5 h. ago Arkansas man seeks to have visa status restored after being arrested for ‘Opium’ perfume bottle

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Arkansas man, arrested over perfume bottle police mistook for ‘opium’, seeks to restore visa

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by IceAn Arkansas man, who was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after authorities mistook his bottle of perfume for opium, is seeking to have his visa status restored after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, an Indian national married to an American woman and working towards American citizenship, was detained on 3 May after police officers in Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, pulled him over for having a non-moving traffic violation, according to his attorney, Mike Laux. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago YSL 'captivating' perfume in 'glittery' bottle reduced by £42 on LookFantastic

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Glitter is a 'captivating' fragrance that has been cut by more than £40 in the latest LookFantastic sale

Economics

4 d. ago Want to know the grotesque truth about the oil industry? Then look at their tacky paperweights

Tanoa Sasraku has been collecting – and creating her own – gaudy paperweights with a drop of crude oil encased within. All you need to know about global power games, the artist explains, is right thereIn her bright Glasgow studio, artist Tanoa Sasraku is showing me her collection of paperweights produced by oil companies. “I find them so alluring, almost like perfume bottles or snow globes, but so grotesque,” she explains as we handle the etched and sculpted objects, which each have a precious drop of crude oil at their centre. “They have these shiny, dazzling exteriors, but when you get close you see the death mulch inside. All presentations of power are fragile; they collapse once you get close enough.”Sasraku’s paperweights form the centrepiece of Morale Patch, her forthcoming solo exhibition at the ICA in London: a poetic interrogation of the role of oil in geopolitics and national identity. Drawn from oil-producing nations around the world, the tacky paperweights embody both th...

Politics

1 week ago Shopper has 'gone through bottles' of perfume that 'gets so many compliments'

The 'functional fragrance' sprays are designed to pep shoppers up, improve energy levels and motivation - all down to scent alone

Politics

2 w. ago Tom Ford fans race to buy £6.25 'heaven in a bottle' perfume in new sample set

'Heaven in bottle, this is my all time favourite fragrance. Worth every penny always get compliments wearing this, I can put this on in the morning and it's still going strong in the evening'

Economics

2 w. ago Beauty shoppers race to buy £6 bottles of 'divine' Ghost perfume in flash discount

It's the perfect Christmas gift for beauty buffs

Economics

3 w. ago Two Arkansas women disappeared in July and were found murdered. Cops say they just arrested the killer

Denise Rhodes and Robyn DeSort, both from the Bauxite area in Saline County, vanished in mid-July

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3 w. ago Perfume fans can get six 'luxurious' bottles of fragrance for under £7.50 each in advent deal

The calendar includes six alcohol-free scents and six scented candles

Economics