1 hour ago A protest in Venice and galaxies in space: photos of the day – Tuesday

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3 h. ago Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez 'are forced to MOVE Venice wedding party venue due to protests and US involvement in Iran war'

Bezos and Sanchez nuptials has already attracted huge controversy with protests planned by locals angry at the couple for 'taking over the city' for the planned three day festivities.

Events

4 h. ago Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez throw foam party onboard $500m superyacht amid protests ahead of Venice wedding

Their celebrations come despite mounting backlash from anti-capitalist protestors ahead of their nuptials in Venice

Society

5 h. ago ‘No space for Bezos’: Protesters rally against tech tycoon and fiancé Lauren Sanchez’s Venice wedding

Protesters say tech tycoon Jeff Bezos and his fiancé Lauren Sanchez are not welcome in Venice, as the couple prepare for three-day celebrations on the billionaire’s super yacht.

Events

13 h. ago Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos shrug off protestors to kick off lavish Venice wedding celebrations with scantily clad FOAM PARTY on $500M yacht

Ahead of the highly anticipated wedding, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez shrugged off criticism with a wild foam party on board his $500million yacht.

Society

20 h. ago Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez face protests from locals over wedding in Venice

Jeff Bezos, 61, and Lauren Sanchez, 55, are set to to tie knot in the 'wedding of the century' in just two days' time, but to say the romantic city's locals are less than thrilled is an understatement.

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22 h. ago Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s relationship: From global scandal to lavish Venice wedding

The Amazon founder’s very modern love story began with an international scandal over his leaked dick pic

Politics

49 h. ago Protest banners appear across Venice ahead of Bezos ‘wedding of the century’

‘Bezos arrogantly believes he can take over the city and turn it into his own private party venue’

Events

3 d. ago Inside the $500m superyacht where Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez will tie the knot

Bezos proposed to Sánchez on the vessel in 2023

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Venice can be sold to the highest bidder’: Furious locals speak out ahead of Jeff Bezos’ billionaire fantasy wedding to Lauren Sanchez

As the society wedding of the summer approaches, Brittany Miller speaks to Venice locals who are staging protests against the Amazon CEO and his bride-to-be taking over their city

Society

4 d. ago Have Bezos and Sanchez booked out these Venice grand dames for their wedding celebrations?

While new hotels have flown up this season hoping to compete with the grand dames, Mary Lussiana explains why there’s still only two clear winners which will wow the glitterati

Culture

9 d. ago ‘Venice is worn out’: locals see Jeff Bezos wedding as symbol of city’s ills

City leaders claim days-long event will bring in riches but opponents say it will not benefit ordinary VenetiansMarta Sottoriva, a teacher in Venice, has tirelessly campaigned for various causes in her cherished lagoon city, from railing against giant cruise ships to battling soaring rents. Now she is busy preparing banners, handing out flyers and shouting through megaphones in squares as she joins dozens of activists in whipping up resistance to the “umpteenth gigantic event” she says that risks turning the world heritage site – which has long suffered from the effects of excessive tourism – into a playground for the rich.Sottoriva is referring to the star-studded nuptials between the billionaire Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, and Lauren Sánchez, a former TV journalist. The days-long shindig, expected to begin from 24 June, will be the biggest wedding held in Venice since George Clooney married Amal Alamuddin in 2014. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez 'dial down the bling' on Venice wedding after furore around THAT all

The eyes of the world will inevitably be on Venice later this month when financial colossus Jeff Bezos marries fiancee Lauren Sanchez.

Politics