4 h. ago Photos from the career of the late fashion designer Valentino

Italian designer Valentino Garavani was known for his glamorous gowns and signature “Valentino red,” which were fashion show staples for nearly half a century. On Monday his foundation announced he had died.

Culture

12 h. ago Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies 'surrounded by his loved ones' aged 93 after iconic career dressing the likes of everyone from Kim Kardashian and Victoria Beckham to Princess Diana

His foundation took to Instagram to confirm the tragic news and to announce his body would lay in state ahead of Friday's funeral.

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18 h. ago Six Senses London Announces Opening Date and Founding Leadership Team

Six Senses London Announces Opening Date and Founding Leadership Team  Hospitality Net

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4 d. ago Robert Jenrick sacked after Reform UK defection speech 'left at printer'

Robert Jenrick was sacked as shadow justice secretary by Kemi Badenoch after a speech announcing his defection to Reform UK was reportedly found on an office printer

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5 d. ago Bill Gates foundation announces plans to lay off up to 500 staff after $8bn to ex

The Gates Foundation will begin to reduce staff headcounts by up to 500 people over the next five years after the board introduced a cap on operating costs

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5 d. ago Black civil rights heroine who refused to give up her bus seat nine months before Rosa Parks did same thing dies aged 86

Claudette Colvin's foundation announced on Tuesday that the civil rights icon, whose story flew under the radar for decades, had died.

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6 d. ago How China's 'terrifying' new London embassy could house a spy FACTORY and target VERY sensitive cables nearby

How China's 'terrifying' new London embassy could house a spy FACTORY and target VERY sensitive cables nearby  The Sun

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6 d. ago George & Nora London Foundation Competition Announces Dates & Jury

George & Nora London Foundation Competition Announces Dates & Jury  OperaWire

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6 d. ago China's London 'super embassy': Hidden chambers near sensitive data cables revealed; spy fears mount

China's London 'super embassy': Hidden chambers near sensitive data cables revealed; spy fears mount  Times of India

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6 d. ago China to Build Secret Facility Near Cables Carrying London’s Sensitive Financial Data

China to Build Secret Facility Near Cables Carrying London’s Sensitive Financial Data  Мілітарний

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8 d. ago BBC Breakfast host shares tragic death announcement minutes into live broadcast

BBC Breakfast presenter Luxmy Gopal announced the death of Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir, who passed away aged 78

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1 week ago Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations

Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groupsDonald Trump has sparked outrage by announcing the US will exit the foundational international agreement to address the climate crisis, cementing the US’s utter isolation from the global effort to confront dangerously escalating temperatures.In a presidential memorandum issued on Wednesday, Trump withdrew from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), along with 65 other organizations, agencies and commissions, calling them “contrary to the interests of the United States”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Michael Reagan, the eldest son of former President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80

His death was announced by The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute

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1 week ago Starmer tells ministers to work ‘as a team’ amid leadership speculation

Prime minister urges cabinet to focus on issues that matter to voters in start-of-year meeting

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2 w. ago Immersive exhibition exploring sensory world of London’s Tube created by Jock McFadyen RA and Jem Finer of The Pogues

Immersive exhibition exploring sensory world of London’s Tube created by Jock McFadyen RA and Jem Finer of The Pogues  City of London Corporation

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2 w. ago The Harry and Meghan bombshell everyone missed: RICHARD EDEN reveals couple's shock 'plans' for Archie and Lilibet's future and why it's left Prince's old friends in disbelief

Before Christmasthere was evidence of the pair's plans when they announced changes to their charitable foundation.

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2 w. ago Do Harry and Meghan have shock plans for Archie and Lilibet's future? RICHARD EDEN reveals bombshell everyone missed 

Before Christmasthere was evidence of the pair's plans when they announced changes to their charitable foundation.

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2 w. ago €1m Picasso portrait up for grabs for €100 in charity auction

Artwork by one of the most influential artists of 20th century raffled to fund Alzheimer’s researchHis work is consistently ranked among the world’s most expensive art, with paintings fetching more than a $100m at auction. But you no longer need to be a multimillionaire to own a Picasso – for €100, anyone in the world has the chance to walk away with a painting by one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.The French charity Alzheimer’s Research Foundation announced recently it was raffling Picasso’s 1941 portrait, Tête de femme, which is worth more than €1m, to a single winner. Proceeds from the tickets will help fund Alzheimer’s research, one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago €1m Picasso portrait up for grabs for €100 in charity raffle

Artwork by one of the most influential artists of 20th century raffled to fund Alzheimer’s researchHis work is consistently ranked among the world’s most expensive art, with paintings fetching more than a $100m at auction. But you no longer need to be a multimillionaire to own a Picasso – for €100, anyone in the world has the chance to walk away with a painting by one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.The French charity Alzheimer’s Research Foundation announced recently it was raffling Picasso’s 1941 portrait, Tête de femme, which is worth more than €1m, to a single winner. Proceeds from the tickets will help fund Alzheimer’s research, one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago No Time for Goodbye review – well intentioned drama about the loneliness of the asylum

Journalist Don Ng’s debut feature raises interesting questions about the asylum experience – but his film is too sentimental and superficial to truly answer themThis is a film made with the best of intentions – and it has some good insights into the loneliness and isolation of seeking asylum in the UK. But there are a few too many sentimental moments to properly work as social-realism, or anything close to convincing drama, which is disappointing given its creator, Don Ng, is a journalist-turned-director making his feature debut. It’s set in London, where Bosco (a sensitive performance by Yiu-Sing Lam) has arrived from Hong Kong fleeing the government’s crackdown on political freedom, though he doesn’t really talk much about the situation back home.Bosco is sent to live with other asylum seekers on a military base while his application is processed. Some of the best scenes turn out to be gentle observations of his sense of dislocation: walking around the local corner shop, for examp...

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