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HotelClub.co.uk Announces Winners of HotelClub Awards United Kingdom 2008 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Hotels in London continue to provide award-winning accommodation while Scottish and Dublin hotels also shine at the UK HotelClub Awards 2008.
Riding the rails, enveloped in luxury (Lexington Herald-Leader)
EDINBURGH, Scotland . History tells us that Queen Victoria became so enamored of the beauty of Scotland while traveling across the country by train that she decided she must have a castle here. Hence, Balmoral was added to the list of royal residences. Sadly, I wasn't in the market for a Scottish castle, but I was about to follow in Victoria's footsteps by taking a rail journey through the ...
Week ahead: Rate slash meeting minutes due (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
While we can expect a busy week on the company news front, minutes from the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee meeting earlier this month, which saw rates fall 1.5%, will be seized on.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-17 03:42 Glance-PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Nov 17 (Interactive Investor)
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Gay UK Guide (RainbowNetwork.com)
There was a time (and not that long ago) when it was only the larger cities that could boast about a gay scene – however small - and they went about it rather quietly. Bars and clubs were few and far between and for the most part well hidden and secluded.
Edinburgh's heritage status secured (Guardian Unlimited)
Edinburgh's ranking as a World Heritage Site, in line with the Pyramids and the Taj Mahal, is safe after months of concern that new developments had put it at risk.
Dubai hotel issues etiquette guide after sex on the beach scandal (Times Online)
One of Dubai's most popular beach hotels has issued guests with an “etiquette guide” after two Britons were convicted for having sex on the beach near the hotel.
The end of heritage? (Sunday Herald)
Edinburgh may have retained its World Heritage status, following the visit of two Unesco inspectors last week to assess whether the city was still worthy of the title.
Mixed-stock fisheries working group meets for the first time (Fishupdate.com)
The inaugural meeting of the mixed-stock salmon fisheries working group in Edinburgh yesterday was chaired by former Scottish Agriculture Secretary David Crawley.
QE2 calls for last time tomorrow (Times of Malta)
The Queen Elizabeth 2 during one of its visits last year. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi Britain's most iconic cruise ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2, is expected to berth in Grand Harbour for the last time tomorrow as it sails to a new life as a floating hotel in Dubai.
