23 h. ago Scotland's 'best chippies' crowned at 2025 Scottish Fish and Chip Awards

Takeaways up and down the country took home top prizes.

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49 h. ago 'Spectacular' Scottish Christmas market crowned best in the UK for 2025

Another festive attraction in Scotland was praised for its "affordable price point".

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3 d. ago The best chippies in Scotland according to locals as one named 'cut above the others'

Scots have shared their picks for the top fish and chips shops in the country.

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5 d. ago Celebrity Traitors 2025 live: Follow along as the show crowns its winner

The end of the Celebrity Traitors is nigh - follow for the latest news and updates

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7 d. ago ‘Crazy’ east London Pizzeria Short Road Has Been Crowned the Best Pizza Restaurant in Britain for 2025

‘Crazy’ east London Pizzeria Short Road Has Been Crowned the Best Pizza Restaurant in Britain for 2025  Time Out

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7 d. ago Bake Off viewers outraged over 'robbed' star in final as 'judges broke major rule'

The Great British Bake Off crowned its 2025 winner last night in a nail-biting finale, however some fans weren't happy with who the judges chose to be their champion

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7 d. ago Bake Off 2025 winner announced as Paul Hollywood says ‘it’s never happened before’

The Great British Bake Off 2025 has crowned its winner after a history-making final, with Jasmine, Aaron and Tom battling it out to be named the champion

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7 d. ago Who won Bake Off 2025? Jasmin wins series as she impresses judges with her 'incredible' baking

Jasmine was crowned the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2025 during Tuesday night's final.

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7 d. ago Edinburgh's 'spectacular' Christmas market crowned best in UK for 2025

Last year over 2.3 million visitors enjoyed the Edinburgh Christmas market.

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8 d. ago National Church Awards 2025: Highland church crowned best in Scotland in UK 'church BAFTAs'

Judges praised the church for the “life and love within its walls”.

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8 d. ago Manchester crowned UK's 'second best city' above London in new 2025 list

Our northern city has jumped from eighth to second place, whilst the capital has fallen to third place from last year's no.1 spot

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8 d. ago Scottish chippy award nominations suggest fish and chips is better by the sea – is your favourite included?

The Scottish Fish and Chip Awards 2025 are due to take place in Glasgow this month

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1 week ago The very fancy gastropub that was crowned the best pub in London for 2025 by the Good Food Guide

The very fancy gastropub that was crowned the best pub in London for 2025 by the Good Food Guide  Time Out

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1 week ago Historic Fife inn that is 'absolute gem' crowned Scotland's best pub for 2025

"The food and service are truly fantastic."

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1 week ago Five new suspects arrested in connection with Louvre robbery

Public prosecutor says arrests were made in and around Paris but suspects ‘did not help us find the stolen goods’Five new suspects have been arrested in connection with the Louvre robbery in Paris, in which thieves stole crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m), the city’s public prosecutor has said, but the gems remain missing.Laure Beccuau told RTL radio on Thursday the arrests had been made on Wednesday night in the French capital and the surrounding area, particularly the neighbouring Seine-Saint-Denis department. But they “did not help us find the stolen goods”, she added. Continue reading...

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1 week ago France needs its own No Kings day to protect its most valuable treasure | Patrick Boucheron and Pierre Singaravélou

We have no crown jewels: the Louvre panic is a distraction from the real threat the far right poses to our democracyAccording to some international commentators – and France’s perpetually doomsaying conservatives – the break-in at the Louvre was much more than a burglary; it was the latest chapter in a grand narrative of national collapse. Never mind that it was probably carried out by a couple of chancers with a crowbar: for some of the pessimists, it’s civilisation itself that’s being prised open.Funny how the same people who decry France’s alleged dysfunctionalism probably marvelled at the Paris Olympics of summer 2024 – that brief, dazzling interlude when the city actually worked, the trains ran on time, and millions around the world fell a little bit in love with France again.Patrick Boucheron is a French historian and author, and professor of history at the Collège de France; Pierre Singaravélou is professor of history at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon- Sorbonne. Continue r...

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2 w. ago Paris Challenges London’s Art Crown With The Launch Of Art Basel Paris 2025 At The Grand Palais

Paris Challenges London’s Art Crown With The Launch Of Art Basel Paris 2025 At The Grand Palais  Forbes

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2 w. ago Scotland's Town of the Year 2025: Paisley crowned for "ambitious regeneration and community

The future seems bright for Paisley.

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2 w. ago King of fashion! Charles is crowned one of the most stylish people of 2025 by British GQ alongside Justin Bieber and Zoë Kravitz

The King has faithfully stuck to a uniform of sophisticated suits from British brands, pressed shirts, polished shoes and colourful ties for more than five decades. And finally, it has paid off.

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3 w. ago What’s gone wrong at WPP? The crown slips at the world’s biggest advertising group

Exodus of big clients, falling profits and dire forecasts raise prospect of a once ‘unthinkable’ breakupA dark joke is doing the rounds in adland that Wire and Plastic Products, the Kent-based basketmaker that Martin Sorrell bought 40 years ago as a vehicle to build a global advertising giant, might outlast WPP.For decades the financial success and dominance of WPP – its 100,000 employees service global clients from Ford to Coca-Cola – has been the corporate manifestation of Britain’s shining reputation for creative advertising. Continue reading...

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