleasant surprise when he stepped inside

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5 d. ago ’I inexplicably detest Mr Brightside’: John Simm’s honest playlist

The actor first realised what music was when he heard Yellow Submarine and knows a lot of Paul Simon lyrics, but what would he put on at a party?The first song I fell in love withMy earliest memory is walking into a room at nursery school where they were playing Yellow Submarine by the Beatles. I was captivated by the sound effects, and Lennon shouting: “Full speed ahead!” When it got to the chorus, I remember thinking: “This must be music!”The first single I boughtWhen I was eight, I won a competition at school to pick a new record to play at the mini disco we had on Fridays. My teacher took me to Woolworths, and I chose Come Back My Love by [50s revivalists] Darts. The first single I bought with my own pocket money was Mull of Kintyre by Wings from a record shop in Colne in Lancashire. It was No 1 at the time, and I chose it when my dad pointed out that it was by one of the Beatles. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago BBC Sports Personality of the Year viewers distracted minutes in as they say same thing

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 saw six sports stars nominated for the prestigious award, but some viewers weren't happy

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3 w. ago BBC Sports Personality of the Year viewers divided as they issue same complaint

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 saw six sports stars nominated for the prestigious award, but viewers were left fuming just moments into the show

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3 w. ago Rory McIlroy WINS SPOTY: Golf superstar dedicates victory to wife Erica and daughter Poppy after capping incredible 2025 to claim prestigious award after ending snub of ceremony

Rory McIlroy has won Sport Personality of the Year, capping off an incredible 2025 in which he won the Masters in dramatic fashion and helped Europe to the Ryder Cup. 

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3 w. ago BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 LIVE! Winners and reaction as Rory McIlroy named SPOTY

Golf star the favourite for prestigious award after winning Masters and Ryder Cup

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3 w. ago Rory McIlroy WINS SPOTY: Golf superstar caps off incredible 2025 after Masters win and Ryder Cup triumph to claim prestigious award after ending snub of ceremony

Rory McIlroy has won Sport Personality of the Year, capping off an incredible 2025 in which he won the Masters in dramatic fashion and helped Europe to the Ryder Cup. 

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3 w. ago Sports Personality of the Year 2025 live: McIlroy battles Kelly and Norris for prestigious BBC award

Darts world champion Luke Littler and England’s Rugby World Cup-winning star Ellie Kildunne are also in the running for the main award, which will be decided by public vote

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3 w. ago BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 LIVE! Winners and results as Rory McIlroy tipped for SPOTY

Golf star the favourite for prestigious award after winning Masters and Ryder Cup

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3 w. ago Investment manager who used proceeds from £107m fraud to buy a Swiss ski chalet, Tenerife villa and renovated his home in Hull is ordered to pay back £928,000

David Kennedy, 72, operated a fraudulent no-win no-fee legal scheme to generate £5.8million from the Cayman Islands-registered Axiom Legal Financing Fund.

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3 w. ago ‘Beatlemania wasn’t like Taylor Swift — it came out of nowhere, like a meteorite’

Sean Ono Lennon has a timely festive message in his Oscar-winning film inspired by his parents’ song, Happy Xmas (War is Over) — and a thumbs-up to the actor who’s about to play his dad

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3 w. ago Sports Personality of the Year 2025 live: Rory McIlroy battles Chloe Kelly and Lando Norris for prestigious BBC award

Darts world champion Luke Littler and England’s Rugby World Cup-winning star Ellie Kildunne are also in the running for the main award, which will be decided by public vote

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3 w. ago Steve Davis summed up thoughts on Ronnie O'Sullivan with extraordinary BBC SPOTY claim

Ronnie O'Sullivan has been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year multiple times but has never won the prestigious award, and Steve Davis has his own take on the matter

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3 w. ago Gianluigi Donnarumma wins FIFA award after Man City changed plans

Gianluigi Donnarumma has been awarded a prestigious goalkeeping award from FIFA, after completing a mega money move from Paris Saint-Germain this summer and impressing under Pep Guardiola

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3 w. ago Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza wins Heisman Trophy as college football’s top player

Mendoza becomes Indiana’s first ever Heisman winnerHoosiers QB led unbeaten run to CFP top overall seedFernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic quarterback of No 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935.Mendoza claimed 2,362 points, including 643 first-place votes. He beat Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (1,435 points), Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (719 points) and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin (432 points). Continue reading...

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