Pioneering fashion designer who trained with Balenciaga and was regarded as one of the last great couturiersEmanuel Ungaro, who has died aged 86, sustained a proper couture house, and quality ready to wear, for more than 30 years without major outside finance, or annexation by a luxury conglomerate. That was Read more
I had a steak – with chips, no sprouts – and a nice bottle of rioja. I went for a walk. There were no arguments about what to watch on TV. Best Christmas everI haven’t always hated Christmas; I think I enjoyed it as a kid. Not so much since. Read more
Google, Amazon and Facebook moved at a scale and speed governments couldn’t match. Now regulators are trying to catch upThe 2010s will be remembered for a new era in the development of capitalism, one of mind-boggling scale. Apple, Amazon and Microsoft are closing the decade as the world’s first trillion-dollar Read more
Campaigners say police and courts failing to hold hunts accountableFoxhunting is continuing with impunity across the UK, with police and courts failing to hold those organising and taking part in them accountable, a former senior police officer has said, as the hunting season gears up towards its Boxing Day ceremonial Read more
Match the obnoxious, horrendous or merely outlandish quotes to the wanton, scandalous or merely unconventional celebrityIt was a vintage year for Spice Girls fans, as the band re-formed for a sell-out Britain and Ireland tour. But which of the following statements did Scary Spice, AKA Mel B, not make in Read more
Sheffield city region mayor says Labour failed to offer credible leader or programme for government Via: Labour leadership: Dan Jarvis calls for 'clean break' as he hints he could join race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn
Gemma Quinn, who was paralysed in car accident as a child, spending what was meant to be trip of a lifetime in hotel room after ‘catalogue of errors’ meant back of her wheelchair was lost during flight Via: 'A living nightmare': Woman stranded in hotel room for Christmas after airline Read more
Donald Trump got up from his family Christmas Eve dinner at Mar-a-Lago to greet Alan Dershowitz amid reports the famed attorney could join the president’s impeachment team. Via: Donald Trump and Melania attend Baptist church on Christmas Eve
Italian model, Pietro Boselli, has spoken out against the backlash that he and other celebrities have faced for attending a music festival in Saudi Arabia over the weekend. Via: Model speaks out about attending Saudi music festival despite country's human rights record
Highways England have closed all northbound lanes from junctions 11A and 12 near Luton and Dunstable following the accident late on Tuesday night. Via: Serious collision shuts down stretch of M1 before Christmas