The AA has announced the winners of its 2019 British B&B awards – and there can be no dispute over the loveliness of the gong-baiting lodges. Awards have been handed out in a number of categories, including friendliest, story of the year, unique, restaurant with rooms, breakfast of the year and guest accommodation of the … Read more
Extensive renovation work is underway at the iconic 29-room Playboy mansion in Los Angeles. Aerial images of the huge project come as California enters its third week of a sweeping lockdown which has seen all non-essential work banned. But the state has deemed construction work ‘essential’ meaning that workers are allowed to come and go from … Read more
ITV’s Liar viewers blasted tonight’s final episode, branding it an ‘anti-climax’ after serial rapist Andrew Earlham’s killer was revealed to be his victim, Laura Nielson, all along. Throughout tonight’s show characters were knocked off the suspect list – up until rape survivor Laura Nielson (played by Joanne Froggatt) was questioned by DI Karen Renton (Katherine Kelly). In … Read more
ITV’s Liar viewers blasted tonight’s final episode, branding it an ‘anti-climax’ after serial rapist Andrew Earlham’s killer was revealed to be his victim, Laura Nielson, all along. Throughout tonight’s show characters were knocked off the suspect list – up until rape survivor Laura Nielson (played by Joanne Froggatt) was questioned by DI Karen Renton (Katherine Kelly). In … Read more
You can always bank on a river cruise. It’s one of the best ways of seeing the world, and here we reveal eight unmissable trips. Going Down Under Captain Cook Cruises operates a paddlewheeler between Murray Bridge and Blanchetown, an hour from Adelaide Mountains and outback, deserts and red gum tree forests; the River Murray … Read more
It’s the Ritz of the UK motorway service station world. Cobham services between junctions nine and 10 on the M25 has been ranked as the No1 service station in Britain, thanks to its impressive array of facilities, which includes a Nando’s and a launderette. Coming bottom of the ranking are two Todhills at the far … Read more
The lounge at Southend Airport has been ranked the worst out of 21 pay-as-you-go airport lounges in the UK for the second consecutive year. Inspectors from consumer group Which? say they found barely-there facilities at the Skylife Lounge with no runway view, no hot food and no sparkling wine – earning it just one star … Read more
House Rules: High Stakes will see eight teams renovate the Focus Tower at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. The first episode, which airs Monday on Channel Seven, will see the contestants renovate the penthouse of the high-rise apartment building. But bookies have already found a potential winner in this year’s competition after discovering they have … Read more
Beautiful for shore! The 61 best beaches in Scotland for 2019 revealed in annual awards Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has named the award winners Beaches winning the accolade are judged to have met a range of criteria These include safety, access and facilities, and cleanliness In total, 54 beaches have held an award for five … Read more
North Korea may be a nightmarishly oppressive state, but for architects there’s a sliver of dreamland within – the capital, Pyongyang. As architects Cristiano Bianchi and Kristina Drapic explain in their new book, Model City Pyongyang. They say: ‘We realised that the city does have its own strange kind of beauty. Pyongyang embodies the dream … Read more