From Sky News
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Devastating flooding in east Africa claims dozens of lives and displaces thousands
Devastating flooding has struck east Africa, with extreme rainfall wreaking havoc across several countries. Recent weeks have seen dozens of deaths in the region related to torrential rainfall, which is set to peak in the coming days. The situation has worsened so much that last week, Burundi - one of the world's poorest countries - called for international help to try and grapple with the floods. In Kenya's capital, Nairobi, once busy streets were turned into rivers. 35 people have died since...
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Fashion designer Nancy Gonzalez jailed for smuggling crocodile handbags into US for New York Fashion Week
A celebrity handbag designer whose products have been used by Britney Spears and on Sex And The City has been jailed for smuggling crocodile handbags into the US for fashion shows. Nancy Gonzalez, 71, admitted recruiting couriers to carry as many as four products each on commercial flights from her native Colombia to the US for New York Fashion Week, among other high-profile events. Gonzalez, who was arrested in 2022 in Cali, and later extradited to the US, was sentenced to 18 months in a...
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Climate protest turns award presentation into mass brawl
Climate protesters objecting to Lisa Murkowski's stance on the environment caused chaos at a ceremony in her honour.
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Dominic West says Lily James pictures 'informed' his portrayal of Prince Charles
Dominic West has revealed that pictures of him kissing actress Lily James being published in the press "informed" how he portrayed Prince Charles in The Crown. In October 2020, co-stars James and West were photographed embracing while they were in Rome. West, 54, who is married, now says the ensuing tabloid imbroglio helped him play the role of Charles, while he was Prince of Wales, in The Crown. The actor told The Times: "I'd had a very acute understanding of what it's like to feel the horror...
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Woman accused of killing ex-husband's parents by feeding them poisonous mushrooms appears in court
A woman accused of killing her ex-husband's parents and an aunt by feeding them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms has appeared in court. Erin Patterson made a brief appearance at the Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court by video link from a prison in Melbourne, Australia, where she has been held since she was arrested in November last year. The 49-year-old mother of two has been charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder. Magistrate Tim Walsh said during the...
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Sky News footage reveals new details of exchange between police and antisemitism campaigner called 'openly Jewish'
A tense, extended stand-off between police and an antisemitism campaigner where he was called "openly Jewish" and threatened with arrest yards from a pro-Palestinian march was caught on film by Sky News. The footage gives context to the lengthy and fraught exchanges amid an increasingly volatile atmosphere, as the head of the Metropolitan Police faces calls to resign following the incident. Scotland Yard has already had to apologise twice after a short video clip emerged on social media, where...
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Spice Girls reunite for Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday with Stop singalong
The Spice Girls have reunited for one night only in a bar for Victoria Beckham's birthday. The fashion designer and singer - famously also known as Posh Spice - celebrated with her bandmates at Oswald's club in Mayfair, London, on Saturday, after turning 50 on Wednesday last week. David Beckham had a front row seat to the reunion when Victoria, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Melanie Chisholm sang their single Stop. The five grinned as they danced and performed the track while David,...
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Who was Clara Bow? The original 'it girl' who inspired Taylor Swift's new song
Taylor Swift's latest album has been out for less than a day - but fans and critics alike are already deep into decoding the meaning of her somewhat cryptic lyrics. The pop icon's mammoth project, The Tortured Poets Department, ended up being a secret double album, with the first part ending on a track simply titled Clara Bow. Unless you're something of a Hollywood history buff, the reference may have been lost on you. So here's what you need to know about Bow and more on how Swift referenced...