British luxury goods maker Burberry has announced that it will stop the practice of burning unsold goods, with immediate effect. The fashion label also said it would stop using real fur in its products, and would phase out existing fur items. In July, an earnings report revealed that Burberry destroyed unsold clothes, accessories …
Read More »Brazilian plastic surgeon ‘Dr Bumbum’ on run after patient dies
A celebrity Brazilian plastic surgeon known as Dr Bumbum has gone on the run after a woman died following injections he gave her to enlarge her bottom. Investigators say Dr Denis Furtado carried out the procedure on Lilian Calixto at his home in Rio de Janeiro but she fell ill …
Read More »Is this U2’s biggest fan: Man proposed to win U2 tickets in 1997 and named his son after an album
He has attended seventy U2 concerts in thirty years Independent.ie are on the hunt to find U2’s biggest fan to win two tickets to the Innocence and Experience tour in Dublin in November. Graham Cooper has been a fan of U2 since 1981, has been to seventy concerts in thirty years …
Read More »On Chesil Beach author Ian McEwan says Saoirse Ronan is a ‘writer’s gift’
Ian McEwan has been singing Saoirse Ronan’s praises of late, describing her as a ‘writer’s gift’ in an interview. The 24-year old three-time Oscar nominated actress earned her first nom for her role in the big screen adaptation of his novel Atonement. Now she’s starring in another of his adaptations, …
Read More »US faces tougher task imposing Iran sanctions this timearound
By restoring sanctions against Iran, US President Donald Trump has tasked a little-known State Department office with convincing companies and governments worldwide to cut imports of Iranian crude – even if that means paying more to buy oil from other suppliers. The Bureau of Energy Resources got the job done …
Read More »Arts snippets: Coming up in Taranaki’s arts and entertainment scene
The Death Do Us Part Danger Show features world touring circus superstars Charlie and Rachel Atlas. The couple will perform at The Mayfair in New Plymouth on Friday. I Am Woman Round up your daughters, sisters, nieces and friends, a festival for women is coming to town. The free Finding Venus …
Read More »Wonder Woman 2 gets 2019 release date
A Wonder Woman sequel will be released in 2019, Warner Bros has confirmed. The second instalment in the superhero story, starring Gal Gadot in the title role of an Amazon warrior, will arrive in cinemas in December. Gadot with Chris Pine as Captain Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman (Warner Bros) …
Read More »Cara Delevingne says she ‘didn’t like what being a model was turning her into’
Model turned actress Cara Delevingne has said she “didn’t like what being a model was turning her into”. The British star, 24, will soon be seen on the big screen starring in Luc Besson’s time-travelling blockbuster, Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets. She has taken a step back …
Read More »Men’s Fashion Week has arrived in Paris…and it’s definitely something
It’s that time of year again. While the international fashion weeks might directly influence what women’s fashion we’ll be buying: what trends we’ll see filter to the high street, what designers we’ll love and a general direction of how to dress well for the season. With men, it’s a little …
Read More »What to Know About Still’s Disease, the Potentially Life-Threatening Condition in The Big Sick
The Big Sick is anything but your average rom-com. The movie is based on the real-life love story of comedian Kumail Nanjiani and writer Emily V. Gordon (played by Zoe Karzan), who was put into a medically induced coma just eight months after the couple started dating. Though doctors didn’t know it at …
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