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Jilly top dog at leading show

Gavin Robertson poses with Jilly, a Basset Griffon Vendeen, as they celebrate winning the Best in Show category at the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham, in central England on March 10, 2013. The annual event sees dog breeders from around the world compete in a number of competitions with one dog going on to win the "Best in Show" category. AFP /CARL COURT

A Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen called Jilly on Sunday won the Best in Show award at Britain’s Crufts festival, the world’s largest annual dog show.

Posted: March 11th, 2013 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

Ford and Burberry go head-to-head at London Fashion Week

British model Jourdan Dunn wears a design created by Burberry Prorsum during London Fashion Week, at Kensington Gardens in west London, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Hollywood A-Listers Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel watched on as Tom Ford’s flamboyant collection dazzled London Fashion Week on Monday in the US designer’s first major catwalk show since 2005.

Posted: February 19th, 2013 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

Australian magazine says Kate bump pictures ‘beautiful’

Britain’s Prince William stands next to his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge. FILE PHOTO

An Australian women’s magazine Wednesday defended its decision to publish pictures of a bikini-clad Duchess of Cambridge which show her baby bump, saying they were a “beautiful” set of images.

Posted: February 13th, 2013 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

Style conquers all

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American socialite Wallis Simpson’s marriage to Edward, Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, caused an uproar in Britain. This bold attitude resonates in her impeccable fashion choices. Relive Simpson’s late ’30s, early ’40s style with her trademark beauty aesthetic—hair swept into neat pin-curls, strong and defined eyebrows, dark red lips—and get inspired by her emblematic fashion style.

Posted: November 16th, 2012 in Fashion and Beauty,Headlines | Read More »

British royal website ends myth of prince’s breakfast

Britain's Prince Charles meets with New Zealand war veterans after an Armistice Day Service, at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, in Auckland, New Zealand, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford) NEW ZEALAND OUT

It’s official — Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, does not have seven boiled eggs prepared for his breakfast, the redesigned royal family’s website said on Tuesday.

Posted: November 15th, 2012 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

Novelist Mantel makes history with second Booker Prize

Hilary Mantel, winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction, poses for the photographers with a copy of her book 'Bring up the Bodies,' shortly after the award ceremony in central London, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012.  AP PHOTO/LEFTERIS PITARAKIS

British novelist Hilary Mantel on Tuesday made literary history by becoming the first woman and the first British author to become a two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize for fiction.

Posted: October 17th, 2012 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

British dance company does outreach in the Philippines

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HOPE for Children Philippine representative Kevin Connolly; DanceAid founder and CEO Laura Wilson; Pangarap Shelter for Street Children resident Erick Soberano; Flava lead member Kyle Richardson; Big Dance Company founder Fiona Richardson; Pangarap Shelter for Street Children executive director Bro. Francisco Tanega. IGE RAMOS

Big Dance Company (BDC), based in Cornwall, England, sent a delegation to Manila for outreach and interaction activities with three charity groups that assist street children.

Posted: October 15th, 2012 in Arts and Books,Headlines | Read More »

British denims, French botanicals and Antipolo sculptures


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This year totally belongs to the Brits, dahlings, because of the successful London Olympics, the number of gold medals they won there and Andy Murray amazing everyone with his awesome performance in the US Open, his first Grand Slam.

Posted: September 26th, 2012 in Columns,Home and Entertaining | Read More »

Court bans spread of Kate topless photos amid criminal probe

Duchess Catherine AP

French authorities on Tuesday banned Closer magazine from any further distribution of pictures of Prince William’s wife Catherine topless and began a criminal probe into how they were obtained.

Posted: September 19th, 2012 in Lifestyle Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Prince Harry pal blasts ‘despicable’ nude photo leaker

Britain's Prince Harry. AP File Photo

A friend of Prince Harry who was on his infamous Las Vegas party trip said Saturday the person who leaked naked photos of the British royal was “despicable” and had abused Harry’s hospitality.

Posted: August 25th, 2012 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

The many colors of the London Olympics

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A Britain fan smiles while attending the football match against Senegal at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Old Trafford

It only happens once every four years, but the Olympics is one of those rare moments when people and countries set aside their differences to celebrate human camaraderie and friendship through sports and physical achievement. As a bonus, this global gathering also guarantees, every time, a striking visual feast.

Posted: August 3rd, 2012 in 2BU | Read More »

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