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They were recognised at the West of Scotland Thistle Awards, the regional final of Scotland’s premier tourism and events industry awards. Innovation - Glasgow Life Museums - West Thistle Awards 2025(Image: Connor Mollison/VisitScotland)Lauren Macrae, visitor experience manager at The Tall Ship Glenlee, which was named Best Visitor Attraction, said: "We’re incredibly honoured to win the Scottish Thistle Award for Best Visitor Attraction in the West of Scotland. Best Eating Exp - Elements - West Thistle Awards 2025(Image: Connor Mollison/VisitScotland)Louise Hutchison, customer service and accessibility manager at DF Concerts & Events, said: "We’re honoured to receive the Inclusion Award at the Scottish Thistle Awards. Best Bar or Pub - Piper Whisky Bar - West Thistle Awards 2025(Image: Connor Mollison/VisitScotland)Chef Gary Townsend said: "We’re delighted to receive the Best Eating Experience award at the West of Scotland Thistle Awards. All winners now go forward to the national ceremony of the Scottish Thistle Awards, taking place in November.

Lucie Macleod, founder of TikTok-viral haircare brand Hair Syrup was presented with the award at The Sunday Times 100 Awards Ceremony at the British Museum last Friday, September 25. Earlier this year Hair Syrup was named the 13th fastest growing private company in Britain in the Sunday Times 100 index of Britain’s fastest-growing private businesses. Lucie, from Newport, started Hair Syrup aged 21 as a student side hustle from her parents’ conservatory using £300 to start the business. (Image: Hair Syrup)In just five years Hair Syrup has grown into the UK’s fastest-growing beauty brand of 2025. (Image: Hair Syrup)“This recognition isn’t just for me, but for the amazing team, community and customers who have supported Hair Syrup from day one.

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Sir Keir Starmer should stop running scared of the misogynistic community controllers and their quislings who appear in the form of cultural relativist-obsessed sociology professors, and ban a practice the overwhelming majority, from every community in Britain, want to see ended for good,” he said.Holden has also proposed a bill to ban first-cousin marriages, though Downing Street has said the government has no plans to take this step.Aneeta Prem MBE, founder of the Freedom Charity, also criticised the guidance, saying cousin marriages are a safeguarding risk. She added that the practice is linked to dishonour abuse, where young people are pressured and have little real choice. “The health evidence is clear. These are preventable harms that place families and the NHS under immense pressure. This is about protecting rights, not targeting communities,” she said, as quoted by The Daily Mail.First-cousin marriages have been legal in the UK since a law was passed during Henry VIII’s reign.

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Centerparcs, in Elveden, was included in a list compiled by The Times among breaks in the Cotswolds, Skye, and the Lake District. The getaway was named as a break "the weather can't spoil" as visitors can spend their time at the water flumes, splash play, and cabanas even in the most miserable of weather. If you get a spot of sunshine, the getaway has crazy golf, bicycle trails, lake pedalos, and zip wires. READ MORE: Secret Suffolk gardens opening to the public in OctoberAccommodation during the stay ranges from family rooms to lodges and waterfront homes with saunas and hot tubs. Centerparcs at Elveden also just opened a new Treetop Glider experience, offering adventure-seekers a climb into the treetops before leaping from a platform and soaring over a lake.

Mahmood would have emphasized that ILR must “be earned," as reported by AFP.Meanwhile, a government source, quoted by Telegraph UK said: “Some, based on their contribution or skills, could earn earlier settlement. “It is one thing to say we’re going to remove illegal migrants… I’m up for that. It is a completely different thing to say we are going to reach in to people who are lawfully here and start removing them. Some 895 people reached the UK on Saturday alone, including a record 125 crammed onto a single vessel. At least 27 deaths have been reported from illegal crossings since the start of the year.Labour officials framed the new ILR measures as a way to clearly differentiate their policies from those of Reform UK while addressing voter concerns over immigration and social cohesion.

You may not always like what I do, Mahmood says“We will have to question some of the legal restraints,” Shabana Mahmood told conference. In his first speech to Labour party conference as justice secretary, Lammy said of Farage: “He wraps himself in our flag, but his policies don’t match British values. More senior ministers are expected to take the stage to address the party faithful at Labour conference in Liverpool this afternoon. Andy Burnham at a fringe event to the Labour Party conference on Sunday TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILL• Jason Cowley: Has Andy Burnham gone too early? Reeves to speak today — and Burnham will record a podcastThe chancellor arrives for the second day of the Labour Party conference HANNAH MCKAY/REUTERSRachel Reeves will be the headline speaker at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool today.

As reported by The Times, the group saw sales rise 40% to £134m in the 70 weeks ended December 2024. The extended reporting period allows the group’s UK business to be brought in line with its international counterpart following the reorganisation, which was announced in February this year and completed with the support of the private equity firm Lion Capital. Under the deal, both Ramsay and Lion Capital hold an equal 50% stake in a new holding company that’s headquartered in London. According to The Times, the group’s UK sales rose by 3% to a record £98.4m when adjusted to reflect performance over 52 weeks, up from sales of £95.6m generated in the year to September 2023. “We saw strong sales and underlying earnings last year despite continuing pressure on costs and people,” says Andy Wenlock, chief executive of Gordon Ramsay Restaurants.

The Times and The Sunday Times have launched a new weekly political podcast, The State of It, hosted by four Westminster journalists. Patrick Maguire, Gabriel Pogrund, Steven Swinford and Caroline Wheeler will combine their reporting experience to bring listeners insider conversations, tip offs and analysis from the centre of British politics. The first episode will be recorded live at the Labour Party Conference and released on Tuesday 30 September, with the second episode following from the Conservative Party Conference. Patrick, chief political commentator at The Times, said: “At The Times and The Sunday Times we hear every conversation that matters in British politics – including the ones they don’t want you to know about. With The State of It, you can hear them too.”Gabriel, Whitehall editor at The Sunday Times and recent Press Awards political journalist of the year, added: “Patrick and I decided it was time to do something other than talk all day.

Dan Finley, chief executive of Debenhams Group, said: “Launching into the US is about bringing our much-loved British fashion labels to new audiences overseas, starting with some of the most iconic department store names in the market. “Each now offers exciting products from some of the most iconic British brands with a point of difference within the market,” according to Debenhams. “The appetite we’re already seeing for our labels underlines the strength of British fashion internationally, and we’re excited to build on that momentum with our US partners,” Mr Finley added. The deals were arranged through Refined Networks, which helps fashion and lifestyle brands expand internationally through online marketplaces. It comes amid a difficult time for Debenhams Group, with Mr Finley – who was appointed last year – leading a major turnaround after mounting losses and flagging sales.

‘Dirty Don’: Trump Leaves Royal Staff Horrified After Windsor Castle StayA tabloid report has stirred a new controversy around US President Donald Trump ’s state visit to Britain. RadarOnline claimed that Trump left his guest suite at Windsor Castle in poor condition, with unnamed sources saying royal staff were “disgusted” by what they found after he checked out. Buckingham Palace has not commented. No palace staff member has gone on the record. There is no statement from Buckingham Palace confirming or denying the specifics.

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