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While little ones are welcomed with toy Highland cows, shortbread and kids menus in the Torridon’s on-site pub, this is a grown-up hotel of civilised, carpeted breakfast rooms, antiques and tasting menus rounded off with rare whiskies. That being said, the hotel rolled out the red carpet for our brood: chocolates, cots, speedy bedtime milk deliveries and assisting the Highland Cows with lunchtime. Though I didn’t sense it was a muscle they flexed regularly. The dizzying culinary standards, romantic setting and genteel, traditional rooms are geared towards couples, older families, outdoorsy types, Caledonian-inclined Americans and whisky-pilgrims. Those after a kid’s club or an extensive programme of sprog activities should consider Gleneagles or the Fife Arms. Source link

He was earning well at his job in the City, while I was in my first publishing job and had very little disposable income, so our lifestyles simply weren’t aligned. Inviting him for walks or coffee dates, I tried to remind him that, first and foremost, we were friends. He’d look at me, confused, and say, “But I can just see you at home?”. Source link

In the summer of 2017, during those fleeting months of bliss between finishing sixth form and starting university, I made the questionable decision to spend all my Saturday job savings on a boozy (and disastrous) week in Ayia Napa. As well as it being a total car crash, it also meant I missed out on the British rite of passage: the post-A Level summer interrail trip. I had, for a long time, consigned this to the scrap heap of teenage regrets. Until, feeling shamefaced about my carbon footprint while planning my summer annual leave last year, the idea returned. There is, after all, no statute of limitations on an interrail pass. Emma outside Seville cathedral Emma LoffhagenIn the past few decades, there is a sense that the world has shrunk at an alarming pace. It is easier than it has ever ...

Spencer Pratt was one of the first reality TV villains, but now he’s stolen the internet’s hearts. Pratt made his name on MTV show The Hills. And after years out of the spotlight (bar reprising his role in a The Hills reboot in 2019), he has made an unlikely comeback. It started when the home he shares with wife Heidi Montag burned down in the Pacific Palisades fire, which ripped through Los Angeles earlier this month. Pratt’s unfiltered TikToks documenting his life in the aftermath of the fire have earned him legions of new fans, who have given hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations and even sent Heidi’s 2010 album to number one in the US charts. Their return to the limelight is one of the great reality TV redemption arcs following a decade of relative obscurity.Heidi Montag and Sp...

Istanbul has it all when it comes to city breaks: culture, a fantastic hotel scene and most importantly to chef Selin Kiazim: unbeatable foodie credentials. Here she shares her guide to eating your way around the Turkish city.Where is your favourite destination and why?Istanbul, hands down. Every six months or so, I feel this irresistible urge to go back and soak it all in, even if just for a couple of days. Of course, life doesn’t always allow for spontaneous trips, but ideally, I’d visit once or twice a year. Even a quick trip leaves me feeling energised and invigorated. And the food? Mind-blowing. Second to none. Everywhere you go, there’s something delicious to eat.Selin KiazimWhen was the last time you were there, and who were you with?The last time, sadly, was October 2023, which say...

A flat in Peckham Rye that I share with my better half Tanya [Ronder] and our two cats. We downsized recently after our two boys flew the coop. It’s great; calm and quiet. It’s opposite where William Blake saw his angels. Rufus Norris, Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive of the National Theatre, at a performance of "Death Of England: The Plays", in 2024Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty IWhere was your first flat in the capital?It was a squat near the Oval in 1987, when I was at drama school, and I left around 1991. I absolutely loved it. There were two of us, well, it fluctuated between two and eight. At one time we came home and some other squatters had broken in via the ceiling. We came in and the whole ceiling was down, and we found a note from them saying, “Sorry, we thought it wa...

Gellar initially shut down rumours that she would return to the series, but recently told Drew Barrymore that she was starting to reconsider. "I always used to say no, because it's in its bubble and it's so perfect. But watching Sex and the City [And Just like that] and seeing Dexter: Original Sin, and realising there are ways to do it, definitely does get your mind thinking, well, maybe," she said. Source link

It is Hutson’s birthday when we talk – rather appropriately, for a chat that’s all about legacy. With him is Tom Ross, the man who’ll be replacing him. It’s not a retirement, per se – “we don’t say the ‘r’ word,” Hutson jokes – but it’s certainly a stepping down, handing the reins over to a man who has been part of the business almost as long as he has. Source link

A little peruse of TikTok, where this trend is currently enjoying a moment, reveals that Hailey Bieber is a proponent of the trick and that Sabrina Carpenter is a perfect example of how blonzing well can add liveliness to a face, but I would like to direct you towards another blonzing icon for inspiration: Olivia Newton-John as Sandy in Grease. Particular attention should be paid to the Hopelessly Devoted to You scene, in which her blonzed cheeks mingle perfectly with sheer glossy lips and gently defined eyes, basically providing a template for idea no-make-up, but-also-make-up for the winter. I’d encourage you to zoom in and linger on those cheeks: perfect blonze, as if she’s never lived through an intensely grey London winter in all her life. Source link

“I seen him at Glastonbury that year, actually,” Thirlwall recalls. “...And me boyfriend was like, ‘I'm gonna go over and say something’. I was like, ‘Alright then, give it a go’. They went over, [he] was like, ‘You were really rude about my girlfriend. Do you want to apologize?’ He [Gallagher] went, ‘F*** off!’ And I thought, do you know what? Fair play.” Source link