Two pensioners are trying to take the Scottish and UK governments to court over cuts to their winter fuel payments. Peter and Florence Fanning, of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, brought proceedings against the Scottish Government and the UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions over the policy, with the help of the Govan Law Centre.… Read More »
September is one of the most popular months for weddings, and apparently that goes for wedding dress auctions as well. A Valentino dress owned by Jacqueline Kennedy and worn to her wedding to Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis sold for more than three times its pre-sale estimate at Bonhams’ “Classic Luxury: Icons of Style” auction.… Read More »
So far, this year’s nude dressing trend has given us glimpses of abdomen, butt, and breasts, and in some cases, dazzling flashes. Now the simple mood has come to a perhaps unusual place: her toes. “I think it was time for toes to become ‘fashionable’,” says Helen Persson, historian and curator of the 2015 V&A… Read More »
In a cold, oak-paneled boardroom at Sotheby’s, deep in Mayfair, FKA twigs looks out of place. She’s wrapped in a “worn-out, Japanese blue” dancer’s body stocking and a matching knee-length zip-up hoodie; it’s the colour she’s been living in for months because “she doesn’t say anything” but “she always looks good”. The 36-year-old singer speaks… Read More »
It happened on a gray day in February in Paris. Sienna Miller wore an oversized black leather jacket, a lacy silk chemise, and chunky heels. Around her, women wore crocheted skirts, some clutching large, worn leather bags, many wrapped in beige suede. No, this wasn’t February 2005; it was earlier this year, when the boho-chic… Read More »
Police raided Barnes station in south-west London this morning, leaving a man fighting for his life in a bloody knife attack. The station was closed after a man in his 20s was stabbed to death and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Passengers were forced to take buses to find alternative routes as no trains… Read More »
As the nights draw in and more of us drive for longer after dark, we will be exposed to more blinding headlights and concerned drivers are taking action. Fourteen thousand have signed an online RAC petition calling for a review of the brightness of car headlights for safety. The good news is that in response… Read More »
Nutrients in One Large (6 ounce) Sweet Potato: Baked with Skin and Boiled Without Skin One Large (180g), Baked Sweet Potato with Skin One Large (180g), Boiled Sweet Potato (Without Peel) Calorie 162 137 Protein 3.6 grams 2.5 grams Oil 0.3 gr 0.27 gr Carbohydrates 37.3 grams 31.9 grams Sodium 64.8 milligrams (mg) 48.6mg Fiber… Read More »
Little-known fashion designer Ann Lowe is undergoing the celluloid process with the support of Serena Williams and Ruth E. Carter. Sony’s Tristar will release “The Dress,” based on Piper Huguley’s historical fiction book “By Her Own Design.” The biopic will focus on Lowe’s experience creating the wedding dress Jacqueline Bouvier wore to marry John F.… Read More »
Share on PinterestOnline influencers MrBeast, Logan Paul and KSI are launching Lunchly, a competitor to Lunchables that they claim is a “healthier” option. Photos from left to right: Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images, Steve Granitz/Getty Images, Cindy Ord/Getty Images MrBeast, Logan Paul, and KSI have introduced a new meal kit called Lunchly. It includes the Feastables… Read More »