By AFP Published November 11, 2025 The Mellon Blue, a 9.51-carat fancy vivid blue diamond formerly owned by the US art collector Bunny Mellon, sold for $25.6 million at auction on Tuesday. Christie’s is a global auction business – Shutterstock. The diamond was sold by auctioneers Christie’s in Geneva as part of its Magnificent Jewels…
Tom SymondsNews correspondent Watch: Bodyworn camera shows moment police stop Paul Lipscombe in his Tesla at a KFC drive-through An NHS manager who sexually abused and raped young girls after grooming them on Snapchat has been jailed for 28 years. Paul Lipscombe was sentenced after he admitted to sexual grooming, sexual assault and two counts…
PA Media Nurses from Darlington Memorial Hospital have taken their NHS bosses to an employment tribunal NHS bosses “penalised” female nurses complaining about a transgender woman using their changing room, an employment tribunal has been told. Eight nurses are challenging a policy which allows the single-sex room at Darlington Memorial Hospital to be used by…
By Reuters Published November 11, 2025 Kering and investment fund Mayhoola have agreed to inject 100 million euros ($117 million) into Valentino to shore up the Italian fashion house’s finances after it breached loan covenants earlier this year, according to a corporate document and two sources familiar with the matter. Designs by Valentino Valentino is…
By Reuters Published November 11, 2025 Black Friday? No. Cyber Monday? Nope. Prime Day? Absolutely not. The world’s biggest shopping event happens in China each year – and is called Singles’ Day. Trainers by Nike – DR Originally a holiday to celebrate being single, as a counter to Valentine‘s Day, the event has grown into…
Published November 11, 2025 British haircare scalpcare brand Philip Kingsley has appointed Joseph Scott Grigsby its new chief executive officer, joining from premium haircare brand Virtue this month. Philip Kingsley Grigsby brings a “wealth of brand-building insight” to Philip Kingsley, with over 25 years’ experience in the beauty and wellness industry. He was a founding member of Estée…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published November 11, 2025 Malo is turbo-charging its relaunch, working with Lipman Studio. The renowned US creative agency set up by David Lipman will curate the brand image, new campaign and corporate identity of the Italian high-end knitwear label owned by US investment fund Glickman Capital. In parallel, Malo is set…
An extensive series of computer simulations led by astrophysicists at the Flatiron Institute and their collaborators has revealed that magnetic fields are the missing factor behind the creation of black holes whose masses fall within a range once thought impossible. In 2023, astronomers witnessed a dramatic event: two extraordinarily massive black holes collided roughly 7…
Pore-forming proteins are widespread across living organisms. In humans, they are essential for immune defense, while in bacteria they often act as toxins that puncture cell membranes. These microscopic pores allow ions and molecules to move through membranes, controlling molecular traffic within cells. Because of their precision and control, scientists have adapted them as nanopore…
Researchers have traced long-standing myths about the rapid spread of the Black Death across Asia to a single source from the fourteenth century. For centuries, depictions of the plague racing along the Silk Route, devastating cities and towns in its path, have been based on a misunderstanding of a rhyming story rather than a historical…
