Teesside University’s strong sense of mission and its ambition for its students have earned it the top prize at the Times Higher Education Awards 2025. The university triumphed in what was the 21st edition of the awards – dubbed the “Oscars of higher education” – which spanned 21 categories covering the full range of university activities. “The best universities have a clear sense of their mission and deliver on it – and Teesside University does this in spades,” the judges said. The THE Outstanding Achievement Award went to Steve Smith for his lifetime’s worth of service to the higher education sector. ADVERTISEMENTTHE editor Chris Havergal said the winners “stand as a reminder that university staff continue to excel across teaching, research and professional services, day in, day out”.

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Marvin Dickson, 40, was found dead at the north London home of his killer, Dante Forrest, on September 20 last year. A jury deliberated for about seven hours before they found Forrest guilty of murder on Thursday, following a trial at the Old Bailey. A pathological examination showed he died as a result of “substantial” blunt force trauma to the left side of his head. A “blood-stained” pizza box was found in Forrest’s flat suggesting Mr Dickson died soon after the last sighting. Forrest, of Moselle Avenue, Wood Green, will be sentenced on November 18.

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Hiring a digital marketing manager in 2015 was another pivotal move. Investing into digital marketing has significantly benefited us ten years later. Not only did we survive a very challenging period, but we emerged stronger and expanded into a national media brand through our acquisition of Bdaily. That calendar includes the VISION 31 investment campaign, which continues to lead efforts to supercharge North East industrial and economic growth over the next decade. Our ambition is to scale both the NET and Bdaily brands nationally, replicating the success we’ve built in the North East.

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The Scottish luxury 'floating hotel' that was crowned quirkiest in the UK"The restaurant is really romantic too." View 4 Images Scotland's "quirkiest" hotel has been named (Image: Jane Barlow / PA)The "quirkiest hotels" in Scotland were recently named in a new list and placing first was a one-of-a-kind 'floating hotel'. Fingal is a luxury floating hotel situated in the Scottish capital's Leith district, featuring 22 cabins and decks. The third and final Scottish hotel to be named among the "quirkiest" in the UK was the Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel in Dumfries and Galloway. Meanwhile, the full list of the quirkiest hotels in the UK can be found on The Times website.

For the eighth consecutive year, Stewarts is listed in The Times’ annual report on the best law firms in England and Wales. Stewarts is ranked for inheritance and succession, family, commercial dispute resolution and personal injury and clinical negligence. The Times Best Law Firms surveyed more than 3,900 solicitors and barristers to identify the best law firms across 28 categories and therefore rankings are based entirely on peer feedback. Commercial dispute resolutionThis category recognises the work of our Commercial Litigation and related commercial disputes teams, including our International Arbitration team. Inheritance and successionOur Trust and Probate Litigation team is recognised in the inheritance and succession category.