So itโs only fitting that Banks has taken up the challenge of bringing the story of our favourite kickass trio, Charlieโs Angels, to the big screenโฆ again.
Sony Pictures has announced the Charlieโs Angels reboot will be directed by Banks and released in June, 2019,Hollywood Reporter notes.
The original 1976 series starred icons Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smithโwho gave thousands of women some serious hair envy.
Banks is a fine choice for the project, having directed Pitch Perfect 2.
Thereโs no news yet who will star in the Charlieโs Angelโs 2019 rebootโand whether Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Lu will make an appearance.
Yet another question we have: will Destinyโs Child offer their talents to the soundtrack like they did in 2000, ร la โIndependent Womenโ? We can only hope!
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Melania Trump has come under fire for wearing a Dolce & Gabbana jacket that retails for more than $68,000 AUD.
The First Lady was visiting Italy on the final leg of the presidentโs first international tour when she sported the colourful, floral jacket by the Italian designers. People were quick to point out that the coat cost more than some families make in an entire year, and that in the face of Trumpโs healthcare bill (which is estimated to strip 23 million people of their medical insurance by 2026), perhaps FLOTUS should be seen to be spending a bit less on fashion.
Others noted that past First Ladies had supported American businesses over international ones, which is especially relevant given the current job crisis.
We should, however, point out that itโs unlikely Melania โ or her husband โ forked out for the jacket at all, and it was more likely a gift from Dolce & Gabbana, whose designer, Stefano, quickly shared to social media.
May 24th, 2017
The First Lady wore Dolce & Gabbana to meet Pope Francis at The Vatican. She accessorised the look with a black veil, leaving many wondering why she didnโt do the same on her recent visit to Saudi Arabia.
May 23rd, 2017
Melania wore a white skirt suit while in Israel with Trump.
May 21st, 2017
Trump wore a fitted white pantsuit with a black top and open blazer while in Saudi Arabia.
May 21st, 2017
The First Lady wore a camel over-the-knee dress while in Saudi Arabia.
May 19th, 2017
Melania wore a white jersey and orange skirt when departing the US to head on her first international tour as First Lady.
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In news that will be music to every Ellen fansโ ears, the talkshow host has announced she is returning to stand up comedy.
DeGeneres announced the upcoming comedy special on her show in classic Ellen fashion, saying โEarlier this week, I got a Tweet from the people at Netflix and I have good news and bad news.โ
โThe bad news is they wouldnโt tell me what happened to Barb on Stranger Things,โ she teased, โbut the good news is they asked if I was interested in doing a stand-up special. I said Iโm going to have to think about it and then 30 seconds later I said yes.โ
Naturally, the audience went wild and fans began immediately sharing the exciting news to social media.
Looks like it's been 15 years since you did a stand-up special, @TheEllenShow. How about one for Netflix?
โ Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) May 24, 2017
โIt has been 15 years since I did a stand-up special. 15 years,โ Ellen continued, โAnd Iโm writing it now, I canโt wait. Iโll keep you posted when and where Iโm gonna shoot my Netflix special.โ
And the best part? โNow, each one of you, you get to Netflix & chill with me. How about that?โ
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In the wake of Manchesterโs deadly terror attacks on Monday, singer Ariana Grande tweeted that she was โbrokenโ by the tragedy and โso so sorryโ.
And now, American father-of-three Patrick Millsap has written an emotional open letter to the singer that offers her some solaceโand advice.
โDear Miss Grande, I am the father of three daughters โ ages 13, 12 & 12. So, you have been a part of our family for years,โ Mr Millsap starts the letter.
โSince you are a part of our family and after reading a tweet you posted on the Twitter the other night; Iโm afraid I need to set you straight girl. So listen up and receive some redneck love from a daddy of daughters.โ
The father assured Grande that she is in no way to blame for the attack at Manchester Arena that left 22 people dead.
โYou are no more responsible for the actions of an insane coward who committed an evil act in your proximity than you would be for a devastating natural disaster or acts of morons near your hotel,โ he advised.
An touching tribute to the fallen
Millsap encouraged the singer to take strength from her family and friends before going public.
โWhen and only when you are ready, SING AGAIN. Music is the international language of peace,โ he wrote. โEvery time you open your mouth and share that incredible God-given gift to the world, you make this crappy world a little less crappy.โ
Mr Millsaps is a film producer who lives in Georgia. His letter, which was shared on Twitter, has since received over 9,200 likes and 5,500 retweets.
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Thereโs nothing we love more than an on-screen romance blossoming into an off-screen one too. Last week Josh Bowman popped the question to his Revenge Co-Star Emily VanCamp, while the wedding of Leighton Meester and Adam Brody made all our Gossip Girl dreams come true.
This week comes the exciting news that Kit Harington and his former Game Of Thrones co-star, Rose Leslie, are taking their relationship to the next level.
Harington told Esquire that he and Leslie are moving in togetherโalthough heโs torn about the exact location.
โIโm the most fickle person,โ he explained. โNow Iโm looking for a house in the English countryside; next week it will be Florida. Never take my word on what the fuck Iโm doing!โ
Kit Harington with former Game Of Thrones co-star Rose Leslie
The British actor is keeping all other details about his relationship with Leslie under wraps, simply saying: โItโs as much her relationship as it is mine and I canโt speak for both of usโ.
โBut yeah, we are very, very happy. So thatโs what Iโll say about that,โ he added.
The pair has reportedly been dating on and off since 2012.
Last year, Harington told Vogue Italia: โIf youโre already attracted to someone, and then they play your love interest in the show, it becomes very easy to fall in love.โ
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Shopping for stylish second-hand goods has never been easier thanks to Vestiaire Collective, the pre-owned fashion mecca thatโs just launched in Australia. Here, co-founder Fanny Moizant reveals how best to uncover a vintage gemโฆ
For first timers, how do you describe the site? โVestiaire is very simply a marketplace thatโs dedicated to re-sale fashion. Our aim is to enable fashion lovers to buy and sell the amazing things they have in their wardrobes. [We cover] female, male, kids and even lifestyle products, so itโs a very broad platform.โ
How does it all work? โEvery piece had been curated by a team of stylists, whose job is to create the most appealing, attractive and desirable inventory on site. Once the product has been sold, the seller will ship it to us and we physically do the quality control and authentication. We obviously donโt want any fake product to go through the site, but we also want to make sure that it fits the description. The last element is more social โ Vestiaire is a community of 6 million fashion lovers and the aim is to enable engagement. Because if I see a great product I will find out whoโs behind it, what else she has to sell and have a conversation with her.โ
How do you hope to change the shopping habits of Australian women? โThe people that are coming to Vestiaire become smarter shoppers. There are two behaviours on the shopping side of things โ the first one is the price. โIโm waiting to get a beautiful bag but donโt have the money to buy it new, so Iโll find a way to access my dream product.โ The second one is more towards โIโve missed that product โ itโs last season or already sold out and Iโll find it, even at a better price.โ The two combined give a new approach, plus the social element โ you get to know the person behind what youโre buying. The selling site is also very smart because you live on the same amount of money you dedicate to your wardrobe. If you apply the one in one out rule itโs done โ your banker is happy, your husband or boyfriend is happy, everybodyโs happy! The selling site is not open in Australia for the moment because of logistics โ weโre creating a hub in Hong Kong which will be set up at the end of the year or early next year.โ
What are the most popular pieces on site? โDefinitely the iconic brands โ Chanel, Hermes, Louis Vuitton for example. The fastest selling piece was a Birken bag that went in 17 seconds!โ
Want to check it out for yourself? You can shop our favourite finds at our sister site StyledBymarieclaire.com.au.
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Itโs official: Victoriaโs Secret model Sara Sampaio is the reigning queen of Cannes. The bombshell brunette has turned heads every time sheโs touched the La Croisette red carpet, but itโs her stunning red lip, white gown combo that has really got everyone talking.
Word must have got to celebrity make-up maven Charlotte Tilbury, because sheโs taken to Instagram to talk us through Sampaioโs exact beauty look. If youโve been lusting after that ruby red lip, youโre in luck.
Sampaioโs look was created using purely Charlotte Tilbury products, but celebrity MUA Vincent Oquendo was the make-up artist on the job (although with Sampaio in the chair, he hardly had his work cut out for him).
Oquendo, who is pretty much the make-up artist of Cannes (heโs painted the faces of everyone from Lily Collins to Elsa Hosk for the film festival), prepped Sampaioโs skin with the Charlotte Tilbury Instant Magic Facial sheet mask (read our review here) before moisturising with Magic Cream.
Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick In Red Carpet Red, $49.
But onto those lips. The lipstick is Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution in, fittingly, Red Carpet Red โ a โtrue ruby red matte lipstickโ according to the website (for the record, weโre equally obsessed with the Lost Cherry shade).
Want more? Scroll for some of Sampaioโs other winning red carpet beauty looks so far.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been openly dating since November of last year, with public appearances and rumours of romantic gestures sending the world into a royal wedding watch frenzy.
However, Priyanka Chopra would like to remind the world that her actress bestie is much more than just Prince Harryโs girlfriend.
In a new interview on the Wendy Williams talk show, Williams steers the conversation towards the Suits actress.
โYouโre friends with Meghan Markle,โ she started.
โRight,โ Chopra replied, clearly knowing where the conversation was headed.
โPrince Harryโs girlfriend!โ Williams exclaimed while the audience cheered.
โAlso, Meghan Markle: actressโฆSuitsโฆher achievements,โ Chopra replied, managing to keep a smile on her face. โJust saying.โ
The Baywatch star does have a point: Markleโs achievements have been severely overshadowed by her status as Prince Harryโs partner.
The 35-year-old is not only an incredibly successful actress, she has been an active feminist since age 11 (yes, you read that right), she has a degree in International Relations from the prestigious Northwestern University under her belt, she regularly writes moving essays about race relations, womenโs rights, and self-acceptance, and she works with charities such as the U.N. and World Vision.
Of course, the above just makes Markle all the more princess-worthy, and Williams wasnโt about to be derailed.
โOkay, I understand that,โ she said, before asking whether Chopra thinks a royal wedding is on the cards.
โI donโt know. I hope so! She seems happy,โ the 34-year-old replied. โI think they look great together.โ
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She then quickly added, โI mean, no pressure. High-profile relationships are so stressful anyway. As a friend, I wouldnโt like to add on that at all.โ
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Itโs been dubbed โthe other tampon taxโ โ and health activists are up in arms.
Unlike chocolate bars, frozen pizza and eye shadow, tampons and menstrual pads are not required to carry a list of ingredients.
Want to know what your tampon is made of? You wonโt find that information on the packaging.
Currently, tampon manufacturers only give a suggested ingredient list, saying their product โmayโ contain rayon, cotton or polyester โ and many pads donโt list any ingredients at all.
The Period Equity institute in America is calling for new rules to force companies to disclose the chemicals and materials used to make menstrual products, reports the New York Times.
Earlier this month, New York politician Grace Meng introduced a bill called the Menstrual Products Right To Know Act, which would legally require the products to list their ingredients on the label.
โWe want women to be able to know what chemicals are in these products, which come in direct contact with our body,โ said Meng, according to the New York Times.
While there is no evidence that tampon ingredients cause long-term harm, gynecologists warn that fragrances in tampons can trigger allergic reactions. For those concerned, Tom Organic tampons in Australia are made of organic cotton without chemicals or dyes.
Considering women use menstrual products for about a week out of every month during their childbearing years, youโd think that we would have the right to know what the products are made of.
But then youโd also think that women wouldnโt be taxed for menstruating. Go figure.
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As 8-year-old Saffie Roussos lay wounded and alone in the aftermath of the Manchester bombing, she found comfort in the arms of a strangerโforklift truck driver Paul Reid.
Speaking to The Sun, Reid opened up about the heartbreaking moment he found the young victim of the terror attack.
โShe was a dying little girl and she just wanted her mum. It was devastating,โ he recalls.
โI wanted to keep her talking and asked her if she had enjoyed the concert but then I realised she was having difficulty breathing.
โShe said, โWhereโs my mum?โ I said to her, โI donโt know but we are going to find her in a minute. Donโt worry. We are going to sort it out. You are going to be all rightโ.โ
Eight-year-old Saffie
The 43-year-old manโwho has first aid trainingโexplained that Saffieโs legs were โmangled in a bad wayโ and she had hip and head wounds.
โThe girl kept trying to fall asleep but I knew I had to keep her awake and conscious. I was stroking her face and saying, โCome on Sophie stay awake. Youโre going to be all right. They are coming to take you away in a minute,โโ he recounts.
Reid helped officers put Saffie on a makeshift stretcher.
โOnce we got outside one of the police flags down an ambulance. We gently put her in and she is still alive with her eyes open. Thatโs the last time I saw her,โ he said.
The man called the police at 4am and asked what had happened to the young girl he thought was named โSophieโ but could not glean any information. The next day, he saw photos of the young victim on the news.
โI saw the pictures and knew it was the child I called Sophie. We did our best to save her but in the end, no one could,โ he recounts.
โI only knew her for a few minutes but I will never forget her.โ
People mourn the victims of the bombings in Manchester
ORIGINAL:
Eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos went with her mum Lisa and sister Ashlee to see one of her favourite performers live. The night shouldโve been one of the best the young girl had ever experienced, instead, it was the end of her life.
Her mum, Lisa, still doesnโt know about her daughterโs death, as sheโs currently in a coma, fighting for her own life.
Sister, Ashlee, whoโs in her 20s, was also injured in the attack and is currently being treated in hospital, The Sun reports.
Police brief concert-goers after the blast
โSaffie was simply a beautiful little girl in every aspect of the word,โ the eight-year-oldโs school principal, Chris Upton, told The Guardian.
โShe was loved by everyone and her warmth and kindness will be remembered fondly.
โSaffie was quiet and unassuming with a creative flair.
โThe thought that anyone could go out to a concert and not come home is heartbreaking.โ
Tributes have also flooded in for John Atkinson, 26, and Georgina Callander, 18, who have also been named among the 22 people killed in the terror attack.
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Overnight, popular U.K. retailer Topshop made a shock announcement.
The high street brand, which first opened locally in 2011, revealed it would be going into voluntary administration in Australia, citing mounting debt as the reason for the unexpected move.
Topshop ensured that all 760 employees would be paid and that gift cards would be honoured while they work towards turning the business into โa sustainable platform going forward.โ
โIt will be business as usual as the administrators work closely with Arcadia Group (the UK owners of the brand) on supporting and right-sizing the Australian businessโ said Administrator James Stewart of Ferrier Hodgson.
โTopshop/Topman is one of the worldโs best known fast fashion retailers operating nine stand-alone stores, 17 Myer concessions and an on-line business in Australia.โ
Despite being one of the first international retailers to set up shop Down Under, Topshop faced huge competition when major rivals Zara and H&M hit our shores.
Local brands have also felt the strain of incoming international stores, with a reported $600 million being taken out of Australian designers to be spent on the likes of Zara, H&M and Uniqlo last year alone.
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Rebecca Judd knew Chris Judd was โthe oneโ from the moment she met her husband, over 15-years-ago in a Perth pub.
However, the 34-year-old confesses that AFL legend, Chris was taken at the time. Judd says she was modeling and living in Hong Kong at the time, and had returned home for a few weeks when she met Chris during a night out. โI met Chris and that was it. It was kind of instant. I donโt know if it was for him but it was for me,โ she told Show And Tell.
The radio presenter continued, โI was back for a few weeks. I met out with one of my girlfriends. And she had been kissing one of Chrisโ friends. Chris was with him that day.โ Although she didnโt realise a life in the spotlight would follow, โheโd just started playing footy. (I didnโt know who he was) because I had been living overseas.โ
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A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder after attempting to commit suicide, but instead accidentally shooting, and killing, his 22-year-old girlfriend.
Brittany-Mae Haag was reportedly trying to stop her partner from killing himself at their apartment in Anchorage, Alaska.
A struggle for the gun ensued when Victor Sibson shot himself. The bullet went through his head and fatally hit Brittany in the chest.
Her sister, Chelsea Hartman, says the couple were high school sweethearts. โThey always seemed happy. Always hugging, always kissing, always for each other,โ she told KTVA. โThere was no greater love than what they had.โ
Police believe Victor, who has been charged with second-degree murder didnโt mean to harm his girlfriend of six years. โWhat we have is a struggle-for-the-gun suicide attempt that resulted in Mr. Sibson putting a bullet through his own skull โฆ followed by the extreme-indifference killing of a domestic partner,โ Anchorage Assistant District Attorney James Fayette said, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
โI think a lot of it is still hard to grasp of how is it just one bullet, you know? And how does it go through one person and then the other person and kill the second person? Itโs just not fair,โ Chelsea said of her sisterโs untimely death.
If you or someone you know needs help, contact Lifeline for 24/7 support on 13 11 14 or visit the website at lifeline.org.au. If itโs an emergency, call 000.
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Season seven, which begins next month, marks the beginning of the end for one of the worldโs most popular series.
Season eight has been confirmed as the final bow, and is rumoured to only contain six episodes. Season seven is also going to be a lot shorter (sob), with only seven episodes coming our way this year.
However, thankfully, GOT writers are already prepping for multiple spinoff shows with George R.R. Martin.
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Kim Kardashian was one of the many to post about the horrific attack, which left 22 dead and 59 injured, however, the photo accompanying her message received huge backlash worldwide.
The reality TV star posted a photo of herself, Kendall Jenner and Ariana partying at a club, with the message โIโm praying for everyone in Manchester. This is truly so senseless & heartbreaking. I canโt imagine the fear and agony these parents must be going through searching for their kids.โ
โConcerts are supposed to be a place where u can let loose and have fun. Itโs so scary to not feel safe in this world. My heart goes out to @arianagrande I love you,โ she finished.
While her words were touching, fans immediately fired up over the fact that the three women were pictured partying and smiling, saying, โHow is this picture relevant?โ and โThis picture shows no compassion.โ
Following the backlash, the mother-of-two deleted the photo.
She left her two Twitter posts, which read, โI canโt imagine the fear and agony these parents must be going through searching for their kids,โ and, โIโm praying for everyone in Manchester. This is truly so senseless & heartbreaking.โ
I'm praying for everyone in Manchester. This is truly so senseless & heart breaking.
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Tim then shared his own announcement, writing, โLOVE made me do it! โค๏ธ๐ On the weekendโฆ in a little dinghyโฆ floating on a secluded riverโฆI asked this amazing woman to marry meโฆ she said YES!!! Woohoo!!โ
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For the last four weeks, Iโve been spiking my own coffees with a sachet of slightly salty powdered collagen (please donโt tell my barista).
In the name of service journalism, I also tried it mixed in with green tea, but could never quite bring myself to try it mixed alone with water (I still have a sachet left if youโre braver than I am โ which, to be honest, most of you probably are).
Why, you may well ask, have I been swapping sugar for the hydrolysed scales of deep sea snapper? Because, dear reader, while sugar is a known enemy of clear complexions, collagen supplements promise younger, plumper, healthier skin.
Iโve been taking Vida Glow Marine Collagen supplements, which are said to be tasteless and odourless. I found them a little salty, but that could just be my imagination.
As anyone with the teeniest bit of interest in anti-ageing knows, our bodies are rich in collagen โ in fact, it comes second only to water โ until some point in our twenties, when everything goes south. Our natural collagen production slows to the point where it eventually stops altogether โ and thatโs when wrinkles, sun spots, brittle nails and dry hair join the party.
According to Anna Lahey, Vida Glow founder, Japanese women have been harnessing the beautifying benefits of marine collagen for centuries. Lahey has been taking it ever since a trip to Japan, and anecdotally reports better skin, hair, nails and even cellulite reduction (now Iโve got your attention).
She gives me numerous scientific, published studies that back up marine collagenโs claims. They go as far back as 1992, when Eskelinin et al found in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that women aged between 40-60 experienced epidermal and dermal thickening and increased skin elasticity (pretty sure thatโs science speak for plumper skin) after 90s days on collagen supplements.
A more recent 2015 study published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology found that โoral collagen peptide supplementation significantly increased skin hydration after 8 weeks of intake.โ
And yet, other experts arenโt so sure. Most donโt see how the collagen could survive the digestion process, which breaks down the protein we eat, collagen included, into amino acids, to be used by the body for whatever it needs.
Lahey asserts that the Vida Glow collagen powder is able to โpass through the lining of the stomach and is absorbed by the bloodstream, and delivered by blood vessels to the collagen matrix below the dermis.โ
I canโt verify that claim, but Iโm willing to keep adding collagen to my coffee to find out.
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Ariana Grandeโs motherโwho was front-row at the singerโs concert at the time of the deadly terror attacks in Manchesterโhas shared a touching tribute the victims.
Joan Grande tweeted that she has spent the past week โin reflective thought, prayer & deep sorrowโ.
โI join my daughter in extending my help & services to all those affected by the diabolical act of terror which occurred in Manchester! My heart goes out to all the victims: those who lost their lives, those injured, those recovering & all survivors of that night, along with the families & friends whose grief knows no bounds,โ she wrote.
โI stand with you all in the face of evil & we stand together to never let it rule our lives!โ
In the wake of the devastating Manchester terror attacks, a number of stories have emerged about kind and heroic strangers banding together in the face of tragedy.
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Kendall Jenner has been dominating the Cannes Film Festival red carpet look-after-look, so it comes as no surprise that her off-duty style is equally on point.
The 21-year-old model took a break from the event on Monday to enjoy a day of cruising with friends and sister, Kourtney Kardashian.
Jenner stepped out in a gorgeous floaty playsuit by Australian label Zimmermann, featuring a floral print and ruffles. She paired the long-sleeve one-shoulder style with Le Specs sunglasses, a tan Hermรจs bag and white Adidas sneakers, giving it major European flair. Trรจs chic!
This isnโt the first time the Keeping Up With The Kardashian star has worn the Aussie designer brand. Jenner has been a huge fan of both their apparel and swimwear over the last few years.
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Researching skincare as comprehensively as we do, itโs hard not to feel skeptical of so-called โmiracle curesโ doing the rounds online. But, unlike using marshmallows as Beautyblenders and breadcrumbs in your brows, this Internet sensation actually has some serious cred.
Allow us to introduce the internetโs acne-sufferer saviour: the Oil Cleansing Method (OCM). Unlike the aforementioned fads, which trade off their weird factor, OCM is in fact based on an ancient Asian skincare practice โ one thatโs still working wonders today.
Based on the principle that โlike dissolves likeโ (in this case, oil dissolves oil), OCM involves cleansing skin with โ you guessed it โ oil to properly remove make-up, sebum and other built-up grime. And unlike harsh acne cures on the market, the oils simultaneously nourish and soothe angry, irritated skin.
โSince Iโve started using the OCM method, my normally super dry skin has been so soft and supple,โ one Reddit user enthuses. โI havenโt had any breakouts either, which is amazing because my skin is very sensitive.โ She uses a blend of sweet almond and olive oils.
Still sceptical? Just take a look at this womanโs incredible before and after photos, after a two-year journey using hemp seed oil (see more in-depth documentation of her transformation here).
Source: Imgur
So just how does it work? According to Reddit user Kristy, you simply take your oil of choice (stick to non-comedogenic ones like jojoba, argan or hemp seed, and steer clear of coconut) and massage into damp skin for a minute or two. Remove gently with a microfibre cloth, then gently pat another drop or two onto clean skin.
We donโt know about you, but with winter coming (cue dryness) we are definitely trying this out.
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For Thomas Zinn, the pain of losing his partner, Tori Johnson, in the Lindt Cafรฉ siege is just as raw today as it was in 2014.
Mr Zinn, along with other family members of Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson, were at court today to hear the findings of a coronial inquest into the Sydney siege. Ms Dawson and Mr Johnson both lost their lives during the horrific 17-hour long hostage crisis in December, 2014.
NSW Coroner Michael Barnes found that gunman Man Haron Monis was solely responsible for both deaths, news.com.au reports.
โI cannot stress too heavily that the deaths and injuries that occurred as a result of the siege were not the fault of the police,โ the coroner said. โAll of the blame for those rest on Monis. He created the intensely dangerous situation.โ
NSW Coroner Michael Barnes has made it clear that Man Haron Monis was solely to blame for the deaths and injuries sustained in #sydneysiegepic.twitter.com/4Yn6b6SMPP
The coroner described Monisโ harrowing actions to the packed courtroom.
โHe created the intensely dangerous situation, he maliciously executed Tori Johnson, he barricaded himself into a corner of the cafe and his actions or police to enter the cafe in circumstances where the risk of hostages being wounded or killed was very high,โ Mr Barnes said.
However, the coroner did criticise police for the time it took to storm the cafรฉ after Monis fired the first shot, ABC reports.
Speaking outside the court, Mr Zinn shared his heartbreak over the death of Mr Johnson.
โIt has been a very long, emotional and frustrating process for all of us,โ he said.
โThe pain deep in our hearts from losing Tori is as strong now as it was in December 2014 โ everybody who knew Tori would agree that we lost an angel that night.โ
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Possibly the only thing of interest to emerge from the 2017 Billboard Awards (aside from 71-year-old Cherโs dazzling appearance, of course) was, quite frankly, Vanessa Hudgensโ highlighting game.
And now we know just how she did it (or more accurately, had it done). Her shimmering highlight was the work of acclaimed celebrity make-up artist Patrick Ta, who used Iconic London Limited Edition Illuminator In Original to get the ultra-glowy look.
Available in three gleaming shades, the Iconic Illuminator looks very similar in colour and consistency to Benefitโs High Beam and Moon Beam highlighters: think shimmer-flecked liquid designed to make cheekbones, brow bones and cupidโs bow pop.
It-Brit Jourdan Dunn and Jeffree Star are just as obsessed with the Iconic Illuminator, as is Kim Kardashianโs chief make-up artist Mario Dedivanovic and Priscilla Ono, according to Allure.
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Olivia Campbell, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, has been confirmed dead in the horrific Manchester bombings that tore through Ariana Grandeโs concert on Monday.
Oliviaโs mother, Charlotte Cambell, told CNN that she had last spoken to her daughter at around 8.30pm before the performance.
Ariana Grande was one of Oliviaโs favorite artists. Her mother had even bought the teenager new clothes to wear at the concert.
โItโs the most horriblest feeling ever,โ Ms Campbell recounted. โTo know your daughterโs there and you canโt find her, you donโt know if sheโs dead or alive โฆ And I donโt know how people can do this to innocent children.โ
The mother posted an emotional tribute to the teenager on Facebook today confirming the sad news.
โRIP my darling precious gorgeous girl Olivia Campbell taken far far to soon go sing with the angels and keep smiling mummy loves you so much,โ she wrote.
The terror attacks have been described as the worst in the past decade in the UK and have claimed the lives of 22 people.
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In times of trouble โ and terror โ social media like Twitter and Facebook have become known as sources of information, sites for people to connect and places to seek solace. But in the aftermath of the hideous bombing of the Manchester Arena, thereโs a breed of internet troll taking advantage of social media communities and twisting their helpfulness for their own sick purposes.
While some parents and friends have launched their own Twitter, Instagram and Facebook campaigns to be reunited with missing loved ones, the social media channels have also been swamped by fake posts, using images of other people. The hashtag, #MissingInManchester, while genuine, has been hijacked by fraudsters intent on misleading their followersโand attracting retweets and likes in the process. Theyโve stolen images of popular YouTube stars and people without a public profile, seemingly at random, including images of a 12-year-old girl in Australia, who was in fact safe at school, and of a young boy whose photo was used in an article about a clothing line for people with Downโs Syndrome.
So why do the humans behind the social media accounts do this? According to Canadian researchers who studies more than 1000 of them, itโs for the pure pleasure of making other people unhappy. They found that trolling in such a way was related to sadism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism (manipulating, deceiving, and exploiting others to achieve their goal). โBoth trolls and sadists feel sadistic glee at the distress of others,โ the researchers found. โSadists just want to have fun โฆ and the Internet is their playground!โ
It certainly seems that way: a photo of 17-year-old Jayden Parkinson appeared in a #MissingInManchester post, but her mother Samantha Shrewsbury tweeted that her daughter had, in fact, been murdered four years ago.
She told the BBC that since the appearance of her daughterโs photo in the collage her phone hasnโt stopped ringing.
โPeople keep telling me that Jaydenโs picture was being circulated as one of the Manchester attack victims. It is horrible to see her picture being used in this way.
โI feel sorry for the genuine parents of missing children,โ she said.
Social media sites have been under pressure to crack down on fake news and misinformation amid increasing number of such scandals.
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To really breathe new life (and mega-volume) into limp, oily locks, itโs vital to let your dry shampoo sink into your hair before you massage it in. Think longer than 30 seconds โ and more like five minutes. Minimum.
Local beauty queen Zoe Foster Blake first introduced us to this cardinal dry shampoo rule โ she even goes one step further and sprays it in before she goes to sleep at night. The result? Waking up with the perfect level of bed hair dishevelment, and surprisingly clean-looking, voluminous locks.
Weโve since tested the theory ourselves and can confirm: this is the only way to dry shampoo. Simply spritz, sleep and shake out โ if this isnโt the ultimate lazy girlโs hair hack, we donโt know what is.
Still searching for the dry shampoo of your dreams? Read up on the nine best, as personally tried and tested by the marie claire fashion and beauty teams.
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Blake Lively may not be reigning over the Cannes Film Festival red carpet this year (yes, weโre as depressed about that as you), but the actress did step out for the American Ballet Theatreโs Spring Gala last night in NYC.
Wearing a neon yellow Oscar De La Renta gown from the houseโs autumn/winter 2017 collection, Blake looked incredible in the bright yellow strapless design.
While weโd like to think we too could pull off a highlighter hue, it helps that the 29-year-old has perfectly bronzed skin and also, you know, the face of an angel.
Blake accessorised her look with gold open toe heels and a loose ponytail, giving off serious Serena van der Woodsen vibes.
Katie Holmes, who brought her niece as her date, also chose a bright, strapless number for the evening, in a red Zac Posen gown.
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Done to death with Pippa Middletonโs wedding? Hers werenโt the only high-profile nuptials to take place over the weekend โ in far-flung Morocco, New York DJ Hannah Bronfman was marrying her equally photogenic beau, Brendan Fallis (also a DJ).
Bronfmanโs enviable sense of style is well-documented (as her healthy 367k followers would be aware), so of course her wedding was completely and utterly magical โ and packed to the rafters with Instagramโs elite.
Bella Hadidโs roomie Liv Perez was there, according to W, to see Bronfman wed in custom Vera Wang amid the olive groves of Marrakeshโs historic palace hotel, La Mamounia.
Bronfman told Brides magazine that the wedding was two years in the making. โWe considered many places before deciding on Marrakesh,โ she said. โBut then we completely fell in love with Morocco โ the food, the people, the colours and the vibe.โ
As expected when two DJs get married, the festivities continued with a recovery pool party at the hotel the next day, where Bronfman wore a pair of bejewelled shades weโre kind of coveting more than her wedding dress.
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Fears have surfaced about the safety of fans and level of security at Ed Sheeranโs upcoming Australian tour following on from the devastating terror attack at Ariana Grandeโs Manchester performance on Monday.
Many families across the country snapped up presale tickets on Tuesday to Sheeranโs highly-anticipated รท (Divide) World Tour tour, just a day after the tragic events in Manchester.
A spokeswoman for Frontier Touring has assured marie claire that safety precautions are in place for all of Sheeranโs 14 stadium concerts in Australia and New Zealand in 2018.
โFrontier Touring continue to take security measures at concert events extremely seriously,โ a statement from the promoter said.
The statement also noted that โappropriate measures at all events are undertaken with consideration of the act, the venue and the circumstances at the time.โ
All back packs and large bags will be strictly prohibited at Sheeranโs shows across Australia.
At Parliament House today, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop explained that although Australiaโs terror threat level had not changed, all major events would be โunder reviewโ.
โAustraliaโs threat level has not changed, there is no evidence to suggest it should change,โ she said, as reported by news.com.au.
โWe are also reviewing places of mass gathering, crowded places, to ensure to keep the places as safe as possible for Australians and tourists.โ
Mom: forget about going to Ed Sheeran's concert, you're not going, not after what happened at Ariana's.
Today The Sun revealed that a fan who attended Ed Sheeranโs concert at Manchester Arena in April had slammed the venueโs security arrangements.
โWent to see Ed Sheeran on Sunday April 23. Concert was great but there was no security on the door which was quite alarming,โ the concert goer wrote in a review on TripAdvisor.
โA female security person just scanned our ticket and didnโt check my bag at all. Once we got in and bought a bottle of wine the top is taken off so they are not used as missiles but no check to see if you have any type of weapon/bomb in your bag.โ
The concerned fan added: โIn these times of terror attacks itโs not good enough for the crowd or the act on stage. #needs sortingโ.
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People mourn the victims of the bombings in Manchester
Grandmother Paula Robinson is being hailed as a โguardian angelโ and a โheroโ after rescuing more than 50 frightened girls stranded at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.
Robinson, 48, was nearby the arena at Manchester Victoria railway station when she felt an explosion and saw girls running from the scene.
The West Dalton woman told The Sunhow she immediately launched into action after the deadly blast.
โWe ran out. It was literally seconds after the explosion,โ she recounted. โI got the teens to run with me.โ
Robinson shepherded the group of girls to a nearby hotel and shared their contact details on social media.
โWe have got about 50 kids with us waiting to be picked up they are safe we will look after them,โ she posted on Facebook. โPlease re post for any parents with children at m.e.n we have taken as many kids as we can to holiday Inn we will keep them safe and stay with them.โ
Social media users are praising the heroic deeds of the bystander:
But Robinson has shied away from the word โheroโ and told Rolling Stone anyone would have done the same thing.
โI did nothing that nobody else would do. I thought of my own kids and I just know what I would have wanted,โ she said. โI would have wanted them to be looked after and taken away from the area if I couldnโt have done it.
Robinson added: โI have children and I have grandkids; it makes me feel sick to think of those little lives lostโ.
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Kelly Brewster was missing for almost 24 hours following the Manchester terrorist attack, but, tragically, has now been declared dead.
The 32-year-old British woman was at the Ariana Grande concert with her sister Claire and young niece, Hollie Booth.
Both Hollieโs legs were broken in the chaotic aftermath of the explosion, which her incredibly brave aunt tried to protect her from. Her sister, Claire, suffered a broken jaw.
A family member confirmed to MailOnline that Kelly had passed away after being found injured and unconscious in hospital.
She is survived by boyfriend Ian Winslow, who she was just about to move in with.
Winslowโs father, John Winslow, told MailOnline that Kelly was โa lovely lass,โ adding, โwhen I think of her now, all I remember is her smile.โ
He said his son was โabsolutely distraughtโ and had frantically searched for news of Kelly, along with her family and friends, following the blast.
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Her drummer, Aaron Spears, took to Instagram to describe how the event unfolded, writing, โWe finished the show and were walking back to our dressing rooms and BOOM!!!! We could hear people panickingโฆ We had no idea what was happening.โ
โThere was all kinds of speculation as to what was going on,โ he said. Before saying that security quickly came into the room, telling the band they had to evacuate the building immediately.
โIt was then that we realised that this was serious.โ
โItโs so heartbreaking because so many little ones attend our showsโฆI just keep thinking about them,โ he wrote.
โIโm extremely thankful that no one on the touring crew was physically hurt but this painful memory and the weight associated with the lives lost will live with us all foreverโฆIโm still just in disbeliefโฆ.Itโs so surreal.โ
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The explosion at Manchester Arena has claimed the lives of 23 victims, with another 59 injured and many otherโs still being reported as โmissingโ by terrified friends and family.
Ariana, who has publicly said she is โbrokenโ by the events, was greeted by her family and boyfriend Mac Miller at the airport in Florida.
โMac waited for Ariana at the bottom of the [private jet] stairs,โ a source told PEOPLE. โShe looked distraught and like she has been crying.They hugged for a while before they headed to a waiting car. Arianaโs mum Joan was with her.โ
Adds a separate Grande source, โItโs so, so sad. She loves her fans and is absolutely crushed and devastated as you can imagine. She canโt believe this happened. She just wants to be with her family and loved ones right now.
โ Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) May 23, 2017
Insiders close to the singer told TMZ that she has cancelled her London gig on Thursday and has put then rest of the European trip on hold.
Ari had upcoming dates in England, Belgium, Poland, Germany and Switzerland.
Arianaโs manager, Scooter Braun, said, โWe mourn the lives of children and loved ones taken by this cowardly act,โ adding, โWe ask all of you to hold the victims, their families, and all those affected in your hearts and prayers.โ
TMZ have reported that the pop star and her management will re-assess the future proceedings when theyโre โemotionally readyโ.
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Eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos went with her mum Lisa and sister Ashlee to see one of her favourite performers live. The night shouldโve been one of the best the young girl had ever experienced, instead, it was the end of her life.
Her mum, Lisa, still doesnโt know about her daughterโs death, as sheโs currently in a coma, fighting for her own life.
Sister, Ashlee, whoโs in her 20s, was also injured in the attack and is currently being treated in hospital, The Sun reports.
โSaffie was simply a beautiful little girl in every aspect of the word,โ the eight-year-oldโs school principal, Chris Upton, told The Guardian.
โShe was loved by everyone and her warmth and kindness will be remembered fondly.
โSaffie was quiet and unassuming with a creative flair.
โThe thought that anyone could go out to a concert and not come home is heartbreaking.โ
Tributes have also flooded in for John Atkinson, 26, and Georgina Callander, 18, who have also been named among the 22 people killed in the terror attack.
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Tributes are flooding in for 18-year-old Georgina Callander, one of 22 people killed in the devastating Manchester terror attack at Ariana Grandeโs concert on Monday.
On Sunday, the college student tweeted that she was โso excitedโ to see Ariana Grande at the arena. Callanderโs friends shared emotional tributes on social media, including the message: โRest in peace Gina. I love you so incredibly much, you deserved the world & more. Iโm so lucky to have met you and known you.โ
SO EXCITED TO SEE U TOMORROW
โ gina ๐ฅ today! (@emiliesatwell) May 21, 2017
According to The Sun, Callanderโs spirit always โlit up the roomโ.
Her school, Runshaw College, released a statement confirming the teenager lost her life in the attack, The Guardian reports.
โIt is with enormous sadness that it appears that one of the people who lost their lives in Mondayโs Manchester attack was one of our students here at Runshaw College,โ the statement said.
โOur deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers go out to all of Georginaโs friends, family, and all of those affected by this loss.โ
Just met this girl in April.She was so young & sweet.She was killed last night Manchester.My love to her and all the families of the victims https://t.co/RBThDZ6do7
Police have confirmed the death toll has risen to twenty-two people after a horrific bomb blast at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on Monday. Children are counted among the dead from what has been described by British Prime Minister Theresa May as an โappallingโ terror attack.
Paramedics have treated children, teenagers and adults for โshrapnel-likeโ injuries from what is believed to be a nail bomb. Now morning in the UK, parents and relatives are taking to social media to track down their missing loved ones.
According to police, the person responsible for the deadly explosion was a lone male attacker who detonated an improvised explosive device and died in the blast, the BBC reports.
Ariana Grande has indefinitely suspended her world tour and said the devastating suicide attack has left her โbrokenโ. The singer shared her heartbreak and a message to fans on Twitter:
The bomb was detonated around the foyer of Manchester Arena at around 10.30pm on Monday. North Lanakshire woman Abby Mullen described the horror that broke out as fans were leaving the concert in a Facebook post.
โAs we were leaving a bomb or explosion went off centimetres in front of me. Peopleโs skin and faeces where everywhere including in my hair and on my bag,โ she wrote.
โIโm still finding bits of God knows what in my hair. You never ever expect these things to happen to you but this proves it can happen to anybody.โ
She added: โThat sound, the blood and those who were running around clueless with body parts and bits of skin missing will not be leaving my mind any time soon or the minds of those involved.โ
An injured parent from the concert has said there was a bang, a whoosh of air and then bolts all over the floor. #sun7pic.twitter.com/Jp97gTw9w2
Anne-Marie, who was attending the concert with her 13-year-old daughter, told the BBC everybody โwent into absolute panicโ.
โYou just felt this utter shudder of the building andโฆ there seemed to be a smog at the top of the stadium and around you,โ she said.
โPeople were dropping to the floor and thought there might be a gunman in there. Unfortunately the security were at a loss as much as anybody else and it was just each to their own.
โThere were a hell of a lot of children in the building unaccompanied tonight.
โI was trying to offer my support to a number of girls who were there on their own who were hysterical. They were around my daughterโs age if not younger.โ
We will keep you updated as more details come to light.
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Police have confirmed the death toll has risen to twenty-two people after a horrific bomb blast at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on Monday. Children are counted among the dead from what has been described by British Prime Minister Theresa May as an โappallingโ terror attack.
Local media reports are naming 18-year-old Georgina Callander as one of many killed in the blast.
On Sunday, the teenager tweeted that she was โso excitedโ to see Ariana Grande in concert. Callanderโs friends shared emotional tributes to the teenager on social media, including the message: โRest in peace Gina. I love you so incredibly much, you deserved the world & more. Iโm so lucky to have met you and known you.โ
SO EXCITED TO SEE U TOMORROW
โ gina ๐ฅ today! (@emiliesatwell) May 21, 2017
Paramedics have treated children, teenagers and adults for โshrapnel-likeโ injuries from what is believed to be a nail bomb. Now morning in the UK, parents and relatives are taking to social media to track down their missing loved ones.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said investigations are currently underway into โwhat is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attackโ.
According to police, the person responsible for the deadly explosion was a lone male attacker who detonated an improvised explosive device and died in the blast, the BBC reports.
Ariana Grande has indefinitely suspended her world tour and said the devastating suicide attack has left her โbrokenโ. The singer shared her heartbreak and a message to fans on Twitter:
The bomb was detonated around the foyer of Manchester Arena at around 10.30pm on Monday. North Lanakshire woman Abby Mullen described the horror that broke out as fans were leaving the concert in a Facebook post.
โAs we were leaving a bomb or explosion went off centimetres in front of me. Peopleโs skin and faeces where everywhere including in my hair and on my bag,โ she wrote.
โIโm still finding bits of God knows what in my hair. You never ever expect these things to happen to you but this proves it can happen to anybody.โ
She added: โThat sound, the blood and those who were running around clueless with body parts and bits of skin missing will not be leaving my mind any time soon or the minds of those involved.โ
An injured parent from the concert has said there was a bang, a whoosh of air and then bolts all over the floor. #sun7pic.twitter.com/Jp97gTw9w2
Anne-Marie, who was attending the concert with her 13-year-old daughter, told the BBC everybody โwent into absolute panicโ.
โYou just felt this utter shudder of the building andโฆ there seemed to be a smog at the top of the stadium and around you,โ she said.
โPeople were dropping to the floor and thought there might be a gunman in there. Unfortunately the security were at a loss as much as anybody else and it was just each to their own.
โThere were a hell of a lot of children in the building unaccompanied tonight.
โI was trying to offer my support to a number of girls who were there on their own who were hysterical. They were around my daughterโs age if not younger.โ
We will keep you updated as more details come to light.
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Confronting video footage has been publicly released that allegedly shows a teenager being married off to a Muslim man 20 years her senior.
The disturbing video was screened in a Melbourne court and broadcast exclusively by 7News.
According to police, the video allegedly shows a 14-year-old girl being married to a 34-year-old man at a mosque in Noble Park, the Herald Sunreports.
The footage was shot on a mobile phone and allegedly shows the girl, her mother, her โhusbandโ and prominent Muslim cleric Ibrahim Omerdic. Mr Omerdic can reportedly be heard telling the young girl to โobeyโ her husband in the footage.
โIf (your husband) is happy with something, do it. If (your husband) is not happy with something, donโt do it,โ he tells the girl.
The phrase โSheโs very youngโ can also be heard.
Sydney child brides forced into marriage. Video shows how widespread the exploitation is. Why are the authorities ignoring the problem? pic.twitter.com/h3Gc534PUP
Mr Omerdic has pleaded not guilty to causing a forced marriage, saying the event was merely a blessing ceremony in order for the couple to associate in public.
News.com.au also reports that Mr Omerdic told police he thought the girl was about 17.
Adnan Bilgrami, the son-in-law of Mr Omerdic, explained to the Melbourne Magistrates Court that the cleric was not in support of forced marriage.
โThe whole concept of a forced marriage or an underage marriage would be abhorrent to him,โ he said.
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Theyโre the most unexpected duo of 2017, but Bella Thorne and Scott Disick appear to be committed toโฆ whatever their situation is.
The pair were spotted enjoying dinner dates in LA last week, with Bella hiding underneath a pile of jackets in the back of his car as they drove past paparazzi. Now, theyโre jetting off to Cannes together, with Bellaโs sister Dani Thorne in tow.
Sporting dark shades the couple tried to look ~inconspicuous~ as they strolled through LAX airport together, avoiding the flashes of cameras.
Scott walked in front of his date and her sister, shielding them from paparazzi with a sombre expression.
While their romance might be unexpected, Scott and Bella have actually known each other for years, as the 19-year-old grew up friends with Kylie Jenner.
Yes, itโs a little bit weird to be dating your exโs half-sisterโs childhood friend, but weโre well used to complicated love diagrams in the Kar-Jenner clan.
Despite the awkwardness, Scott hasnโt been shy about showing his affection for his new date. The reality TV star just sent Bella a giant bouquet of flowers, which she documented on Snapchat.
Things could come to a head when the pair touch down in Cannes. Can you take a wild guess who else is currently enjoying a light vaycay in the French riviera right now? Scottโs ex Kourtney Kardashian and her own new โbaeโ YounesBendjima.
The drama is very much alive, and weโre sure momager Kris Jenner wouldnโt have it any other way.
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Horrific footage capturing the exact moment a blast went off at the Manchester arena where Ariana Grande was performing on Monday has been posted online.
Filmed during Grandeโs performance, a loud โbangโ can be heard, followed by the screams of fans inside the arena.
The frantic cries โWhatโs going on?โ and โOh my god!โ is audible as thousands of fans rush from their seats and run towards the stadium exits.
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While thereโs no question that Shaken Baby Syndrome shatters lives, a new study is casting doubt over the way it is diagnosed. For parents who insist theyโve been falsely accused of harming their children, itโs both heartbreaking and a source of hope.
At 2.30am on December 4, 1998, Lorraine Harrisโ Yorkshire home was quiet and still. Clambering out of bed, the 28-year old Australian-born mother of three made her way to her infant sonโs cot. Four-month-old Patrick had been grizzly that day and the family GP suspected he was getting a cold. Harris pulled back Patrickโs cosy knitted blankets, expecting to find her treasured boy sound asleep. But when she saw him, she immediately knew something was terribly wrong.
Panic stricken and crying hysterically, Harris called an ambulance. Patrick was rushed to hospital under blue lights and the wail of sirens. But there was nothing anyone could do to revive him. Wracked with grief, Harris sobbed over Patrickโs tiny, lifeless body in a sterile hospital room. Outside the door, police were waiting.
Post mortem results showed that Patrickโs brain was swollen and that he had bleeding on his brain and behind his eyes โ symptoms that are widely believed to be indicative of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS).
Harris was arrested and charged with manslaughter. โI felt like I was in a haze. I couldnโt talk, I couldnโt move, I was just staring into space. Iโd lost the son Iโd so desperately wanted โ and I was being accused of killing him. I just couldnโt believe it,โ she tells Marie Claire. Her trial hinged on complex medical evidence. The prosecution included a report from respected paediatric neuropathologist, Dr Waney Squier, who confirmed Patrick appeared to have been a victim of shaking. Squier based her assessment on a SBS diagnostic tool that has been used for the last 40 years.
The theory assumes that if an infant has swelling on the brain, bleeding on the brainโs surface and behind the eyes (a set of symptoms known as the triad) and the parents and carers canโt offer another explanation, then the baby has been violently shaken. Despite fervently protesting her innocence, baby Patrickโs SBS diagnosis meant Harris was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to three years in prison. Grieving and separated from her older two children, her incarceration was just the tip of the iceberg. Harris, who had been pregnant during the trial, gave birth to another son five months into her sentence. She knew that she wouldnโt be able to keep the baby (whom she named Matthew) with her during her sentence, but she was distraught to discover that he was to be adopted and lost forever. โI didnโt stop crying for weeks,โ she remembers. โWhen they took Matthew away from me it broke my heart all over again.โ
It was a devastating outcome for Harris, yet one that could have potentially been very different thanks to new research that has emerged concerning the diagnosis of SBS.
In February, the respected international medical journal Acta Paediatrica published a paper on a new Swedish report that critiques the existing scientific evidence behind SBS. Professor Neils Lynรถe, a medical ethicist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, led the two-year study. He concluded that there is no convincing evidence to show that the triad is definitive evidence of shaking. โYou canโt use these studies to say that whenever you see these changes in the infant brain [the triad], the infant has been shaken โ itโs not possible according to current knowledge,โ he explains.
Niels Lynรถe
Lynรถeโs findings pose an ethical dilemma: without a foolproof method to diagnose SBS, there is a risk that innocent parents will be convicted, or have their children removed from their care. On the flipside, there is also a risk that parents who have abused their children may not face the consequences. Although Lynoeโs study received backing from an extensive independent review, it has not been well received by medical agencies that support the traditional diagnosis of SBS. โEfforts were made to stop the report before it was even published,โ says Lynรถe. โTheyโre afraid that people who have abused infants might go free, or that parents will use the report as a cover up for abuse.โ The doubts the study raises are familiar to Dr Waney Squier, the prosecution expert responsible for diagnosing SBS in Lorraine Harrisโ manslaughter trial. For the past 17 years Squier has been questioning the validity of SBS.
Squier, who has studied infant brains for more than 20 years, is now one of a small contingent of medical experts around the globe who dispute the way SBS is diagnosed. Like Lynoe, she believes that the triad isnโt a tell-tale sign of shaking and could be caused by a number of other factors, such as genetic disorders, blood clotting in the surface of the brain (venous thrombosis) or even low falls, such as accidentally rolling off a bed or change table. The physiology of the tiny newborn brain makes it more likely to bleed, she says, and astonishingly, many healthy babies are born with at least two manifestations of the triad. โIn newborn babies, 46 to 50 per cent have bleeding on surface of the brain and between 30 to 60 per cent of newborns have bleeding behind the eyes. Itโs because theyโre little and theyโre suffering from pressure [from coming down the birth canal during labour and delivery]. Blood canโt flow out of a babyโs brain very easily when theyโre being born,โ she explains.
Squier also notes that in order for shaking to cause the triad, an adult would have to use considerable force. She believes this force would leave visible evidence of trauma โ the baby would have neck and spinal damage, bruising, and the tissues of the brain would be torn and damaged.
โPeople harm children โ it happens. But I have a problem accepting that they can inflict serious brain damage without leaving any marks,โ she says.
Dr Waney Squier
Lorraine Harris served 17 months of her sentence, before being released on parole. Although she had her freedom, her life was unrecognisable: no partner, a dead son and another adopted out to new parents who wouldnโt allow any contact. When her case came up for appeal in 2005, Harris wanted to go beyond freedom: she wanted to clear her name. She was dumbfounded to find Squier had switched sides and was willing to testify for her defence. Harrisโ conviction was overturned, but it was a hollow victory.
According to the statistics, SBS is rife in Australia: babies are six times more likely to die from SBS than they are from drowning. As many as 90 children will become victims of shaking every year, most often at the hands of the people they trust the most. Tragically, 18 of these babies will die. โItโs very common,โ says Dr Brian Owler, consultant neurosurgeon at the Sydney Childrenโs Hospital, Westmead. โWhen I started [working in paediatrics] it surprised me how much of our time was taken up with non-accidental injuries, which included shaken babies.โ
If medics suspect a baby has a non-accidental injury, says Owler, they involve specialists from the Child Protection Unit (CPU) who can investigate. โThe fact that CPU even exits in childrenโs hospitals says something about the frequency at which these situations occur,โ he notes. While Owler concedes criticism of the triad existed before the latest study, he says the CPU are trained to decipher which babies are likely to have been shakenand he was reluctant to be drawn on whether the new research would be the catalyst for any changes to current processes.
โSometimes there are other explanations. But in many cases we know shaking is the cause of the problem,โ he says.
Dr William Liley, a Queensland GP and SBS specialist, has seen the devastating effects of SBS first hand. He believes that most SBS cases happen when a baby cries excessively and the parent or caregiver reaches their limit and snaps. โThe baby wonโt stop crying and just wonโt settle. The carer forgets just how much bigger than the baby they are and how vulnerable the baby is. No one in their right mind intentionally inflicts this injury. There is no premeditation, no monster, just ordinary people beyond their tolerance limits, who spend the rest of their lives in deep regret,โ Liley explains.
If the current SBS diagnostic tool has a question mark over it, thousands of innocent people in the U.S have been wrongly convicted of murder and assault over the past 30 years, says Mark Freeman, a defence attorney in Pennsylvania who specialises in SBS.
Freeman notes that the U.S. government and the SBS medical community around the world are fully committed to the SBS triad hypothesis, so he isnโt optimistic that the new research will change the law any time soon. โI am sceptical that [it] will make much, if any, difference in the prosecution of such cases,โ he says. Lynoe is more hopeful. โIt has already had consequences for how guardians and parents are convicted in courts โ at least in Sweden,โ he says. And Australian medical anthropologist and sociologist, Dr. Helen Hayward-Brown, agrees. โI do feel it will have some impact โ because it is underlining the issues which need to be brought forward โ but I believe it will take a while for the impact to filter through the system,โ she told Marie Claire.
โThere is a strong resistance within the medical and legal communities to acknowledge these issues, as so many individuals, on a global basis, have been convicted based on the triad alone, and to acknowledge the issues would mean that it would be necessary to revisit all those convictions.โ
Yet even those who have been cleared of wrongdoing still have to live with the severe tarnish of the accusation. Trisha Brant, 45, a former family daycare manager from Illinois, was accused of shaking a boy in her care in 2014. Although the boy, who was 22 months old at the time, survived, experts said that his brain injuries proved he had been a victim of SBS.
Brant always insisted that she hadnโt shaken the boy, but the accusation had a devastating impact on her life. โSociety turned against me, people I thought were friends โ gone,โ Brant tells Marie Claire. โFamily members didnโt speak to me. Facebook was covered in hatred for meโฆ. I just wanted to curl up in a hole,โ she recalls.
During her trial, a biomedical engineering expert argued that it was more likely that the boy had fallen from a playpen rather than been the victim of violent shaking. Brant was found not guilty, but nine months later she is still reeling from the experience. โThe local community were so against me that we were forced to move to a new suburb. Iโm now being treated for post traumatic stress disorder,โ she explains.
While the report findings may offer hope for others facing accusations of SBS, it is of little consolation to Lorraine Harris. Although her conviction was quashed, the experience will always cast a dark shadow over her life. While she has gone on to remarry and rebuild her life, she still carries an inner anguish. โIโve had very low times, Iโve thought about suicide,โ she confesses. โMost of the time I try and put it all to the back of my mind.โ
While Harris knows she can never be reunited with baby Patrick, she still longs for Matthew, the son who was taken away from her. โHeโs 18 now and Iโve never seen him. I hope one day soon heโll come knocking on my door,โ she says.
โI hold on to that day โ itโs the only thing that keeps me going.โ
Purple Crying
The Period of PURPLE Crying Program was developed in Canada to fight one of the huge causes of Shaken Baby Syndrome: parental frustration. It aims to educate parents about the reality of newborn crying and the guidelines are widely recognised around the world, including in Australia.
Source: www.purplecrying.info
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The long legal fight of 15-year-old Ohio girl Bresha Meadows, who was jailed for killing her allegedly abusive dad, has come to an end.
The teenager was accused of fatally shooting her father in the head in July 2016, after years of alleged abuse.
At the time, Breshaโs mother Brandi Meadows told Fox 8that her daughter was a โheroโ for ending the abuse both women said they had suffered.
โI wasnโt strong enough to get out and she helped me,โ Brandi explained.
NBC reports that Bresha has finalised a plea deal with prosecutors, with her charge dropped to involuntary manslaughter.
The teenager has already spent 10 months in juvenile detention and will only serve two more before being moved to a private mental health facility.
โ[Bresha] is going to have a fresh start on her life [after spending] her entire life watching and being subjected to abuse,โ her attorney Ian Friedman said.
โWeโre all very pleased that sheโs going to get the gift of a second chance, like all of us deserve to do.โ
He added that it was โthe first time Iโve seen her smile, really smile and feel a little bit of optimismโ.
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Your perfume can be a powerful accessory. When you think about how a scent can have the power to change your mood, to enhance your outfit, and can even be picked to show off your personality, itโs important you get it right.
But beyond that, once youโve found your signature scent, there are a few tricks you should have up your sleeve to make sure youโre getting the most out of your perfume.
Here are six things to do (and not do) to make sure your favourite fragrance is working as hard as it can for you.
1. Store your perfume in the right place
While your fragrance bottle may look beautiful on the vanity that sits under your bedroom window, thatโs possibly one of the worst places you can keep it. Your bathroom counter is pretty bad, too.
See, elements like heat, light and humidity (like the kind created from your morning shower) can break down your perfume, which will affect the intensity and quality of the scent, meaning youโre not getting the best result.
So where is the best place to store your Balenciaga EDP? A cool, dry place thatโs out of direct sunlight is going to be your best bet โ so if your vanity sits far away from your window, youโre good to keep your fragrance there.
2. Spray your fragrance at the right time
If youโre spritzing youโre favourite evening scent just as youโre about to head out the door, youโre doing it wrong.
The best time to spray your perfume is just after your bath or shower when your skin is still a little damp (but not too wet). The scent will adhere to the moisture in your skin, meaning those notes will stay more fragrant for longer.
3. Make sure your skin is hydrated
On the note of moisture, your skin will be able to hold onto those notes a lot more if itโs nourished and hydrated. Perfume will evaporate quicker off drier skin, so make sure your limbs are sufficiently moisturised by using a body lotion or cream regularly.
TOP TIP: Use your favourite perfumeโs matching body lotion to enhance the scent even more.
4. Know where to spritz your scent
Most of us tend to spray our perfume on our wrists and neck, but there are certain areas to spritz your scent that will actually enhance the fragrance (and make sure it sticks around for a bit longer).
โWarmerโ areas of your body are more moist, and as youโve learnt, moisture helps lock in your fragrance, so itโs a good idea to target your spraying to these areas.
Besides your neck and wrists (your pulse points), you can also try spraying your perfume behind your ears, on the insides of your elbows, and even behind your knees. It sounds bizarre, but try it and youโll notice a difference in how long your perfume lasts!
Your hair will also hold onto the scent quite well, but if youโre concerned about the alcohol in your perfume drying out your hair, you can try a hair mist.
5. Learn to layer your perfume
Layering your fragrance can help you make the most of your fragrance in two ways: you can use body washes, body lotions and body oils featuring the same notes as your perfume to enhance improve the longevity of your scent, or you can get creative and use different perfumes and scented non-perfumes to create your own unique scent.
TOP TIP: If youโre unsure about mixing scents, try spritzing them on perfume blotter first to see how they work together.
6. Know when your fragrance has gone off
None of us want to throw out what seems like a perfectly good perfume, but notes that have been compromised are not going to leave you smelling as alluring as youโd like.
So how do you know when to throw out your fragrance? Well, if youโve had your perfume for more than five years, itโs probably a good idea to bin it. Besides that, take note of the colour of your perfume. If itโs different to what it was when you started using it, chances are itโs off. Another sign to look for is if the scent is slightly off โ whether itโs a bit musty or vinegary, any change in the notes mean your fragrance is on the downhill.
TOP TIP: The more empty space in the bottle, the quicker your scent will oxidise and turn, so if you switch between scents quite often, always buy smaller bottles.
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The pair, who married on Saturday surrounded by close friends and family โ the royal family, that is โ are reportedly on the way to the luxurious private island of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia.
While in the tropics, Pippa and James are reportedly shacking up at The Brando, a luxury resort named after Hollywood actor Marlon Brando who bought the island in 1966.
According to The Sun, the couple will then spend time in Scotland, before returning home.
The resort โ where Barack and Michelle Obama spent their post-presidency holiday โ features 35 secluded villas each with private pools.
Prices range from $3,297 to $18,441. And with the past weekendโs nuptials reported to have cost around $435,167, weโre guessing the almost royals wonโt be holding back on honeymoon luxuries.
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2016 saw the #nomakeupmovement really take off, and it seems itโs back for another year. Celebs like Cindy Crawford and Jenna Dewan-Tatum have taken to social media to share their makeup-free looks.
Take a look at our top picks for barefaced selfies in 2017.
Britney Spears
Britney Spears championed the โNo Makeup Mondayโ trend by posting a series of gorgeous makeup free selfies on Instagram. Fans are loving the 35-year-oldโs natural look, which has gained more than 285.9klikes.
โOn days where I donโt get primped and made up for my show, this is the real unglammed meโฆ so nice to meet all of you!!โ she captioned the post. โI call this my morning coffee at home look โ๏ธ #NoMakeupMonday if you donโt count the leftover mascara under my right eyeโฆโ
Gal Gadot uploaded this fresh faced photo to Instagram, going into detail about her โsleepless night , colic 3 months old baby and an early wake up by my 5 year old.โ THIS is what a Wonder Woman looks like.
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Lucy Hale
Beauty muse and brow queen, Lucy Hale has proven she looks just as stunning bare-faced in her pyjamas as she does walking down the red carpet with a full face of makeup.
Heidi Klum
While Heidi Klumโs latest Instagram post shows how talented celebrity makeup artist Linda Hay is, her pre-Grammys picture just highlighted to us how fresh and glowing her skin is without an inch of makeup!
Demi Lovatoโs lashes may be out in full force, but we loved that she left the rest of her skin bare. She posted this shot on Instagram with the caption: โNo makeup, just freckles.โ
Ciara as proven the #nomakeupmovement from 2016 still lives on well into the new year, as the singer attended the 2017 MAKERS Conference without a scrap of makeup on. Despite opting for a fresh-faced look and natural hairstyle, we think Ciara is positively glowing, proving sometimes your natural radiance is all you need to look and feel great.
Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa shared this radiant barefaced snap on her Instagram recently, captioning the image, โLove Kate Somerville Skin Care for keeping my skin on point.โ
The ex-supermodel shared this fresh-faced snap on her Instagram recently, captioning the pic โLetting the sunshine in โ stripes and all.โ We think she looks absolutely radiant!
Jenna took to her Snapchat over the weekend to share the happenings of her pamper day at the spa. This snap took place BEFORE she even started indulging in treatments โ imagine how glowing her skin must be afterwards!
Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba is known for her radiant skin and it seems as though its not just down to strategically placed highlighter. The actress and entrepreneurโs skin is glowing in this fresh-faced selfie!
Kristen Bell gives us a small insight into what itโs like getting ready for a Hollywood awards show in this makeup free Instagram snap. If only we could all saunter around the house barefaced while wearing a Golden Globes gown!
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The designer shared the news to Instagram, writing that the collection is, โ12 pieces lovingly thought and crafted for the festive, feminine, joyful bride.โ
Expect dramatic ruffles, super-feminine finishes and to see them all over Instagram come spring.
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A โshabby racist thugโ in the UK is now behind bars after a senseless attack on a Muslim woman who was pregnant with twins.
In August last year, 34-year-old woman Samsam Haji-Ali was at a co-op in Buckinghamshire with her husband when she was confronted by 37-year-old David Gallacher.
The Sun reports that Gallacher launched into a racist tirade against Haji-Ali, asking her why she was staring at him.
โYou come here with your clown outfit on, you f****** people, you are the f****** problem in this place,โ he yelled, the court heard.
The man then repeatedly kicked Haji-Ali in the stomach, leaving her in agony.
Judge Francis Sheridan described how โshe told him she was pregnant and he continued to kick her again, after he was told she was pregnantโ.
When Haji-Aliโs husband Abdullah Sulamain intervened, Gallacher smashed a bottle of wine and a bag of ice over his head.
Haji-Ali found out she was actually carrying not just one child but twins after the incident. She learned the news only after miscarrying both as a result of the trauma.
During sentencing, Judge Francis Sheridan told the court: โThis ladyโs pregnancy was absolutely fine before she attended that shop and the defendant kicked her again in the stomach having been told she was pregnant.
โThere was a racial element to this attack. The defendant is a shabby racist on the language that he used towards this lady.โ
The judge added that it was time Gallacher โlearnt that your vile conduct and abhorrent views are a thing of the past,โ
Gallacher was sentenced to three years and seven months for the race attacks, and four months for the officer assaults, the BBC reports.
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Lara Worthington has opened up about her family, and superstar husband Sam Worthington, in a candid new interview
The mother-of-two spoke with Buro 24/7about having two children, and how her life has changed since welcoming Rocket-Zot Worthington in 2015, and Racer Worthington in 2016.
On how her experience was during pregnancy, Lara revealed: โI was lucky that I had two great pregnancies and two healthy babies but pregnancy isnโt the hard part โ itโs taking them home! Youโve got the biggest responsibility of your life and thatโs all that matters to me. The first pregnancy is different because itโs something youโve never done before, and thereโs that what if, or the unknown, so I tried not to read anything because I didnโt want to know too much. I just wanted to take my own journey and experience it for myself.โ
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As for juggling her makeup empire, her two children and her relationship with Sam, Lara said:
โYou know, my husband is amazing. He is a fantastic father, fantastic husband and weโre just a really good team. Weโve grown together and grown as a family and I think thatโs the most important thing.
โWe travel everywhere together and we never have more than two weeks apart from each other โ and that really works for us,โ she continued. โHeโs just so good with the kids, he does the night feeds and everything- he is seriously superhuman! And Sam will work a 17- hour dayโฆmy days seriously do not compare to his at all.
โHe also inspires me to be that kind of business woman / mum. Heโs always like, โyou can do whatever you want Laraโ and I guess when you get that support at home, you get that inspiration. It really is all about what comes from the inside out, and if youโre happy with your surroundings โ you can do it all!โ
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Despite their current rate for having babies year-on-year, Lara doesnโt see a third child on the way in the near future.
โI think because Iโve done two back to back I need a rest, itโs full on and fun but itโs definitely challenging,โ she said. โYou have those days where youโre like โOMGโ. But I feel like that why Iโm here, to lead that legacy. I think for now Iโm just really enjoying my little family.โ
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According to E! News, Meghan treated herself to a $325 facial by beautician Nichola Joss, whoโs been the actresses London-based skin-care expert for almost two years.
Meghan indulged in a premiere Inner Sculpting Facial, which includes a lymphatic massage to reduce puffiness and encourage the muscles to sit higher on the face.
The skin pro uses a technique on the face thatโs similar to a deep tissue massage.
Talking to Into the Gloss, Nichola said of the facial, โI created the technique from years of trying to find a facial that was going to give my clients that natural face lift whilst toning and firming muscles and de-stressing the muscle tissue allowing it to sit in its natural, graceful position, full of vitality and radiance.โ
Sounds like Meghan is already being treated like a princess.
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Just hours after the horrific news an explosion has claimed the lives of 19 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, an American journalist logged on to Twitter to deliver a devastatingly low blow.
The freelance reporter who has worked for CBS and Yahoo has been condemned for his insensitive tweets joking about Ariana Grandeโs music in the aftermath of the explosion.
โMULTIPLE CONFIRMED FATALITIES at Manchester Arena. The last time I listened to Ariana Grande I almost died too,โ he tweeted.
You can read his infuriatingly insensitive commentary here:
Predictably, Leavittโs tweets promoted mass outrage on the social media platform.
โDude, no. Delete and sincerely apologise to save yourself a shred of grace and dignity. Donโt just carry on joking, you plum,โ one Twitter user wrote in reply, while another added: โThatโs truly unbelievable. and the fact that it had so many RTs & likes makes me wanna vomit.โ
Leavitt has since apologised for โoffendingโ and issued the following tweet:
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The ever-witty Foster Blake has teased fans with a blurred out photo of the new product, with the caption reading, โWell. This is embarrassing. I accidentally blurred out the name and description of the next Go-To product! Hopefully I will do a better job of showing it off when it launches in a couple of weeks.โ
Go-To Skincare, founded by Foster Blake back in 2012, already has an array of best-selling products, including Face Oil, Lips! and Exceptionoil, so we canโt wait to get our hands on whateverโs next.
Our bet? A Go-To Skincare face mask โ you heard it here first!
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Singer Ariana Grande has opened up about the devastating explosion that tore through her concert in Manchester, saying she feels โbrokenโ by the deadly incident.
Up to 19 are confirmed dead and around 50 injured following a blast at the arena at around 10.25pm BST on Monday.
Grande shared her heartbreak and a message to fans on Twitter:
The British Transport Police have confirmed the explosion occurred in the foyer area of the stadium, the BBC reports.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said investigations are currently underway into โwhat is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attackโ.
Parents have been desperately trying to locate their children after explosions rang out and thousands fled from the venue, many covered in blood according to witness reports.
While the cause of the blast is unknown, the BBC reports North West Counter Terrorism is treating the incident as a possible terrorist attack.
North Lanakshire woman Abby Mullen described the horror that broke out at the arena in a Facebook post.
โAs we were leaving a bomb or explosion went off centimetres in front of me. Peopleโs skin and faeces where everywhere including in my hair and on my bag,โ she said.
โIโm still finding bits of God knows what in my hair. You never ever expect these things to happen to you but this proves it can happen to anybody.โ
She added: โThat sound, the blood and those who were running around clueless with body parts and bits of skin missing will not be leaving my mind any time soon or the minds of those involved.โ
Anne-Marie, who was attending the was at the concert with her 13-year-old daughter, told the BBC everybody โwent into absolute panicโ.
โYou just felt this utter shudder of the building andโฆ there seemed to be a smog at the top of the stadium and around you,โ she said.
โPeople were dropping to the floor and thought there might be a gunman in there. Unfortunately the security were at a loss as much as anybody else and it was just each to their own.
โThere were a hell of a lot of children in the building unaccompanied tonight.
โI was trying to offer my support to a number of girls who were there on their own who were hysterical. They were around my daughterโs age if not younger.โ
An injured parent from the concert has said there was a bang, a whoosh of air and then bolts all over the floor. #sun7pic.twitter.com/Jp97gTw9w2
โ Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) May 22, 2017
Thousands of concert-goers can be seen fleeing the scene, following the reported loud bangs. Many attendees would have been teenagers and young children.
Fans recorded the chaos on social media, with one fan writing, โJust got out of Manchester Arena after seeing Ariana perform. There was a loud bang when the lights came on & everyone ran out screaming.โ
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โ Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) May 22, 2017
Thousands of concert-goers can be seen fleeing the scene, following the reported loud bangs. Many attendees would have been teenagers and young children.
Fans recorded the chaos on social media, with one fan writing, โJust got out of Manchester Arena after seeing Ariana perform. There was a loud bang when the lights came on & everyone ran out screaming.โ
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But it wasnโt easy to get to this point. The 34-year-old revealed on her blog, By Nikki Phillips, that sheโs been through three miscarriages, saying, โover the past two years, I have never felt more alone.โ
โThe first scan revealed the miracle of life growing inside me and despite a massive panic about money, work and timing we were over the moon,โ she wrote of her first pregnancy.
โBut it wasnโt to be. At 9 weeks we naturally miscarried. In and out of emergency it was a frightening and alarming experience, but one we picked ourselves up from 6 months later and tried again.โ
โItโs the most emotional roller-coaster I have ever been on. From extreme highs to devastating lows,โ she wrote.
She says that after the third miscarriage, she and husband, Dane Rumble, decided to take some time out before trying again, which she says, โwas the best decision we made.โ
Finding out she was pregnant for the fourth time was both exciting and terrifying.
โOnce youโve had a miscarriage โ that magic made-for-TV โweโre pregnant!โ moment is never the same. With nervous hearts and heads we were excited and thankful for the little spirit on board, but at the same time โ you canโt help but wonder if s/heโll ever make it to your arms.โ
Now 30 weeks along, Nikki and Dane can finally be overjoyed about welcoming a baby boy into the world this July.
She writes that she hopes being open about her experience with miscarriages will help others who have gone through the same thing. โThere are so, so many of us โ not just the women going through the physical loss, but the fathers and families who feel it too.โ
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Yesterday, a video of Donald Trump and wife Melania went viral, after the First Lady was seen very publicly swatting her husbandโs hand away.
The President of the United States was arriving in Israel on the first leg of an international tour, with both Melania and Trumpโs daughter, Ivanka, joining.
Upon exiting the plane, Trump can be seen reaching out to hold his wifeโs hand. Melania then appears to refuse the POTUS, in clear view of the press.
This move was the second time Melania had been seen to publicly show her disdain for her husband โ the first at his presidential inauguration when her smile quickly turned into a deep frown as soon as Trump looked away.
Though the President and First Lady would have been made aware of the viral video, it didnโt stop Melania from dodging Trumpโs efforts to hold her hand a second time โ literally the very next day.
These two incidents seem to prove the allegations that the First Lady is close to breaking point in her marriage, and has no interest in her new, very public role.
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In case youโve been living under a rock (or a pillow) for the past few days, we should let you know that Pippa Middleton tied the knot with James Matthews in a lavish English ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
Kate Middletonโs younger sister pulled together quite the affair, though there was one noticeable absentee at the ceremony: Prince Harryโs girlfriend Meghan Markle. The actress avoided the paparazzi by skipping the church altogether, heading straight for the reception instead.
In a grand romantic gesture, Harry took himself on a 160km round trip from the Bucklebury venue to pick Meghan up in person from Kensington Palace in London.
โHarry is extremely fond of his sister-in-law. They had a wonderful time at Kate and Williamโs wedding. He knew this was all about Pippaโs big day and he and Meghan jointly decided they didnโt want to upstage her,โ a source toldThe Sun.
โHarry went all the way to London to get Meghan and bring her to the party. He was determined not to upstage Pippa but also really wanted them to enjoy the wedding together. He left as discreetly as possible and travelled with her all the way back up, showing just how serious he is about her.โ
โHe didnโt want Meghan having to arrive alone, without him alongside her, at the reception,โ the source continued.
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Convicted child killer Neville Towner could be released from prison as soon as next month.
Almost 30 years ago, Mr Towner sexually assaulted four-year-old Sydney girl Lauren Hickson and smashed her head with a rock.
The man then drowned the young girl and dumped her body in an Emu Plains Creek, the The Daily Telegraphreports.
Towner was sentenced to life without parole, but had his sentence changed to include the possibility of parole after 20 years. He has served 28 years of the sentence and could walk free if theState Parole Authority approves it.
Laurenโs parents, Derek and Jurina Hickson, told 9News they would like to see the convicted killer stay in prison.
โChildren should be protected, but they are not,โ Laurenโs mother said.
โShe is not here, not here for Christmas, and she is not at family gatherings.โ
Mrs Hickson added: โGod forbid what heโll do (if he is released).โ
Mrs Hickson also told The Daily Telegraphthat her daughterโs killer did not deserve a second shot.
โIโm a mother who has lost a child through the most devastating and heinous crime that this country has seen and I canโt understand why he is going to get out of jail,โ she said.
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Every May, the Cannes red carpet delivers the most breathtaking beauty looks (not to mention swoon-inducing gowns) of the year.
Unlike its red carpet counterparts the Met Gala and VMAs, Cannes Film Festival is replete with hair and make-up looks that are not only beautiful, but wearable, too.
Below, we show you how to recreate three of the best hairstyles from the Cannes Film Festival yourself, at home. Fire up your ghd and charge your phones โ these stunning looks are most definitely selfie-worthy.
1/ Kendall Jenner โ The Sleek Updo
It was easily the most memorable red carpet moment of Cannes this year, and when Kendall swept out on La Croisette in a billowing Giambattista Valli dress, we were as dazzled by the modelโs striking, contemporary hairstyle as we were the gorgeous gown.
The work of celebrity stylist Jen Atkin, the style is surprisingly easy to replicate at home โ and happily, she posted a step-by-step how-to on her Instagram stories to show us how. Simply prep hair with a wave spray for texture then blow-dry with a boar bristle brush.
Next, straighten hair (we suggest using a ghd Platinum Tropic Sky Styler) and smooth with a hair oil or shine serum. Scrape into a crest bun on the crown of your head with a hair elastic, leaving half out of the loop, and secure with with bobby pins and a liberal spritz of hair spray.
Lily-Rose Depp oozed French girl cool on the Cannes red carpet, with effortless curls complementing her Grecian-style Chanel gown. Steal her style by using a ghd Platinum styler or Soft Curl Tong to recreate Deppโs loose, lived-in curls.
Before styling, prep roots to mid-lengths with ghd Root Lift Spray for a volume boost, and rough-blowdry with your head upside down to encourage your hairโs natural texture. If using the Tong, try pressing hair against the barrel, rather than wrapping all the way around, to give hair an S-bend shape. Change directions as you work to avoid the overall effect looking too perfect, and keep the curl strictly below ear level to keep it feeling fresh.
Once tonged, run a touch of shine serum or hair oil along the mid-lengths to ends for a red carpet-worthy finish.
Makeup tip: For seriously sexy eyes, trace a waterproof eyeliner, like Chanel Stylo Yeux, from corner to corner along the upper and lower waterline, and finish with multiple coats of mascara.
3/ Bella Hadid โ The Glamorous Bob
Bella Hadid in Alexandre Vauthier
Bella Hadid channelled screen sirens of old with a fresh lob cut, styled into soft Hollywood waves โ just the ticket for her gleaming custom Alexandre Vauthier gown. Her gorgeous hair was the work of celebrity stylist Jennifer Yepez, but itโs an easy look to DIY.
Starting with dry hair, separate into sections, and mist with a curl hold spray. Curl with a ghd Platinum Tropic Sky Styler all the way around your head, careful to curl all sections in the same direction.
Once complete, brush the curls out to create a looser, soft look, and spritz with hairspray for hold.
Makeup tip: A cat-eye brings focus to the eyes, so make sure brows are immaculately groomed and keep them in line with a taming gel, like Dior Diorshow Brow Styler Gel
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If youโre anything like me you spent large chunks of the weekend gagging for updates about Pippa Middletonโs wedding.
Pippaโs dress? Tick! Kateโs dress? Tick. George and Charlotte wearing adorable outfits and doing something cute or naughty? Tick and tick.
Once we realized we werenโt going to get a glimpse of Meghan Markle, there was only one thing left to dissect: the guests.
And they didnโt disappoint. There was Princess Beatrice, looking pleasantly dowdy in a boxy navy get-up. Here was a gaggle of horsey society types swathed head-to-toe in shot silk of a pinky-beigey colour I came to think of as โBand-Aidโ. There were all manner of flat, round hats โ plopped on the wearersโ heads like cowpats. โThe English upper-crust just donโt know what to do with themselves when theyโre forced out of wellies and Barbour jackets,โ I remarked to an English friend who knows the type well. โExactly!โ she confirmed.
A lovely shade of greigey beigy butter and a cowpat hat.Sensible navy for Princess Beatrice.A barmy hat and shoe combo with a cosy cropped jacket.The English aristocracy love a nude shoe.
But even as I sniggered, I couldnโt help thinking that these fairly ordinary men and women (well as ordinary as you can be when you live in a castle and have the word โViscountessโ before your name or โThe Thirdโ after it) were a welcome relief from the highly-styled, overgroomed weddings that flood our instagram accounts and weekly magazines every day. No one was wearing a painfully self-conscious It Shoe. There were no contrived poses in front of twee 3D hand-lettered signs. No one looked cold, because theyโd all brought along a sensible wrap or cape. And most importantly, no one looked better than the bride herself. In short, they all looked like they put on something smart and cheerful โ something they may well have worn to half a dozen weddings already โ and planned to invest their energies in celebrating the happy couple and having a jolly good knees-up later.
You lot all look a bit mad.
Donโt get me wrong, I love an exactingly-styled instawedding as much as the next person. Iโd be lying if I said I didnโt spend a few moments wondering if the floral colour scheme at my own wedding would come up nicely when converted into a Juno filter. But for once it was nice to see one that didnโt feel competitive or showy. Where Aunt Agatha looked just as comfortable and welcome as the part-time model cousin with the eyelash extensions.
The royals (or demi-royals) may live be blessed with the sort of riches and privilege that few of us could ever dream of. And yet somehow, they managed to come across as more down-to-earth and relatable than an Instagram influencer or reality TV star. And Iโll tip my poky little flat hat thingy to that.
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The boyfriend of a young woman who was found dead in Sydneyโs west has pleaded not guilty to breaching an apprehended domestic violence order.
21-year-old Max Spencer had his first mention in court today did not apply for bail, 9NEWS reports.
Police were called to a home in Kingswood just after midnight on Sunday and discovered the body of 21-year-old Hayley Mcclenahan-Ernst. It is understood the woman had two children and was pregnant at the time of her death.
Mr Spencerโs lawyer, Ben Archbold, said his client alleges Ms Mcclenahan-Ernst had โfallen over and hit her headโ.
โObviously the police have got an ongoing investigation and weโll just deal with things as they arise,โ Mr Archibold said.
Max Spencer has pleaded not guilty โ to breaching an apprehended violence order following the death of his girlfriend yesterday. #9Newspic.twitter.com/Rib1NxJIO0
Yesterday Superintendent Greg Peters told the Sydney Morning HeraldthatMs Spencerโs cause of death was not yet known.
โWe will no doubt wait until the body is conveyed to the Sydney mortuary, sometime this morning, and then we have to wait for the results of a post mortem โฆ At this stage I am unable to say what the injuries are,โ he said.
Friends of Ms McClenahan-Ernst told The Daily Telegraph the young woman would be greatly missed.
โShe was a beautiful treasured young mother, she was too caring, she was a great mother and her daughters loved their mum so, so much,โ Sarah Nevaeh Steven said.
โIโll miss her tremendously and my children will miss their aunty Hayley.โ
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The model, actress and entrepreneur announced her pregnancy to fiance, Jason Statham, three months ago, so it canโt be too long before we welcome whatโs sure to be one incredibly good looking (and stylish) celebrity child to the world.
And, because babies were most certainly in the air, Beyoncรฉ hosted an African themed โCarter Push Party.โ
The soiree was attended by former Destinyโs Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, Serena Williams (who is also pregnant), her husband Jay Z, and mum Tina Knowles.
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One burning question avid Friends fans have always wondered is: were the cast really just friendsโor something more?
Rumours started swirling last year when actors from the hit sit-com discussed a supposed โno-sexโ clause in their contract while appearing on the show Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
โWell, that was broken,โ David Schwimmer joked when asked about the ban.
But now, Matthew Perryโthe spoilsport he isโhas shut down the rumours of cast trysts for good.
โI donโt know who he was referring to. I think there was no sex between any of them, or I was really missing something. I did not [partake],โ he told host Andy Cohen.
In the interview, Perry also revealed he was responsible for a raunchy storyline being removed from the show.
โThere was a storyline on Friends where Chandler went to a male strip joint because he really liked the sandwiches,โ he said. โI called up and said, โLetโs not do this one.'โ
The questions got even tougher when Perry was asked to play a round of โMarry, Shag, Killโ with the names Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow. Wisely, he wisely decided to โplead the fifthโ.
You can watch the whole thing (and play along) below.
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The President of the United States touched down in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, with First Lady Melania Trump at his side.
The visit marks the start of Trumpโs first international tour since taking office, with all eyes on Melania as she stepped off the plane.
Many were surprised to see that the First Lady, who wore a black pantsuit with patent stilettos and a wide golden belt, entered the country with her head uncovered โ especially given that two years ago Trump criticised Michelle Obama for doing exactly that.
โMany people are saying it was wonderful that Mrs. Obama refused to wear a scarf in Saudi Arabia, but they were insulted. We have enuf enemies,โ Trump tweeted at the time, including short-hand spelling for โenough.โ
Many people are saying it was wonderful that Mrs. Obama refused to wear a scarf in Saudi Arabia, but they were insulted.We have enuf enemies
According to Islamic custom, women in Saudi Arabia โ including visitors โ are ordinarily required to cover their hair, however, high-level visitors are exempt from the strict dress code.
British Prime Minister Teresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, then-First Lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton all chose not to wear hijabs or headscarves during their visits to the country.
It seems Melania was following the lead of these high-profile women with her outfit choice, which, though didnโt include a headscarf, met the standards for acceptably modest attire.
Ivanka Trump, who was visiting alongside her father and stepmother, also stepped out in a conservative outfit, sans headscarf.
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Radio host Kyle Sandilands has hit back at haters who criticised his girlfriend Imogen Anthonyโs โdivaโ behaviour at Australian Fashion Week.
In his PS column, Fairfax journalist Andrew Hornery described how Anthony boldly claimed the front-row seat at a show that just happened to belong to Fashion Weekโs co-founder, Lorraine Lock
โAnd exactly WHO is Imogen Anthony? Indeed it was the question echoing around โfaaaarrrrshun weekโ,โ he wrote.
Hornery continued: โIs she a stripper?โ one fashion editor whispered to PS as Anthony, wearing thigh-high boots, pimp hat and a mangy-looking acrylic fur, sashayed past, leaving a plume of cigarette smoke and what smelled like freshly sprayed Impulse in her wake.โ
On the Kyle & Jackie O Show this morning, Sandilands demanded: โLeave the young girl alone.โ
Sandilands explained that his 26-year-old girlfriend was going through a tough time following the death of her grandfather from a heart attack.
Anthony also clapped-back on Instagram with a lengthy post.
โThis is unfortunately the day I had to run out of a show due to something heartbreaking that happened on our farm and now Iโve just had to deal with more news,โ she wrote.
โYouโre an angry man Mr Hornery, a weird man that has spent his spare time stirring on someone he doesnโt know.โ
It just goes to show: we can always rely on Fashion Week for plenty of dramaโon and off the runway.
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She was planning to reveal her pregnancy with her listeners on air today, but instead Em Rusciano has opened up about her miscarriage in a heartbreakingly raw Facebook post.
The 2Day FM breakfast radio host had a miscarriage on Friday, at 10 weeks.
โIโm not sure Iโm built to withstand this kind of heart break, Iโm not sure any mother is,โ she writes.
โAbout 10 weeks ago I had the most wondrous surprise. I found out I was pregnant. I was going to announce it this Monday as weโd hit 13 weeks, but instead I will be at home in the most exquisite pain I can possibly fathom.โ
Rusciano is taking โtime off the radioโ while she deals with her loss. โThe truth is, I donโt feel very funny or entertaining at the moment, I feel like screaming and smashing things with a baseball bat Beyonce Lemonade style.โ
โHonestly Iโm right on the edge of every emotion I possess,โ she writes. โIโve experienced loss before but somehow this feels more personal and acute. I still look pregnant, but have no baby, it seems particularly cruel this part.โ
Rusciano finishes her post with a very public call for help: โTo the mothers who have gone through this kind of loss and found a way out of it, Iโm in awe of you, I need to know how you got through it because I need to see some light under the door soon.โ
The post has been flooded with comments from women who have experienced miscarriages offering their support.
Rusciano has two daughters, Marchella and Odette (pictured above), with husband Scott Barrow.
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Cannes Film Festival if officially underway, with celebrities taking over France to see premieres of upcoming movies, and of course, to show off incredible gowns on the red carpet. the A-list are dancing the night away at luxurious after-parties and sightseeing
When theyโre not dressed top-to-toe in couture, the A-list are dancing the night away at after-parties and sightseeing on luxurious yachts.
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Kate might have married a prince, but itโs Pippa Middleton whoโll be living the real modern fairytale after with her nuptials to financier James Matthews. Sheโll be joining the glamorous clique of Chelsea wivesโwomen who have made their home in one of Londonโs wealthiest enclaves with their stinking rich husbands.
And what, exactly, does such a glittering lifestyle look like? An insider has spilled the beans. When she ventures out of the couplesโ $30 million mansion, which has an underground cinema, Pippa will likely enjoy nights out at Loulouโs at 5 Hertford Street, the private membersโ club in Mayfair, they speculate. For the inevitable lavish dinner parties, she may hire in one of the Italian butlers known for servicing the hedge-fund scene.
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If sheโs anything like the nouveau-Chelsea set, sheโll lunch with similarly well-heeled friends at Rabbit, appropriately named given the size of their portions, belong to gyms that cost as much as rent in some parts of Australia, and enjoy weekly blow-dries.
But sheโll have to improve her fashion sense if sheโs to truly fit in, says the insider. After all, Eden Rock, the St Barts hotel Pippaโs new in-laws own and which sheโll surely frequent, is known for its glamour and Hollywood guests. โFrankly, Pippa often looks like sheโs going to work in an office as a secretary,โ says a former neighbour in Chelsea. Pippaโs favourite labels, such as LK Bennett, Alice Temperley, Whistles, Suzannah and Misha Nonoo wonโt wash.
She didnโt marry a royal, but it sounds like Pippa will be under just as much pressure as her big sister.
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Known for her bombshell waves and penchant for heavy eyeliner, Pamela Anderson had heads turning for a very different reason when she walked the Cannes red carpet on Saturday.
The former Baywatch star embraced a slicked-back, demure look, swapping her usual micro-mini for a ruched Vivienne Westwood gown.
Pamela Anderson wore Vivienne Westwood
The 49-year-oldโs hair was swept back into a ponytail and accessorised with diamond statement earrings at the premiere of French drama 120 Beats Per Minute.
Her appearance comes off the back of news that Swedish authorities dropped their 7-year-long investigations into her rumoured love interest, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
โA victory โ yes but still angry โ #julianassange Detained without charge for 7 years while missing his children growโฆโ she wrote in an Instagram post.
โI hope people have some remorse about unfounded judgements towards a good man, father, and friend of the truth.โ
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Pippa Middletonโs wedding to James Matthews quickly skyrocketed to one of the most talked about events of the year, so of course, the internet swiftly turned every worthy moment into hilarious memes.
From the guestsโ outfits to the absence of Meghan, see the best quips below.
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Two-and-a-half years on from Sydneyโs Lindt Cafe siege, Katrina Dawsonโs family is still processing the immeasurable grief and anger over her death.
Ms Dawson, a barrister and mother-of-three, was killed by police gunfire when forces stormed the cafe in the early hours of the morning on December 16, 2014.
Speaking to Sarah Ferguson in an exclusive interview on Four Corners, Katrinaโs mother, Jane Dawson, said her family felt let down by police.
โI think we all had this feeling that the police are there to protect us all and that they know what theyโre doing โ thatโs one of the worst things about this is that we feel very let down,โ she explained.
Tonight on #4Corners the families of the hostages who died criticise police handling of the Lindt Cafe siege. Part 1 of The Siege on @ABCTV. pic.twitter.com/vGUmhizdmA
Ms Dawson attended the 18-month-long coronial inquest into the Lindt Cafรฉ siege deaths of her daughter Katrina and hostage Tori Johnson.
โFrom the very beginning we decided that we had to go each day, that there had to be a human element injected into this,โ she said.
โI think the Johnsons probably felt the same way, but we felt very strongly that Katrina should be represented and it was up to us to make sure of it.โ
Tori Johnsonโs mother, Rosie Connellan, also shared her anger over police tactics.
Police had opted to storm the scene only if gunman Man Haron Monis killed or seriously injured one of the 18 hostages.
โIโll never be able to understand how you can make a calculated decision that you wait for someone to die. Itโs just beyond me,โ Ms Connellan explained.
Tori was told by Monis to kneel in front of him and was executed at gunpoint, only then prompting police to intervene.
โWe thought that Monis had killed Tori and, you know, it was relatively simple: the police had done everything possible and that was it,โ Ms Connellan recounted.
โAs it unfolded it was just, it was horrific. Every day we thought: โThis canโt get worseโ, and every day it got worse โ what was coming out in evidence.โ
This week, the NSW bar ensured Katrinaโs incredible spirit and legacy will live on by introducing an award in her honour, the SMH reports.
The Siege: Part 1, airs tonight at 8.30pm on Four Corners on ABC TV.
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From a mini royal bridesmaid and pageboy, to an appearance from Prince Harryโs girlfriend Meghan Markle, the nuptials have been flooding social media since the Saturday afternoon ceremony.
Pippaโs sister, the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, was on hand to fix the brideโs veil and keep the younger children in check, and after taking a look back at photos from Kate and Prince Williamโs 2011 ceremony, itโs hard to go past how similar the two weddings were.
From the veils to the kiss, take a look at these almost identical photos.
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It looks like the catโs out of the bag for Ed Sheeran, who is โ according to Russell Crowe โ engaged to his partner of two years, Cherry Seaborn.
Over the weekend, Crowe referred to Cherry as Edโs โfiancรฉe,โ while chatting about the singer on Novaโs breakfast radio.
The Australian actor was talking about Ed visiting his NSW home, saying, โWe became friends through people we know and he was on tour and came to stay.โ
โWe just became friendly and he has since come back with his fiancรฉe for more time and stuff.โ
Back in February, engagement rumours started circulating after Ed told The Kyle and Jackie O Show that he was ready to settle down with his childhood sweetheart.
โShe lives three or four miles away from me where I grew up,โ Ed said, โAnd we live together now, we just got cats.โ
Thereโs also potential that Taylor Swift posted publically about the engagement back in July of last year and we just completely missed it.
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On March 10th 47-year-old mother-of-two Julie Watts lost her battle with breast cancer. She left behind her husband and two sons โ 10-year-old Dylan and 13-year-old Connor.
The boys have spent the past few months trying to get used to life without their mum, and now, heartbreakingly, they have to get used to life without their dad too.
Just 10 weeks after Juliaโs passing, her husband, Jason, passed away after a fight against B cell lymphoma.
Dylan and Connor are now being cared for by their paternal grandparents, sleeping in the same bedroom to avoid being separated.
โFamily was everything to them. They taught their children to love one another and look out for each other in life,โ Jasonโs brother Shannon told the Herald Sun.
โThey both only ever looked at beating this nasty, horrible disease, and not once did I hear them say the word death.โ
โRight down to the last 12 hours of Jasonโs life, he was telling us that he would be going home in a few days and the cancer wasnโt going to beat him.โ
A website has been set up with the aim of raising money for the ongoing care of the two Wattsโ boys.
It describes Julia and Jason as โwell loved in the Manningham community,โ saying, โThey volunteered tirelessly at many sporting clubs, charity events, school events, private functions and Julia would often photograph events for free.โ
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UPDATE: Following last nightโs explosive revelations about Cassie Sainsburyโs past โ including allegations that she worked in a brothel in Sydney in the months leading up to her arrest โ the 22-year-old has completely changed her story, saying she was โthreatenedโ by an international drug syndicate after responding to a Craigslist ad.
Her lawyer, Orlando Herron told 60 Minutes last night that Cassie had seen an advertisement offering money for someone to fly return to London, but at the last minute, the trip was changed to Hong Kong, Los Angeles and then Bogota.
When Cassie tried to back out, Herron says the safety of her family was threatened, saying it was essentially, โIf you donโt get to fly, we will be threatening or killing your family or youโ.
ORIGINAL: Cassandra Sainsbury has been labelled a โcompulsive liarโ and a โscammerโ by a woman who claims the accused drug mule once worked at a brothel in western Sydney.
Speaking to Channel 9โs 60 Minutes, the woman alleged Sainsbury spent the second half of 2016 employed as a sex worker at Club 220, near Penrith.
The woman said Sainsbury worked under the name โClaudiaโ and had a profile listing her as โ19 years old, classy, fun and ready to pleaseโ.
โI just feel Cassandra is not the naive sweet little blonde girl that everybody thinks she is. Sheโs a very good liar,โ she said.
The woman also claimed Sainsbury lied to staff at Club 220 by telling them her motherโwho is still aliveโ had died of multiple sclerosis. Private hospital bills supposedly left her in crippling debt.
โWeโve been really scammed. Itโs not like she just mentioned it once or twice, Cassandra would go on and on about it,โ the alleged former colleague said.
โI think sheโs manipulative, I think sheโs a compulsive liar and I think sheโs conniving.โ
The program was quick to qualify that these revelations do not go hand in hand with being an alleged drug mule.
Next: A relationship at breaking point and a shocking new twist involving Cassieโs fiancรฉ, Scott Broadbridge. #SN7pic.twitter.com/bSsoAoBhp4
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Sainsbury was stopped with 5.8kg of cocaine in her suitcase in Colombia seconds before boarding her flight home to Australia. The 22-year-old Adelaide woman claims she was unwittingly used as a drug mule.
In an exclusive interview with Channel 7โs Sunday Night, Sainsburyโs fiancรฉ Scott Broadbridge asserts she was set up.
โI believe she was, I guess, set up as a drug mule without her knowledge,โ he told the program.
When Broadbridge was asked how Sainsbury came โto work for themโ, he replied, โcan we stopโฆ I donโt want to mentionโ them.
Broadbridge has been reportedly identified by Colombian authorities as a person of interest in his fiancรฉeโs case.
On the program, Cassandraโs father, Stuart Sainsbury, alleged his daughter and her fiance had planned their visit to Colombia in January this year, contradicting claims it was a spontaneous trip.
Sainsbury will face a minimum of 21 years and four months in prison if found guilty.
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Just when weโre contemplating fashion fatigue (itโs been a long week on the MBFWA fโrow), along come Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales, the design duo behind Romance Was Born, to remind us why we love it.
For its beauty, creativity, exuberance. For the fact that, in the right hands, a fashion show can be a fabulous party.
Romance Was Born 17/18 (Credit: Daniel Boud/MBFWA Romance Was Born Resort โ17/โ18)
Working again with two-time Archibald Prize winning artist Del Kathryn Barton (who allowed them to turn her paintings into prints for their first three collections), this time the pair stepped up the craftsmanship turning Bartonโs art into lavishly embellished dresses, bodysuits and a wedding gown.
Inspiration came, they say, from โethereal disco nymphsโฆ [and] the fragility of the feminine spirit, via intricate beaded gowns, dripping with rainbow sequins, Swarovski crystals, fringing, Lurex and feathers.โ Oh, and unicorns. Because why not? One lilac ruffled look was accessorised with an alicorn.
Romance Was Born backstage (Credit: Daniel Boud/MBFWA Romance Was Born Resort โ17/โ18)
Barton was backstage herself, hand-painting the cryptic feminist slogans which replaced clothes for models Ollie Henderson and Brooke Durrant. (Who needs a dress anyway, when youโve got one of Alan Whiteโs extraordinary couture wigs to cover your modesty?)
Collaboration is key to pulling off such a spectacle. The red mirrored runway was designed by genius theatre set designer Alice Babidge, with giant floral installations worthy of an old school Yves Saint Laurent couture show.
The designers called on all their โcreative wizardโ mates, from stylists Mark Vassallo (described in a recent newspaper profile as the Martin Scorsese of Australian fashion) and Peter Simon Phillips to makeup artist Natasha Severino, who dusted the girls in disco glitter. Jan Logan did the jewellery. Paul Mac and Jonny Seymour, the music. The designersโ muse Jenny Kee was on hand to sprinkle praise and extra glamour. It takes a village. And a unicorn.
Unicorns at Romance Was Born (Credit: Daniel Boud/MBFWA Romance Was Born Resort โ17/โ18)
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Itโs sure to be one of the most talked-about dresses of the year, and last night Giles Deacon revealed that he was the designer behind it.
Created from white lace, with a corseted waist, high neck and full skirt, the dress is sure to be imitated worldwide.
So what did our fashion team think of it?
An โunlikely choiceโ โ Bree Macdonald, marie claire fashion editor
โInitially, Giles Deacon seemed to me an unlikely choice for Pippa Middletonโs wedding dress, especially as his collections are often on the subversive side. Alas, his couture mastery comes into play and to full effect. Perfectly fitted, perfectly flattering a beautiful gown befitting the occasion.โ
Pippa Middleton entering the church (Credit: Getty)
โDeacon may have been plotting to woo royalty for a whileโ โ Clare Press, marie claire fashion editor at large
โRoyalty likes safe fashion. The Queen, for example, favoured Norman Hartnell, the sensible gentleman who created her 1947 wedding gown. Although the gown was high volume (So. Much. Taffeta), Princess Diโs wedding dress designers Elizabeth and David Emmanuel were reliable, establishment figures.
โAnd while the Duchess of Cambridge commissioned Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen โ a house known for its avant-garde leanings โ for her nuptials, she more often steps out in discrete gowns by Jenny Packham and L.K. Bennett pumps.
โSo whatโs with Kateโs sister choosing Giles Deacon? Heโs an edgy London fashion figure, rather than an international household name. Perhaps Deacon was plotting to woo royalty when he presented his last ready-to-wear show in London for Spring โ16 โ it was inspired by the court of Queen Elizabeth I.
Looks by Giles Deacon (Credit: Getty)
โThe designer subsequently left ready-to-wear for couture, and the cap-sleeved, corseted lace wedding gown he created for Pippa Middleton was entirely pieced together by hand so as to appear moulded to her body without the need for seams. As Pippa smiled enigmatically beneath her pearl-studded veil by Stephen Jones, she may well have thinking: โWhoโs the fashion princess now, eh?'โ
โSimply divineโ โ Jackie Frank, general manager fashion and beauty
โSimply divine, classic and elegant. Very befitting โ body hugging yet demure at the same time. Exactly what youโd imagine.โ
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The Duchess of Cambridge at Pippa Middleton's wedding
Itโs one of the most famous weddings of the year, with thousands of photographersโ lenses poised to capture every moment. But here are some of the details you may have missed.
1# Prince George had a tantrum, and had to be spoken to by his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge. The prince, who recently turned four, was a page boy at the wedding, while sister Princess Charlotte was bridesmaid.
According to onlookers, George was seen bursting into tears as the wedding party left the church, and the Duchess led the children towards cars that took them to the reception.
Prince George is calmed by the Duchess
2# Meghan Markle was a no-show. Paparazzi spotted the actress at a spa on the morning of the wedding, but Prince Harry slipped in to the church via a side entrance, seemingly without Markle. People.com and E!News have since reported that she recently arrived at the reception.
3# Pippa Middletonโs dress was created by British designer Giles Deacon โ and he told the Business of Fashion that it was inspired by the dancing scene in the 1963 film The Leopard.
A scene from The Leopard
4# The Duchess of Cambridge attended to the children at the wedding โ but she was helped by Prince George and Princess Charlotteโs nanny, Maria Borrallo. She arrived at the wedding in her Norland nannies uniform. In Britain, the prestigious Norland College, which is based in Bath, has been training nannies for the rich, famous and royal since 1892.
Nanny Maria Borrallo
5# The wedding guests are currently partying at a glass marquee, shipped from Belgium, on the Middleton familyโs estate.
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It is arguably the most anticipated dress of the year โ and Pippa Middletonโs bespoke white, lace wedding gown didnโt disappoint.
As the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge stepped down from the open-top vintage car on front of St Markโs Church, she flashed onlookers a brief, demure smile before allowing a glimpse of the gown that has had the world speculating for months.
Crafted from white lace, with a high neck and capped sleeves, the dress featured a corseted, nipped-in waist, a heart-shaped cut-out at the back and a dramatic, full skirt.
Pippa Middleton allows a brief glimpse of her wedding dress
Rumours have been circulating for months that the dress was the creation of Giles Deacon, and last night the British designer finally confirmed the news.
Pippa also wore a veil by iconic British milliner Stephen Jones, a tiara by Robinson Pelham and ivory satin heels by Manolo Blahnik.
Deacon, who once said that his designs will always be a โlittle bit sidewaysโ and โquirkyโ, has been described as a true British eccentric.
He told Business Of Fashion last night that his inspiration for Pippaโs dress was the dancing scene in the 1963 film โThe Leopardโ.
The dancing scene from The Leopard
โThereโs incredible movementโฆ I know they were all hoop crinolines in the film, but thereโs something gorgeous about having that great movement, with the skirt spinning round, keeping its shape.โ
Deacon employs a team of 15-20 in his London couture atelier, but was tight-lipped about the process of creating Pippaโs dress, saying just: โI do a hell of a lot of research into every client commissionโฆShe has a great eye, she knew what she wanted.โ
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Rumour has it, Meghan Markle โ who was last spotted leaving a spa in London โ didnโt attend the wedding ceremony but is attending the reception at the Middletonโs house later today.
Hopefully weโll see some serious PDA โ love is in the air, after all.
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Pippa Middletonโs wedding to James Matthews is officially underway, with the bride wearing a gorgeous custom made Giles Deacon gown for her big day.
While Megan Markle is yet to be spotted, Prince George and Princess Charlotte couldnโt have been cuter as pageboy and bridesmaid respectively.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, did a great job of keeping her gorgeous children in line, while dazzling in a blush Alexander McQueen ensemble.
She even returned the favour and made sure her sisterโs train was perfect before she walked down the aisle.
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Itโs the most famous wedding of the British summer โ perhaps even the year โ and media have been camped outside St Markโs Church in Englefield, Berkshire, for hours.
Now, Pippa Middleton has arrived in a white, lace dress believed to be by Giles Deacon.
The bride flashed the crowds assembled outside the church a quick, radiant smile before she disappeared inside, allowing the press to steal a brief glimpse at her gown, which is high-necked, with short sleeves, a veil and a full skirt.
Pippa Middleton allows a brief glimpse of her wedding dress
The Duchess of Cambridge was spotted in a blush pink dress, herding the younger children โ including page boy Prince George and bridesmaid Princess Charlotte โ into the church.
The Prince and Princess accompanied by their nannyThe Duchess of Cambridge at Pippa Middletonโs wedding
The wedding was attended by Roger Federer and his wife, as well as Spencer Matthews, and James Middleton and his partner Donna Air.
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Knocking off international runway trends is a disaster. That more than one designer referenced Demna Gvasalia and Vetements heavily at MBFWA did not go unnoticed. But taking the temperature of the fashion times is smart. And putting your own unique spin in it, even better.
Thatโs exactly what event veteran Akira Isogawa did with his Resort โ18 show. The Kyoto-born designer, who made his Australian fashion week debut 19 years ago, presented the coolest collection of the week.
The first exit hinted at what was to come, with a manโs white shirt embellished on the sleeves with delicate white petals. Isogawa and long-term collaborator, stylist Kelvin Harries were unafraid to put the boys in florals, cotton skirts and sheer silks, and the girls in androgynous rompers and karate pants. The show blurred the old-fashioned binary gender values, mashing up menโs and womenโs looks.
Androgynous looks at Akira (Credit: Getty)
Everyoneโs at it. Also at Australian fashion week, Dion Lee opened the event last weekend with menswear and womenswear together, while on Thursday Ten Pieces showed a unisex collection at Bondi Icebergs. Prada got in first, with girls on the guyโs runway from 2014. Gucciโs Alessandro Michele is very influential โ his male and female models have been sharing catwalk space and styling since 2015. Meanwhile Burberry began officially combining its menโs and womenโs collections in September.
But Akira is no copyist. His take was very much his own โ sporty, cool and true to his Japanese roots. The designer accessorised a teal blue trench with an obi-like red sash, for example, and riffed on Japanese florals and cotton kimono sleeves. But just when that might have seemed too literal, he spun the theme on its head with an injection of urban grit.
Akiraโs sequined tanks and see-through organzas turned sporty with the addition of sneakers and football socks. All done with a deft but light hand, so that what could have been try-hard came over as inspired.
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Cannes Film Festival for 2017 has barely begun, but a definitive hair trend has been quick to emerge โ and itโs one youโll be very happy about.
Lobs and bobs in all incarnations have dominated the Cannes red carpet, from Bella Hadidโs surprisingly natural lob, all soft, brushed-out waves and tucked neatly behind one ear, to Hailey Baldwinโs sleek blonde version.
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Common sense tells us slathering our skin with make-up is doing it no favours: think clogged pores, premature ageing and no chance for cells to breathe.
But a new report suggests that actually, wearing make-up is beneficial for the skin โ in an anti-ageing, anti-pollution, barrier-against-all-bad-things kind of way.
Dermatologist Dr Phillip Artemi presented on the benefits of cosmeceuticals (aka functional coloured cosmetics) at the Australiasian College of Dermatologistsโ (ACD) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Sydney last week.
According to his research, make-up like foundation, powder, blush, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara and even lipstick were all shown to be the second most important anti-ageing products in your arsenal, after (of course) sunscreen.
They were also found to reduce the incidence of skin cancer, particularly around the eye area.
โThe notion that not wearing make-up makes for healthier skin is no longer a valid one,โ says Dr Artemi. โA combination of sunscreen, foundation, eye shadow and mascara can reduce the incidence of skin cancers around the eye better than the use of sunscreen alone.โ
โWhilst sunscreens do a lot, they donโt do enough and should not be relied on solely for skin health,โ he adds. โNow we can advise that functional coloured cosmetics should be added to this long standing advice to further reduce the risk of skin cancer and premature ageing, as well as protecting against the increasing danger of air pollution.โ
He also had some scary findings on the impact air pollution has on our skin. After the effects of the sun, pollution is the biggest cause of facial skin ageing.
So continue to slip slop slap โ your foundation as well as sunscreen.
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They star in almost every CSI episode, but psychopaths โ thank heavens โ arenโt common in real life, much less our discussion of them. But a new report into mental health facilities in America has shed light on the disturbing reality faced by parents with children diagnosed as psychopaths โ and the new approach that may offer them hope.
Produced by The Atlantic, the report spotlights several cases of children diagnosed with the condition. Take 11-year-old Samantha, who drew murder weapons in a book from age six and practiced suffocating her stuffed animals before strangling both her two-year-old sister and four months later, her two-month-old baby brother.
The eventual diagnosis? Samantha was a psychopath.
โIn the childrenโs mental health-world, itโs pretty much a terminal diagnosis, except your childโs not going to die,โ her mother told The Atlantic. โItโs just that thereโs no help.โ
Psychiatrists diagnose the condition in children who show โcallous and unemotional traitsโ and believe that approximately one per cent of children demonstrate them. Over 50 studies show that children with these traits are up to three times more likely to commit crimes or display psychopathic traits as adults.
As more research is done, experts are becoming increasingly adept at identifying psychopathic traits in children as young as five weeksโ old. A Kingโs College London study tested over 200 babies of that age by tracking whether they preferred looking at a personโs face or a red ball. Two and a half years later, those who preferred the ball were displaying callous traits.
But there is some level of hope. The report spotlights US facility Mendota, which started in 1995 as an alternative to juvenile prison. Itโs run by psychologists instead of guards and has one staff member per three kids โ apparently four times the ratio of juvenile correction institutions.
Several success stories have emerged from Mendota since it began, which you can read more of here.
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Nebraska woman Melissa Kayser had to brave the heartbreak of nine miscarriages plus a failed in vitro fertilisationattempt.
Her sister, Lisa Auton, watched her go through the devastating ordeal.
โI watched her go through loss after loss and she would send me a text saying, โAnother miscarriageโ โ she told People Magazine. โIt was devastating to hear her talking about it, because she has wanted to be a mom for as long as I can remember.โ
Melissa and her husband, Court Kayser, finally decided surrogacy was their best option to start a family.
Lisaโs involvement initially begun as a lighthearted joke.
โI told her, โYou can use my uterus!โ โ Lisa recalls. โAnd we laughed and joked about it. But then I was like, โWait, you can actually use my uterus.โ โ
In August 2016, Lisa underwent an embryo transplant procedure, with doctors implanting two embryos because one was poor quality.
To both womenโs joy, a pregnancy test six days later showed a positive result. And it was twins. On March 26 this year, Lisa gave birth to girls Ashlynn and Tierney
โI am so incredibly grateful for what Lisa did,โ Melissa recounts.
โShe gave up a year of her life to help us become a family and that is something I could never repay. We have two beautiful little girls, all because of my incredible sister.โ
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So when the site recently shared their forecast for hair trends that are going to be huge this year, based on the spikes in popularity and re-pins theyโve experienced of late, we were well and truly intrigued.
The results are in and so too is natural, low maintenance hair! These are Pinterestโs picks for the three most pinned hairstyles in the no-fuss, never-fail hair category.
In addition to the humble topknot being an extremely practical way to style your hair on the daily, the braid adds a twist that makes it look extra gorgeous. The combination of practical and pretty is what we love most and is probably why the hairstyle has become so popular (it rose 125 per cent in popularity in the last month alone!). Here are some of our favourite braided topknot looks:
#2 / Half buns
Pinterest shared that half bun hairstyles are up 92 per cent, and weโre guessing thatโs because it is the perfect โdo to try if youโre in the painful process of growing out a fringe. A half updo is the messier, lower-maintenance version of the braided topknot, and these are the looks we canโt get enough of:
#3 / No heat hairstyles
Lugging a hairdryer or a straightener around at all times is far from practical, which is why thereโs nothing better than knowing exactly how to work with your air-dried texture and style. Natural hair is in, as well as shaggy chops, which have risen 188 per cent in popularity in the last two years.
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A desperate father has spoken out against the current laws that prevent him from forcing his son into rehab to help beat his ice addiction.
Brisbane dad, Simon Thomas, wants to put his son in rehab. But legally he is powerless in his pursuit as Rhys is 20 years old, two years over the legal age.
Thomasโs petition on Change.org to change current laws has already amassed 42,995 signatures.
Thomas, a railway engineer and his family have been struggling with his sonโs drug issues for five years. But in October of last year it escalated when Rhys became addicted to crystal meth. โHe doesnโt work he gets his Centrelink and he feeds his drug habit,โ he told Nine News.
Since he created the petition on Change.org, it has received more than 42,000 signatures and will soon be presented to parliament by Nick Xenophon, senator for South Australia. โWhat we are doing now isnโt working,โ he told Nine News. โAnd thatโs why mandatory rehab should be on the agenda.โ
Nine News reports that there are about 270,000 ice users in Australia, the most at risk are aged between 15-24.
Rhys was kicked out of the family home last year, revealed Thomas to the Daily Mail. โWe canโt trust him with possessions or money so I will give him a feed and pay for his phone but that is it,โ said Thomas.
โIf he was locked up today, Iโd sleep soundly at night. I know thatโs a terrible thing to sayโฆ heโs safe and not on the streets. He is dealing with drug dealers and users.โ
โMy petition is about getting people safe again.โ
For more information on the petition, visit change.org.
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You might remember Thylane Blondeau as โthe most beautiful girl in the world,โ as she was so named when she began modelling at the tender age of four.
Then, at ten years old, she became the centre of a worldwide debate over the sexualisation of children, after she was featured in a controversial 2011 Vogue Paris shoot, that saw her wear heavy make-up, and โolderโ clothing.
Six years later, the 15-year-old French model is still working in the industry and was recently announced as an ambassador for LโOreal Paris, joining the likes of supermodels Doutzen Kroes and Barbara Palvin.
As a LโOreal ambassador, she joins her fellow supermodels at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where she has already put a fashionable foot forward in a frilly white mini dress.
We canโt wait to see what she wears for the rest of the festival.
For more photos of Thylaneโs grown-up life, keep scrolling.
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Pilates lessons until the age of 97 and enough money to purchase 20 pairs of $300 shoes every year were on Olivia Meadโs wishlist of items needed for her future after her fatherโs passing.
Ms Mead is the youngest daughter of Perth mining billionaire Michael Wright. She was awarded $25 million in 2015 after his death in 2012, news.com.au reports.
Her wishlist also included a crystal-studded grand piano (valued at $US1.2 million) a diamond-encrusted bass guitar and upkeep for the four children she planned to have.
But Ms Mead is now facing a challenge to her inheritance by Mr Wrightโs estate in a Western Australian Court.
The estateโs lawyer, Jane Needham, told the court a $3 million inheritance was more than โadequateโ for the daughterโs future, ABC Newsreports.
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How much would you pay for a pair of diamond earrings? If youโre the unidentified buyer of Apollo and Artemis, two earrings so valuable theyโre named after Greek gods, then the answer is a staggering ยฃ45 million (thatโs about $AUD78 million).
Apollo, the blue diamond, is โthe largest internally flawless fancy vivid blue diamond ever to be offered at auction,โ Sothebyโs says, and has a grading of 11b โ along with just one per cent of diamonds in the world.
The pink diamond, Artemis, is โthe most chemically pureโ of its kind and is classified as an 11a.
According to the Gemmological Insitute of America (GIA) โno more than three per cent [of diamonds] are classified as coloured diamonds; less than five per cent of those coloured diamonds are predominantly pink,โ Forbes reports.
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This is your year for networking, updating your appearance, or, if attached, making things more serious. Singles, too, should strike while the iron is hot. The months ahead find you feeling feisty, yet settled. Mutual trust extends to friendships, too. Money, however, may concern you โ especially if someone in your life doesnโt understand the concept of savings.
Aries (March 21 โ April 20)
This week brings a welcome turning point. As thereโs no telling where unexpected offers and invitations may lead, why not take a few calculated risks? Financial problems should also start to ease. Finally, those outstanding debts can be cleared.
Taurus (April 21 โ May 20)
While your composure usually keeps you out of trouble, less sensible minds seem determined to stay on a collision course. So, again โ you may have to clean up after others. Recently, too, youโve been more insular. This week, emotional barriers start to tumble.
Gemini (May 21 to June 21)
Sometimes a time-out does the trick. Take a day off from whatever is making you tetchy and, like magic, you may feel in your right mind again. Talking to an objective friend can also help. It could help you to stabilise a situation, and make changes from there.
Cancer (June 22 โ July 22)
You may be tempted to shift the blame onto others and why not, when everyone else is doing the same? Itโs a week where thereโs little room to manoeuvre. No one in particular is at fault. Itโs more a case of each for themselves. And youโve every right to follow suit.
Leo (July 23 โ August 23)
If people are suddenly sniping at you, itโs because youโve only just come into their sights. Getting noticed has its perils, but at least it means youโre sitting in the spotlight. Use this week to push your ideas and projects ahead a notch. Get one step ahead of the rest.
Virgo (August 24 โ September 22)
No one can accuse you of not pulling your weight. Youโve been working long and hard, so stay primed for special surprises. Perhaps a pay increase or a small lotto win? Many Virgos also seem to be back in touch with every friend on the planet. Fun follows.
Libra (September 23 โ October 23)
If you feel youโve fallen short of the mark, maybe youโre just not seeing things right. Others might seem talented in areas you want to excel at, but you neednโt clone their actions. For a start, no oneโs perfect. More importantly, youโve your own very special abilities.
Scorpio (October 24 โ November 22)
Daily routine is happily abandoned when you fall into the company of exciting new friends. For singles, the cosmos conjures up someone especially interesting. For those already coupled, passions reach boiling point โ then settle to a steady simmer.
Sagittarius (November 23 โ December 21)
If waiting for good fortune, this could be your lucky week โ both financially and emotionally. Positive change should also bring a deeper understanding of what you truly want from life. Be prepared to share. The more you give, the more you get.
Capricorn (December 22 โ January 20)
We all make mistakes, and thereโs a tendency to repeat some time and time again. So youโd think that by now you would have learned to listen to that inner voice, the one that suggests reason. This week youโll either heed the lesson, or stumble back to square one.
Aquarius (January 21 โ February 18)
Whether or not youโre ready for a full-on week is beside the point. The fact is, itโs here and thereโs no way you can ignore it. Your biggest concern: maintaining concentration. But itโs imperative that you stay focused. Tackle one thing at a time.
Pisces (February 19 โ March 20)
A significant other plays an important role in current achievements. As a result, this relationship enters a new level of commitment thatโs not just physical. Friends are also likely to be more supportive, proving that a little help can go a long way.
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On Saturday, the โsociety event of the yearโ, Pippa Middletonโs wedding to hedge fund manager James Matthews, will take place, with all the pomp and ceremony of a real royal wedding.
We canโt wait. You canโt wait. They probably canโt wait either.
Ahead of the big day, weโve compiled the most eye-opening facts about the soon-to-be wedding of the year. These are the details everyone will be talking about.
1/ After much speculation, Meghan Markle is a definite attendee. We can confirm she has just touched down in London for the affair, and has made her way to Kensington Palace.
3/ Smart punters have their money on Pippa wearing a dress by British designer Giles Deacon. TBC.
4/ The bride has banned the groomโs brother, Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, from bringing his reality TV star girlfriend Vogue to the wedding. Awks.
5/ Just like Kate and Wills, Pippa will arrive at historic St Markโs Church in a horse-drawn carriage.
6/ After the ceremony, the reception will take place in an extravagant glass marquee, shipped especially from Belgium, on the grounds of the Middletonโs estate.
9/ Thatโs a lot for haggis. According to the Daily Mail, the wedding will be Scottish-themed, completed with bagpipes, lashings of whisky and โhaggis canapes.โ Matthewsโ family own a 10,000-acre estate in the Scottish highlands near Loch Ness.
And now we wait. Weโll be posting all the goss (and photos!) from the wedding on the weekend โ see you then.
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Astounding new research has found a century-old fertility treatment could be just as successful as IVF treatment.
And the best part? Itโs free.
The testโwhich is available free of charge under Medicare in Australiaโ involves the fallopian tubes being flushed out with iodised poppy seed oil, news.com.aureports.
Australian obstetrician and researcher Professor Ben Mol said in the groundbreaking study, 40 percent of infertile women got pregnant after their fallopian tubes were flushed out.
While 29 percent of women whose fallopian tubes were flushed with water became pregnant within six months, 40 percent of women fell pregnant after their tubes were flushed out with poppy seed oil.
Professor Mol said only around 20 per cent of the women studied โwould have become pregnant without any treatmentโ.
By comparison, around 40 percent of women under the age of 30 fall pregnant after one cycle of IVF.
The professor recommends that more women could try having their fallopian tubes flushed before starting on IVF, New Scientist notes.
โIf you know your infertility is due to poor semen quality or no ovulation then this is not going to help, but if thereโs any other cause this might be beneficial,โ he told the publication. โItโs really cheap compared with IVF.โ
Called a hysterosalpingography (HSG), the dye test of the fallopian tubes was first conducted in 1917.
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Thereโs a long list of things that people tell pregnant women they should avoid: soft cheese, sushi, undercooked eggs and coffee. At the top of the list? Alcohol.
According to experts, warning women to avoid alcohol completely during pregnancy is sexist and overblown.
The Guardian UK reports that the revised guidelines advising pregnant women not to drink at all, which were implemented in January 2016, are not based on reliable evidence.
A group of academics, doctors and maternal rights campaigners argue that the warnings could lead to unnecessary anxiety. They go as far as suggesting that some mothers-to-be may even be having an abortion because they are worried they may have damaged their unborn baby by drinking too much.
Pregnant women are advised to abstain from drinking. (Credit: Getty)
Jennie Bristow, a senior lecturer in sociology, criticised the overblown warnings given to expecting mothers. โDoes it simply make for healthier pregnancies or is it scaring women about their bodies and their babies? Promoting fear is not a good way to care for pregnant women,โ she told The Guardian UK.
Ellie Lee, the director of Kent Universityโs centre for parenting and culture studies, added that the advice is sexist because it causes anxiety and prevents women from socialising. โThe exclusion of women from an ordinary activity on the basis of โprecautionโ can more properly be called sexist than benign,โ she said.
In Australia, the DrinkWise website advises women to abstain from drinking if they are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding. It says, โPregnant women should never become intoxicated. This is because alcohol crosses from the motherโs blood stream into the babyโs blood stream. So when you drink, so does your baby.โ
There is no strong evidence that low-level drinking causes harm to unborn babies, reports the ABC. However, moderate level drinking may increase the risk of preterm birth and behavioral problems down the track.
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A Tasmanian woman is warning of an online shopping scam after receiving a mysterious package containing beauty products she didnโt order.
The company, LuxStyle, then demanded payment from the mother-of-one, threatening to send her to the debt collectors.
Assuming at the start that the package was sent to her by mistake, Asya Moussawi sent the company an email to which they responded saying they โdo not send unsolicited shipmentsโ and that if she wanted to return the products she would have to pay for postage and send the products back within 14 days.
โI was surprised because I never order such products online because they are very cheap quality, and then I found an invoice for $67 to be paid within 14 days,โ Asya told Kidspot.
โThis is a lot of money for a bunch of useless products, and I didnโt ask for them in the first place,โ she said.
It โwas confusing and stressful because they sent me an email saying that they will send a debt collector unless I pay the money.โ
She responded to LuxStyle stating that she would not be paying money for something she did not order and that if they wanted their products back, they should pay for the return postage.
After some back and forth, the scammers said they would continue to hound Asya for her โunpaid invoiceโ with automated emails and their โcollection agencyโ if she failed to pay.
The young mother warns, โI want to say to all the mums out there, please donโt share your personal information. Not even your email, your address, or anything. I was a victim just because I shared my name and address! So please be aware, this is really dangerous.โ
ACCC says that if you receive the same sort of package, you do not need to pay for the goods and the company should be paying for the return shipment.
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A 6-year-old boy was found shot to death in the backseat of his motherโs car after it was stolen from a grocery store with him inside.
Kingston Frazier, who was supposed to graduate kindergarten yesterday, had been waiting for his mum to finish shopping on at a supermarket in Mississippi when two men pulled up and jumped inside the car.
The vehicle was found 24 kilometres away, with the child dead in the backseat from a single gunshot wound, reports the Clarion-Ledger.
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder, the two men who stole the car and a third who is thought to be an accomplice.
Kingstonโs family were caught on video collapsing and sobbing uncontrollably after learning about his death. โWhy, God, why?โ a person can be heard screaming.
โJust a great, great, 6-year-old who we just canโt imagine that something like this would happen, that people would have in their heart to do that to a 6-year-old,โ Frazierโs uncle, David Archie, told the Clarion-Ledger.
โEven if I was mad at the world, I couldnโt do this to a 6-year-old,โ he said. โTo me, itโs hatred. There is nothing out there worth taking a 6-year-oldโs lifeโฆI can tell you this, we wonโt rest until theyโre brought to justiceโฆYou can believe that.โ
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We really hope this was a technical errorโฆ UK e-tailer Asos has made a lot of women seriously unhappy after they categorised a pair of UK size 10 shorts as Large.
The Pull & Bear shorts started at UK size 4, which had XS listed next to it, and finished at size 10, co-listed as L.
And of course, the internet noticed. Twitter users have had a field day lambasting Asos for body-shaming and promoting unrealistic expectations of women, saying the sizing sent a dangerous message to the girls and young women who shop on their site.
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Women wearing a full facial veil in public places like universities or courtrooms in Austria will be hit with a fine of up to $225 AUD.
Wearing clothing that covers a womanโs faceโsuch as a burqa or niqabโwill be outlawed in Austria after parliament passed the controversial legislation on Tuesday.
The ban, which will come into effect in October, includes fines of 150 euros for women wearing full facial veils, the New York Timesreports.
Legal body the Austrian Bar Board slammed the decision, saying the ban contradicted Austriaโs constitutional democracy and โthe fundamental rights of the freedom of conscience and the freedom of private lifeโ.
According to The Independent, Austriaโs own President, Alexander Van der Bellen, has also condemned the ban.
โIt is every womanโs right to always dress how she wants,โ he told school students in April.
โAnd it is not only Muslim women, all women can wear a headscarf, and if this real and rampant Islamaphobia continues, there will come a day where we must ask all women to wear a headscarf โ all โ out of solidarity to those who do it for religious reasons.โ
The decision is part of wider legislation in Austria that aims to improve the โintegrationโ of immigrants through German-language lessons and mandatory โintegration coursesโ.
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