Fashion & Beauty
Fiery supermodel Naomi Campbell has attacked the fashion industry and glossy magazines for sidelining “black beauty” in favour of fair-skinned models.
The 37-year-old said even she found it harder to get onto the coveted front cover as editors of magazines like Vogue consistently chose less prominent white models for news stand impact.
Angela Spindler, an executive director of Asda and global managing director of the £2bn George label, is one of the UK's most senior female retailers. She resigned last week and left the same day.
Wal-Mart owned Asda said she had left "for family reasons".
However, her departure comes as George's growth has slowed in comparison to rivals, especially Primark and Tesco.
Smarten Up! for Women's Fall Fashion is coming to Eastgate Square in August.
Smarten Up! features a contest where three women will win complete makeovers. Smarten Up! runs from Aug. 13 to Sept. 2. One winner will be picked from each of three age categories: 16-25 years, 26-39 years and 40- plus years.
The Attorney General office has announced that the case of the armed foreign vessel has been submitted to court. The incident had occurred in May this year when a Sri Lankan vessel, purportedly belonging to Tamil Tigers, had entered Maldivian waters and had fired shots at a Maldivian fishing vessel.
Deputy to the Attorney General, Ahmed Mohamed, said that the investigation on the case is now completed and that Police had sent the case over to the Attorney office last Tuesday.
“After investigating the case, it has now been submitted to the court,” said Ahmed Mohamed. “The case was sent to court on Thursday.”
Britain will not yield despite a sustained threat from people associated with al-Qaeda, Gordon Brown has said after three terror attacks in the UK.
The prime minister was speaking to the BBC after Saturday's attack on Glasgow Airport was linked to the two car bombs found in London's West End on Friday.
Five people have been arrested over the attacks and police are searching houses in the village of Houston near Glasgow.
Two were held at the airport, two later in Cheshire and a fifth in Liverpool.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the British public would not be "intimidated or let anyone stop us getting on with our lives".
Speaking after the government's emergency response unit, Cobra, held its fourth meeting in three days, she said a formal statement will be made in the Commons on Monday.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 01 July 2007 09:27 )
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