Paris, city of litter, shamed into cleaning up act
Social media campaign forces city council to launch a very French-sounding Manifesto for Beauty aimed at restoring the capital’s elegance.
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Boris beefs up team to sandbag leadership
The British PM is using the group of lieutenants who helped him to win in 2019 to record the position of every Tory MP.
Hello … tearful Adele Facetimes fans
Music superstar delivers personal apologies via video call, after 11th-hour decision to cancel Las Vegas residency.
The mozzie bred to combat deadly diseases
Turns out there is such a thing as a ‘good’ mosquito: a fluorescent, genetically modified ‘suicide’ mozzie.
We’ll tear Russians apart with our bare hands: general
Short of allies and modern weaponry, outmatched on land, sea and air, fury may be Ukraine’s best defence.
What stress is doing to your heart
Divorce, work and money worries take a bigger toll than we might imagine.
Global supply pressures are easing
Supply chain constraints are not over but companies are managing them. One of the biggest users of volume containers, Associated British Foods, says disruption has been a lot smoother.
New implant delivers hope to partially blind
A partially blind woman has been able to detect signals in one eye thanks to a revolutionary implant that could be a key to sight restoration.
Tonga’s hour of need gives Xi chance to build ties
As Tonga struggles in the aftermatch of a volcano eruption and tsunami, China has found a way to increase its reach in the Pacific.
Battle groups muster minutes from border
Independent Russian investigators say troops and military hardware have been spotted barely 40km from Ukraine.
Rebel threat to call cops on whip
Cabinet ministers have condemned the Tory rebels, known as the pork pie plotters, as ‘attention-seeking schoolchildren’.
Failing Biden blames everyone but himself
There are bad years, there are very bad years and then there is Joe Biden’s inaugural year as president. Biden has no insight into what’s gone wrong. The self-denial is strong.
New scandal rocks Spanish royals
Royal family in turmoil after King’s brother-in-law’s affair with colleague at company he is doing community service as part of corruption sentence.
Capitol riot inquiry calls Ivanka to testify first
The committee investigating the January 6 attack last year has summoned the former president’s daughter as the inquiry continues to tighten around his inner circle.
Maxwell’s legal team files for retrial
A new trial request for Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted offsider has been lodged after a juror identified himself as a child sex abuse victim.
Andrew quits social media
His Twitter account @TheDukeof York was deleted and his Instagram account @hrhthedukeofyork has been made private.
Covid has given us a nasty case of illiberalism
Voters may have rejected populist leaders for mishandling the pandemic but our belief in civil rights is being eroded too.
My day hanging out with the king of fashion
Ex Vogue chief Andre Leon Talley was an icon of the fashion world. His passing has been mourned by many. Journalist Will Pavia reflects on the day he met him.
Drop the mask, don’t wait for the life crisis
Lawyer Charlene Gisele put on a brave face at work, and had panic attacks at home. Now, the coach who broke so you don’t have to shows others how to avoid that fate.
Political statements at Games will be punished: Beijing
The Winter Games are likely to be among the most controversial because of China’s poor human rights record.
Young Hannibal actor dies after skiing accident
Gaspard Ulliel, one of the most acclaimed French screen actors of his generation, has died aged 37 from injuries suffered in a skiing accident in the Alps.
Witness to testify: duke ‘was dancing with girl’
Shukri Walker’s testimony would contradict Prince Andrew’s claim that he was never at the nightclub.
Another humiliating defeat looms for Joe Biden
His flagship spending plan has collapsed, now he faces a fresh rout at the hands of his own party on voting rights. Where on earth does the US President go from here?
Books banned as culture wars enter the classroom
Literature tackling race and sexual abuse is being banned as Republican-led US school districts begin a right-wing version of cancel culture.
Viva Las Vegas! Why the stars head for sin city
For almost 80 years musicians have been making Vegas their temporary home, from Rod Stewart to Celine Dion, Britney Spears to Lady Gaga. Now Adele is set to make her mark.
Forget Marie Kondo, meet the thrift queen
Megumi Nakano is Japan’s new internet sensation is a guru of ‘setsuyaku’ — and she’ll save you a fortune.
DNA test for ‘world-record spud’
A couple who dug up a potato in their vegetable patch that weighed more than twice as much as the average newborn baby were sure it was a shoo-in to break the world record.
Poetic justice is dunny and dusted
Italy’s top court has enshrined the right to protection from loud toilets flushing in the night after a 19-year legal battle.
Gulf monarchies pulled into Yemeni civil war
Rebels backed by Iran claim to have carried out longstanding threats to hit the tourist and business hubs of the United Arab Emirates.
UK sends anti-tank missiles to Ukraine
Britain has sent an anti-tank missile system to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from a Russian invasion.
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