3 h. ago Saint Laurent’s Paris fashion week show takes audience on a holiday to Fire Island

Sunglasses and bright colours dominated a beach-ready collection, as director Anthony Vaccarello namechecked artists who documented LGBTQ+ lifeFire Island, the holiday destination near New York, has been associated with the LGBTQ+ community since the 30s. It has inspired books (Edmund White’s 1973 novel, Forgetting Elena), a 2022 eponymous romcom and now, a fashion show for Saint Laurent.Taking place at Paris fashion week in 30C heat more suited to a vacation, the show notes named the beach spot as a reference for the creative director, Anthony Vaccarello. They placed the show “somewhere between Paris and Fire Island, where escape becomes elegance, and desire becomes a language”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago ‘I’ve been told off for taking snaps too’: our critic on the selfie

As another piece of art falls victim to social media, Florence’s Uffizi gallery is placing restrictions on visitors’ behaviour. Is this a sensible safeguard – or simple snobbery?It’s that time of year again. As the crowds grow, historic Italian cities and museums become the setting for a You’ve Been Framed-style sequence of absurdist moments. Last year it was a young woman embracing a (replica) Giambologna statue in the streets of Florence. This year the Uffizi gallery, guardian of Florentine art, has been defiled as a man posed for a photo in front of a portrait of Ferdinando de’ Medici. While imitating the hand-on-hip, baton-wielding pose of this scion of the soon-to-be-extinct Medici family, he slipped and put his hand through the canvas. This comes shortly after an incident in a Verona museum, where a tourist sat on an artwork in the form of a crystal chair, also for a photo, and shattered it.The Uffizi’s director says it will now take action against the swarm of visitors “comin...

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5 h. ago Renfrewshire care home staff scoop prestigious awards at glitzy ceremony

Rashielee care home nurses won prizes at the Royal College of Nursing Scotland Awards 2025 in Edinburgh.

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5 h. ago Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in hotel visit claim as BBC staff 'heard gossiping'

The glamour partnership of tennis is sparking excitement and rumours of an off-court romance

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5 h. ago Monifieth care home brings community together at community cafe

Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at South Grange to enjoy a community cafe that was held in the home’s café area on June 24.

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5 h. ago American tourist shares seven things that 'make no sense' about London

American tourist Nick Watts shared his biggest culture shocks after visiting the UK for the first time, including having to pay to use the loo and birds being 'worse' than in New York City

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6 h. ago Kim Kardashian and sister Kourtney look like clones in leopard outfits can you spot the difference?

Their outfits were the product of a collaboration launched last year between Dolce & Gabbana and Kim's shapewear company SKIMS.

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6 h. ago Gardener shares the one job you need to do now to ensure roses are free of black spot

Gardener and TikTok creator Michael, aka The Mediterranean Gardener, has shared his top tips to ensure your roses are free of black spot, which can cause the leaves to drop prematurely

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6 h. ago Welsh B&Q branch confirms move to new store just one mile away

The DIY giant has had a store and garden centre in the same spot just off the A40 for decades but the company has confirmed it is set for a new beginning nearby

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6 h. ago UK Foreign Office's travel warnings for Spain, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus

The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice due to a heatwave smashing the EU and has issued warnings for Brits visiting Spain, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus

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6 h. ago Picturesque Spanish holiday spot 'just like Mykonos' is 15 mins from Benidorm

Benidorm is known for its party scene, but just 15 minutes away from the strip is a stunning small town with cobbled streets that has been compared popular holiday hotspot Mykonos

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6 h. ago Moda, The McEwan opens its doors and offers one month of rent

People in Edinburgh will have the opportunity to experience the city’s leading rental neighbourhood first hand – and secure a month of rent-free living – at an exclusive Open House event later this week.

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6 h. ago Dozens of engine oil containers dumped at Scots beauty spot as SEPA launch probe

The toxic waste was found ditched in the water near to the village of Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire on Monday.

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7 h. ago Neurosurgeon says his brain 'shut down'—and what he saw will change the world

Dr Eben Alexander was a neurosurgeon of 25 years when he fell into a coma in 2008 and claimed to have visited the afterlife - an experience that made him change his mind

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7 h. ago Twynholm SWI enjoy a memorable visit to Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Buddhist Centre

The members had a good time and were enthralled to see the amazing temple and the Shrine Room

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7 h. ago Outlander's Sam Heughan fans issued stark warning over Edinburgh International Book Festival tickets

Outlander star Sam Heughan is set to hold a cocktail event at The Edinburgh International Book Festival in August with tickets selling out in minutes

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7 h. ago Southport councillor's wife Lucy Connolly who was jailed for racist tweet is being 'mistreated' in prison, Reform's Richard Tice claims

Reform UK's deputy leader made the claims after visiting Ms Connolly today at HMP Peterborough, where she is serving a 31-month sentence for posting a racist tweet.

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7 h. ago Joe Burrow and Olivia Ponton appear to confirm romance months after robbery revealed her at his house

NFL star was seen visiting the model in New York City for a night out on the town

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7 h. ago Scots 'Birthplace' of modern commandos to become site of new heritage centre

The new centre would sit beside the Commando Memorial, which attracts 100,000 visitors a year

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7 h. ago 'I've gone to every European capital city and three aren't worth re visiting'

Travel expert Dale Peterson has visited every capital city in Europe, but there are three cities in particular that left him feeling underwhelmed and he wouldn't rush to get back to

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