It was around 1892. My Gateshead grandma, a small child then, was off to the dressmaker’s on her own. Her mam was dead and her riveter dad was busy organising a union at his shipyard. “What colour shall I ask for?” she asked him. “Just tell her you’re a socialist,” he laughed. So she became…
Celebrities and designers alike flocked to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (or the MET) to celebrate the museum’s 77th annual Met Gala on Monday, May 5. The Met Gala may seem like a frivolous show of wealth, but it is so much more than that. The gala serves to celebrate the fashion industry and to…
New research commissioned by Alpro highlights trending consumer breakfast habits, revealing 68% of Brits acknowledge a healthy breakfast is vital for a good start to the day, yet only a third (33%) try to avoid or limit sugars at breakfast. Despite 96% of Brits valuing healthy eating, 45% choose convenience over nutrition at breakfast. The…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will allow the Trump administration to implement its policy barring transgender people from serving in the military while legal proceedings move forward. The high court agreed to pause a lower court order that had blocked the administration from implementing its ban nationwide. The Justice Department sought…
Britain and India agreed to a trade deal on Tuesday, strengthening economic ties between two of the world’s largest economies amid President Trump’s upheaval of the global trade system. The deal, which the British government said would increase bilateral trade by 25.5 billion pounds ($34 billion), comes three years after the negotiations began. Intense talks…
Minutes from the high-end boutiques of SoHo in Manhattan sits Bergen Logistics’ fulfillment facility in North Bergen, New Jersey, where workers sort, package, and ship hundreds of packages a day for luxury fashion brands including Acne Studios, Kenzo, and Phillip Lim. The workers themselves can’t realistically afford the ornate gowns and crisp suits they ship…
Hong Kong Air Cargo has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkish Cargo on 22 April 2025, marking a key milestone in strengthening strategic cooperation between the two carriers. The MoU outlines a mutual commitment to explore deeper collaboration in air cargo operations, focusing on codeshare arrangements, freighter aircraft cooperation, and…
WASHINGTON — In the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said Houthi rebels in Yemen have agreed to stop attacking merchant vessels and other ships following a weekslong, daily bombing campaign by the U.S. that the military says struck the small country in southern Arabia more than 1,000 times and killed hundreds since it began…
Britain and India have struck a landmark free trade deal that will slash tariffs with the world’s fifth largest economy and ultimately boost growth by up to £5 billion a year — the equivalent of a 0.1 per cent rise in GDP. The agreement, the biggest trade deal signed since Brexit, will result in Indian…
Welcome to The Close-Up, where the biggest names in entertainment explain the story behind their latest personal style statement. When Whitney Peak thinks of the first Monday in May, she can’t help but think of Chanel. She already has two Chanel Met Gala red carpet looks on her style résumé before the 2025 installment on…