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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Daily Record
The Scottish luxury spa hotel near Glasgow you can book for better than half price
The spa offers treatments such as massages and facials. A spa hotel just outside of Glasgow is currently available to book at a discounted rate. The accommodation has been described by previous guests as "lovely" and "spacious". The Macdonald Crutherland House Hotel is a four-star hotel situated near East Kilbride, approximately 30 minutes out of Glasgow by car. It features a spa, leisure facilities, and a renowned restaurant. An overnight stay for two at the Macdonald Crutherland House Hotel can be booked for £99 through voucher website Wowcher, plus a £3.99 admin fee Usually, a one-night stay is priced at £257.20—resulting in a discount of 62 percent. The standard rooms at the hotel include flatscreen TVs, a sofa or armchair, and a safe for valuables. Each one also comes with a "luxury" en-suite bathroom with Elemis toiletries. Those staying at the Macdonald Crutherland House Hotel also have access to its spa and leisure facilities. These include a gym, swimming pool, steam room, sauna, and more. Meanwhile, there are also a range of spa treatments on offer. Among the services available are hot stone massages, deep tissue massages, facials, and nail treatments. All guests at the hotel also receive a bottle of wine to share upon arrival. Meanwhile, a full Scottish breakfast in the morning is included with the Wowcher deal as well. There is also the option to upgrade to include a £30 dining credit at the Macdonald Crutherland House Hotel's restaurant. Its a la carte menu features dishes such as battered North Sea haddock with chips, lasagne, chicken tikka masala, and a range of burgers. On travel website Tripadvisor, the hotel has received mostly positive feedback from guests. It has a rating of 3.7 out of five based on 2,129 reviews. One guest commented: "Lovely relaxing spa day—this included a massage and afternoon tea. Beth was fantastic and I absolutely felt the benefit afterwards. Spa staff helpful and friendly. "Enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea in the cocktail room which was delicious. The hotel is set in fantastic grounds—first time visiting and will definitely be back." Meanwhile, a slightly less positive review states: "Our room, The Oak, was very spacious. Great bathroom, bath and shower and supplied with the Elemis toiletries. "The room was just a little bit dated and tired. It did have a Nespresso coffee machine. Super comfy bed and soft pillows." Another happy visitor shared: "My boyfriend and I booked a spa day for two. Shauna was my masseuse and she was so professional! "She made me feel very comfortable and relaxed whilst informing me on all the products she was using! We definitely recommend and will be back soon!" When it comes to other accommodation options in the area, there are a number of nearby hotels to choose from. These include the four-star Torrance Hotel and five-star Crossbasket Castle. More information about the Macdonald Crutherland House Hotel deal can be found on the Wowcher website.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I'm a single mum but have had 4 kids in 13 months – I have to plan my life in advance and have already had FOUR prams
FAMILY PLANS She admitted it was hard to come up with names for all four of her kids Sarah Bull A MUM has left people stunned after revealing she's had four children in just over a year. Shauna explained that her family has grown exponentially in the past 13 months, during which time she had two sets of twins. 5 5 5 5 In a picture slideshow on TikTok, she shared a snap of herself pregnant, and wrote over the top: "Told them I had four children in just over a year." "They said there's no way that could happen," Shauna added in the next bump pic. She then shared pictures of the two sets of twins she had 13 months apart - Frankie and Fenton in 2021 and Louie and Luca in 2022. And referring to just how much they all look alike, Shauna said it was a "literal copy and paste". People were quick to comment on the snaps, with one writing: "Omg the odds on this are just crazy!" "Wowwww you're so blessed but Jesus I take my hat off to you," another sighed. "I'm on my 4th now - he was prem just got him home and it's brutal. "My other 3 girls are 7,13,14 so not like I have 4 babies lol." "Iv'e got twins (they are 3 now) I would love another but I'm scared of having twins again," a third wrote, adding: "What it's like having 2 sets girl?" "I do it alone - so hard, but not always hard," Shauna replied. Mum-of-twins shares what she looked like before & after giving birth and people beg to know if 'Dad kept the receipt' "How of earth did you come up with 4 boys names you liked?" someone else wondered. To which Shauna responded: "It was a TASK!!! "I used all my preferred names in my first twins' first and middle names. "I wasn't planning on anymore so my second set was chosen by my mum!" "Oh God I can't imagine your pregnancy scares. I'd be spiralling!!!" another admitted. "Buttt how amazing is this tho!" What are the different types of twins? TWINS are when two children are produced in the same pregnancy. They can be identical or different, and two boys, two girls, or a girl and a boy. Twins are quite rare, but are usually born completely healthy What are the different types of twins? Monozygotic – identical twins ('one cell' twins) Dizygotic – also known as 'fraternal', non identical twins. Babies are no more alike than siblings born at separate times, and they can be the same or different sexes Conjoined twins – identical twins that are joined together. They are extremely rare, and it's estimated they range from one in 49,000 to 189,000 births, although around half are stillborn, and one third die within 24 hours. Can identical twins be two different sexes? Identical twins are always of the same sex because they form from the same fertilised egg that contains either female or male chromosomes. The single egg is divided into two separate embryos, and they occur in about three in every 1000 deliveries worldwide. Therefore, boy/girl twins are always fraternal (or dizygotic), as their chromosomes are either XY (male) or XX (female). What are Di Di twins? Di Di stands for Dichronic Diamniotic, and they are the common type of twins. They have their own amniotic sacs and placenta, so are just sharing the womb of the mother, and are therefore not identical. There are few complications with Di Di twins, so have a good chance of being born completely healthy without intervention from your doctor. Di di twins are more likely to be non-identical than identical. "I'm staying single to avoid those pregnancy scares... I just know I'd get quads next," Shauna laughed. "So you basically have quads and all boys, that's just amazing! Nearly a football team lol!" someone else joked. "Oh wow," another wrote. "I have a 14 month gap between my youngest two. I can't even imagine doing that with 4! "They are gorgeous and are going to be so close!" "How do you get the baby sitters tho?" someone else questioned. "Can't imagine my daughter being like 'can you look after my 4 kids all around the same age'. "I wouldn't be able to cope!" "I literally have to plan at least 6 months in advance," Shauna said. "Luckily my brother and his girlfriend help me a lot." I'm staying single to avoid those pregnancy scares... I just know I'd get quads next! Mum-of-four Shauna Another question she received multiple times in the comments section was which pram she uses. She replied in another video, as she reeled off the prams she's had so far - the Bugaboo Donkey 3, a Joie collapsible twin stroller, the My Babiie twin stroller and a £970 quad pram from Lots of Babies. Now that the boys are a bit older, she uses a pull along trolley in situations that would require them to walk a long way. 5
Irish Independent
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Yeats poem was inspiration behind Sligo student's work at unique medieval exhibition in Dublin
The exhibition explores early medieval Ireland's cultural impact on Europe and includes the largest-ever loan of manuscripts from the Abbey Library of St. Gall in Switzerland—many of them contemporaries of the Book of Kells. As part of its legacy element, students from Ireland and Switzerland took part in a collaborative schools project, working with calligrapher Tim O'Neill and museum staff to create manuscripts using traditional techniques such as insular script and handmade dyes. An important legacy of the exhibition is an international school project led by the National Museum of Ireland and the Abbey of St. Gall involving second-level students from Irish schools (Eureka Secondary School, Kells, Co. Meath, Coláiste Muire, Ballymote, Co. Sligo and St Gallen/Gallen Community School, Offaly) as well as the Catholic Cantonal Secondary School 'flade' in St. Gallen. Students produced their own manuscripts inspired by the world today, using the techniques of the past through a process of creating dyes, materials, and insular script and art. They were all instructed by attended workshops online, in their classrooms and at the museum, with calligraphy expert, Tim O'Neill, and museum staff, and their work will feature in the exhibition. Shauna said: 'W.B. Yeats' 'The Wild Swans at Coole' was the inspiration for my piece. I was captivated by the symbolism of partnership evident in Yeats' portrayal of the swans and their sultry vitality as they remain free-spirited amidst the constant hustle and bustle of life.' The exhibition was launched by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Karin Keller-Sutter and Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport, Patrick O'Donovan TD. Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe focuses on early medieval Ireland and its profound impact on ideas in Europe. At the exhibition's heart are 17 manuscripts on loan from the Abbey Library of St. Gall in Switzerland, a seventh-century library - in a city named after the Irish monk, St. Gall - that is home to one of the world's most significant collections of early medieval manuscripts. This exhibition is a world-first, marking the largest-ever loan of these manuscripts. New research commissioned by the National Museum of Ireland for the exhibition, using advanced scientific techniques, has provided evidence for the first time that the four most decorated manuscripts on loan from the Abbey Library of St. Gall were made using the hides of Irish cattle. While the role of Irish monks in writing the manuscripts was already known, this research reveals that that the books travelled from Ireland to St. Gallen with them, on their journey over a thousand years ago. Employing techniques such as X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and multispectral imaging in both ultraviolet and infrared spectrums, researchers working with University College Cork's Inks and Skins project were able to identify elemental components of the inks, pigments, and parchment—many of which are not visible to the naked eye. The analysis revealed that the manuscripts were written with iron gall ink made from the nests of wasps in oak trees, a distinctive and well-documented feature of Irish manuscript production during the early medieval period. Furthermore, the method by which the animal skins were prepared, along with the presence of specific chemical elements such as sulphur and potassium, closely aligns with known Irish techniques of parchment manufacture. The Inks and ADVERTISEMENT Learn more Skins project team also collected surface DNA samples from the manuscripts to identify the genomes in the skins of the cattle used in their production. These priceless, handmade manuscripts reflect the journeys of Irish monks like St. Gall and St. Columbanus, who travelled to Europe seeking exile, refuge, and learning. Their journeys involved not only the movement of people but also ideas and artistic traditions, connecting the small island of Ireland to a much larger continent. It mirrors a 1,400-year-old connection between Switzerland and Ireland that started with the arrival of St. Gall in St. Gallen in 612. Scientific analysis of this DNA conducted by the School of Genetics in Trinity College Dublin, indicates that the cattle were of Irish origin. Using a technique pioneered by the team in 2017— a non-invasive genetic analysis of the parchment on which the manuscripts are written in which DNA is gently extracted from the surface of manuscripts using a rubber eraser—the team successfully recovered genetic material from the animal skins used in manuscript production. The results, interpreted using Principal Component Analysis (PCA), demonstrates that the cattle, from whose skin the parchment was made, were of Irish origin.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How ‘The Studio,' ‘Yellowjackets,' ‘Monsters' and ‘White Lotus' Make Bad Behavior Appealing
If you analyze the list of reprehensible acts committed by Shauna on 'Yellowjackets' – from everyday betrayals of those closest to her (e.g., sleeping with her best friend's boyfriend in the series' first episode) to serious crimes – you can safely say that she is an objectively horrible person who should be serving a long stretch in prison. But not if you're Melanie Lynskey, the actor who's played the character on the Showtime series for the past three seasons. More from Variety Emmy Voters Don't Forget: The Powerful Women of 'The Righteous Gemstones' 'Handmaid's Tale' and 'Day of the Jackal' Producers on Rewriting Literary Worlds With TV Adaptations 'The White Lotus': How Editing and Sound Helped Make Thailand a Character in the Story 'I feel so the opposite of that,' says Lynskey when confronted with the idea that Shauna is a horrible person. 'It's so easy for me to find the humanity in her.' Finding the humanity in a character, no matter how morally objectionable, is a core task of an actor's job. And since Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) bada-binged his way on to TV screens in 'The Sopranos' in 1999, that task has become increasingly more daunting for both actors and audiences as they've been confronted by a growing horde of emotionally toxic and downright dangerous anti-heroes, from Walter White in 'Breaking Bad' to virtually every character in 'Succession.'In comedy, that's the case too. It's not easy to craft a character who both causes audiences to yell at the screen and root for at the same time. Yet 'The Studio' does just that with Seth Rogen's Matt Remick, who after getting a major promotion seems to make every wrong decision he can. Still, it's impossible not to hope he finds a way to succeed. Often, actors can't help but feel protective of their characters. Lynskey says she's been bewildered by the fans who've directed online vitriol at Shauna this season, while seemingly forgiving the sins of Shauna's husband Jeff (Warren Cole) and the heinous crimes committed by Misty (Christina Ricci). It's suggested to Lynskey that the difference is that Misty's brand is cuckoo, while Shauna is effectively the eyes and the ears of the viewer. 'Yeah, I guess there is a difference,' concedes Lynskey, who plays the character as an adult, while Sophie Nélisse plays her as a teen. 'I think that that the reason why people feel so upset and betrayed is because [Shauna] is like the audience surrogate who we all relate to. She seems like moms that I know. She seems like my mom. She thinks like me and then she's actually somebody who's capable of doing very crazy and really vicious things.' As Lyle Menendez in Netflix's 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,' Nicholas Alexander Chavez is that arrogant, spoiled rich kid we've all known – right up until the moment he and his brother Erik (Cooper Koch) kill their parents Jose and Kitty (Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny). But unlike Shauna in 'Yellowjackets,' if you take away the cold-blooded murder, Lyle is still, well … a privileged douche. Right? 'I would have a really tough time calling him that, only because it's impossible for me to put that kind of judgment on him,' insists Chavez. 'I see him more so as a wounded boy whose emotional and psychological development was probably stunted around the age of 8 or 9 or 10, but who ultimately felt like he had to behave like his dad. And I think that if you asked any 10-year-old to act like a 40-year-old record label executive, they would have a lot of anger and feel a lot of inadequacy because they don't have the means by which to actually do that job.' For Season 3 of HBO Max's 'The White Lotus,' Michelle Monaghan looked deep into the soul of not a murderer, but a famous actress like herself – specifically, a fictitious TV star named Jaclyn who manipulates and betrays her two childhood friends (Leslie Bibb and Carrie Coon) while on girls' trip to a luxury resort in Thailand – a process she admits she felt 'confronted' by. '[As actors], 'a lot of our self-worth is dependent on external validation,' observes Monaghan. 'I think because that's the way in which [Jaclyn] lives her life and that that's where she places her value, when she's not getting that validation or that stimulation that she needs, she goes looking for it in all the wrong places. And at the end of the day, what I hope we see is someone who probably really needs authentic connection. And I don't think she's malicious; I don't think she's manipulative, I think she's naughty.' Monaghan believes that, instead of turning viewers off, a character's bad behavior can actually draw them in. 'I think it allows for audiences to be seen in a way, because maybe [the character's] moral compass is a little off in a way that can oftentimes mirror their own,' she says. 'I like that feeling of being able to kind of take the audience on a ride that feels maybe a little confronting for them and one that they're emotionally invested in.' Getting inside the head of Menendez and staying there was a less pleasant experience for Chavez at times, particularly when he had to shoot a scene where he was was locked in a closet, naked and covered in simulated feces. 'When I'm working on a role, it'll work on me in almost a subconscious way,' says Chavez. 'There will be subtle drifts in my personality towards a certain behavior pattern over the course of two or three or four months. I do this almost unknowingly, which makes a lot of sense because you're filming five days a week for anywhere between eight to 14 hours a day. Now, it's not to the point where I'm out to dinner with my friends after a day of shooting and I'm introducing myself as Lyle. I think that that sort of stuff is a bit ridiculous. But I'd say I was about four months out, like late January of this year, is when I started to actually let go [of Lyle] and feel like myself again.' But, just as often, it's good for an actor to be bad. Lynskey points to her stunt-filled fight scene from Season 3 of 'Yellowjackets' where she bites off a piece of Melissa's (Hillary Swank) arm and forces her to eat it as being particularly enjoyable. 'It's very fun when the stakes are high and there's a really dangerous element to it,' says Lynskey. 'And it's fun to play someone who's unpredictable. Honestly, I don't know what the scripts are going to give me.' 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Extra.ie
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Woman, 25, 'trapped in body of a child' reveals why she was 'scared to date'
A 25-year-old woman trapped in the body of an eight-year-old has opened up on how she has had to be extra-wary when dating due to her height making it 'very easy [for her] to be prey.' Long Island native Shauna Rae Lesick stars in TLC's I Am Shauna Rae. Shauna is just three feet and 10 inches in height and weighs around 50 pounds. Shauna's stunted growth is a side effect of the treatment she received as a child for brain cancer. Long Island native Shauna Rae Lesick stars in TLC's I Am Shauna Rae. Shauna is just three feet and 10 inches in height and weighs around 50 pounds. Pic: Instagram/ Shauna Rae Speaking on The Unplanned Podcast, the reality star admitted her mum and stepdad warned her 'from a very young age' that she needed to be extra careful when dating. Shauna detailed how her parents warned her that she needed to 'read into' potential suitors as there was a chance their interest could be a result of her size. She said: 'I grew up knowing that, and that was scary. I was scared to date. I was scared to flirt with anyone. I was scared to even be asked out.' The 25-year-old added that she once asked a boy if he was a predator after he asked her out in the cafeteria in school. Shauna added that her parents advised her to 'find someone who you can build a base bond with.' Despite being in a happy relationship at the moment, Shauna admitted she keeps her partners identity off her social media. She said: 'Neither one of us care if his face is out there. I more worry because he has a nice job. I don't want anything bad going to the job — the job knows who I am, they know what I do for a living, they love me. 'But with everything that social media is and everything I know my boyfriend isn't, I just don't want him to be labelled something and him not be my partner forever.' She added that his face wouldn't be shown unless they were getting married.
