Hotel launches £1,000 cocktail - and five other stories you missed this week
Belfast Live reports that the drink is crafted with the finest Irish whiskey and is available at the city's Merchant Hotel.
Elsewhere this week, a deaf dog in Yorkshire is learning sign language in an effort to find a new home, while a seaside resort in Lincolnshire was named the UK's most romantic town just in time for Valentine's Day.
You can read the full version of each of our selected articles through the links under each story – or read more top headlines from around the UK's regions on the Yahoo UK local news page.
A Belfast hotel has launched a £1,000 cocktail which it described as a 'once-in-a-lifetime experience'.
The pricy tipple at the Merchant Hotel has been described as a 'masterpiece of Irish whiskey'.
The Merchant Hotel launched its new cocktail menu on Wednesday, including a collection crafted with rare whiskeys by Midleton, Macallan and Michter's, which start at £785 and go up to £1,000.
Read the full story from Belfast Live
A deaf dog is seeking a new home and is pulling out all the stops to prove that he can be someone's best friend once again.
Six-year-old crossbreed Reggie was brought into the Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford & District Branch branch of the RSPCA last October after his owner died. His colour and the way he responds to hand signals, movement and light indicate that he was born deaf.
Read the full story from Yorkshire Live
A woman who met her husband on a dating app later learned he was a German aristocrat. But she says despite her luxurious life, he's her "soulmate" with or without the title.
Jennifer Von Walderdorff, 39, an author and founder splitting her time between London and Berlin, met her now-husband Maximilian, 38, on Bumble in 2016, with their first date being at Ikea over a plate of Swedish meatballs.
Read the full story from My London
A seaside town has a new claim to fame as it has been named the most romantic town in the UK. Cleethorpes is best known for its historic pier, wide beach, and it is also the birthplace of Rod Temperton, the songwriter behind some of Michael Jackson's biggest hits including Thriller and Rock With You.
However, new data from Tesco shows that more top of the range bouquets are regularly bought throughout the year in Cleethorpes than anywhere else in the UK.
Read the full story from Lincolnshire Live
A couple from Reading have made the most of their love of food by getting engaged at the supermarket.
Morrisons fan Charlie Bullock, 30, enlisted the help of the supermarket's bakers to surprise his partner, Hannah McNaughten, 26, with a giant "Morri Me?" message on an extra big personalised cookie at the Reading store.
This was his second attempt at popping the question, as his first try in Barcelona last December failed when a thief attempted to steal his phone that was recording the big moment.
Read the full story from The Reading Chronicle
The 'ding ding' bell once used on London's classic Routemaster bus is to be reintroduced in a trial aiming to reduce the number of passengers being injured in falls on buses.
Transport for London is putting forward a series of initiatives in response to concerns about the number of people being killed or seriously injured either by, or on board, the capital's 8,800 red buses.
Read the full story from The Standard
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