Paris Fashion Week Tuesday: Courrèges and Dries Van Noten
Published October 1, 2025 Two young, but experienced designers – Nicolas Di Felice at Courrèges…
Expert advice and how to avoid the worst
Dr Oscar DukeDoctor and BBC Morning Live expert, London Getty Images Chances are you know someone coughing and spluttering – hopefully not directly on you – right now. There are lots of coughs and colds doing the rounds as autumn draws in. But why now, how do you know if it’s more than just a…
Paris: Summer is energetic at Rabanne, light at Carven, and in motion at Gauchere
Published October 3, 2025 Paris Fashion Week once again unveiled compelling collections for Spring/Summer 2026 on Thursday, with designers offering markedly contrasting visions: Rabanne‘s high-octane show, Carven‘s elegant and sensual outing, and Gauchere’s fashion in motion. See fashion showRabanne, Spring/Summer 2026 – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight At Rabanne, it clinked, it moved, it sparkled with abandon, in an…
NHS boss Sir Jim Mackey backed heart surgeon whose failures contributed to deaths
Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent and Adam Eley LinkedIn Karen Booth carried out operations she wasn’t skilled enough to perform, an NHS investigation found The head of NHS England backed a doctor whose failures contributed to several deaths to resume her career as a heart surgeon. Sir Jim Mackey told the family of a patient who…
‘Repeat the Action’: Catwalk show featuring 13 Italian talents at the Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with ModaLisboa
Published October 3, 2025 Last Tuesday, September 30, the Italian Embassy in Lisbon hosted a fashion show organised by IED – Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan – and ModaLisboa, which opened the Lisbon catwalk with selected looks by 13 young IED designers: Ainhize Ganzabal Santiago, Anna Serra, Arianna Pejrani, Carlotta Gadda, Daniele Dargenio, Denise…
Mango ranks US among top five markets following rapid growth
By Europa Press Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 3, 2025 Toni Ruiz, Mango’s executive president and CEO, said that the U.S. now ranks as one of the Catalan label’s five most important global markets, after Mango recorded rapid growth in the country. The façade of Mango’s newly renovated flagship in the centre of Seville…
Enhance agentic workflows with enterprise search using Kore.ai and Amazon Q Business
This post was written with Meghana Chintalapudi and Surabhi Sankhla of Kore.ai. As organizations struggle with exponentially growing volumes of data distributed across multiple repositories and applications, employees lose significant time—approximately 30% according to the International Data Corporation (IDC)—searching for information that could be spent on higher-value work. The complexity of modern enterprise data networks…
Isabela Valadeiro named the first face of Balmain watches in Portugal
Published October 3, 2025 Actress and model from Portalegre, Isabela Valadeiro, is the new face of Balmain watches in Portugal, the Swiss watch brand has announced. The brand is part of the French luxury house Balmain, based in Paris, where the entire collection is designed, from haute couture and ready-to-wear pieces made in Europe to…
New Balance, Umbro, Puma, Nike and Autry: Five cutting-edge trainer collaborations
Published October 3, 2025 Autumn is here, and with it a slew of sneaker collaborations: sportswear brands are teaming up with ready-to-wear labels, from one-offs to capsule collections, spanning minimalism, nostalgia and sporting references. These drops underscore the sneaker’s versatility — and its ability to reinvent itself. Nike X Jacquemus Nike and Jacquemus have unveiled…
Hong Kong August retail sales rise by 3.8%, fourth month of growth
By Reuters Published October 2, 2025 Hong Kong’s retail sales by value rose by 3.8% in August from a year earlier, the fourth consecutive month of gains, government data showed on Thursday. Reuters Sales increased to HK$30.3 billion ($3.89 billion). In July, retail sales rose 1.8% compared with the same month a year before. In…
Google announces new $4 billion investment in Arkansas
Google is announcing a new $4 billion investment in Arkansas through 2027, which will include Google’s first data center in the state — located in West Memphis — along with cloud and AI infrastructure, and local programs to increase energy resilience and affordability for local residents. We’re launching a $25 million Energy Impact Fund to…
