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Online fast fashion firm Shein is planning to file paperwork for a potential London share listing as soon as this week, according to reports.An initial public offering (IPO) could value the company at around $66bn (£51.7bn).The firm, which was founded in China and now headquartered in Singapore, stepped up preparations for a share sale in the UK after it faced regulatory hurdles and intense scrutiny in the US.A Shein spokesperson declined to comment. Shein has in the past been linked to unethical business practices, including forced labour allegations. A confidential filing with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority could lay the…

2 days agoGuy Lambert,Entertainment Reporter, @guybertieBBCJennifer Lopez has said she is “devastated” after cancelling the US leg of her This Is Me… Live tour.Ticketing company Live Nation announced on Friday that the 2024 summer tour was cancelled, saying the singer is “taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends”.Addressing fans through her On the Jlo newsletter, the singer wrote: “I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down.”Live Nation assured fans in a statement that they will be automatically refunded.The tour comes off the back of Lopez’s ninth studio album This Is Me… Now, which…

The poll by the ARD public broadcaster said 21% of respondents agreed with the proposition. “It is racist. I feel we need to wake up. Many people in Europe had to flee.. searching for a safe country,” Nagelsmann said on Sunday.The 36-year-old said he agreed with Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, who described the questionnaire as “racist” a day earlier. “Josh [Kimmich] responded really well, with a very clear and thought-out statement,” Nagelsmann said at a briefing at his team’s training base.“I see this in exactly the same way. This question is insane.”“There are people in Europe who’ve had to flee…

1 day agoMichael Sheils McNamee,BBC NewsGetty ImagesWatching the issues in her parents’ marriage pushed Rebel Wilson to avoid “any kind of romantic relationship”, she has said in a new interview. The Australian actor and comedian told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs that she thought being in a relationship “might chain me to a situation I didn’t want to be in”. Speaking to host Lauren Laverne, she touched on her childhood, weight loss and the controversy following the recent publication of her biography. In her book Rebel Rising: A Memoir, released earlier this year, Wilson wrote about her father’s anger…

“The results reflect the will of the people,” says President RamaphosaSouth Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted his African National Congress (ANC) party has suffered a challenging election result, after the party lost its majority for the first time since apartheid ended 30 years ago.The ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, won 159 seats in the 400-seat parliament in Wednesday’s election, down from 230 in the previous assembly.Mr Ramaphosa still described the results as a victory for democracy, calling on rival parties to find common ground – apparently preparing for coalition talks. The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party has said…

1 day agoWedaeli Chibelushi,BBC News, LondonLarkin DureyAboudia’s work has been shown in exhibitions held in Abidjan, London, New York and Tel AvivBack in September, global art experts were taken aback by the name topping a fresh list of the world’s best-selling artists.Aboudia, a graffiti-inspired artist from Ivory Coast, had beaten well-known names, like Damian Hirst and Banksy, to sell the most pieces at auction the previous year.According to the Hiscox Artist Top 100, Aboudia, real name Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, had flogged 75 lots. One of these canvasses had gone for £504,000 (£640,000).Leading online marketplace Artsy called Aboudia’s triumph “striking”, while The…

A couple of “magnet fishing” enthusiasts say they pulled up a safe containing an estimated $100,000 (£78,000) from a New York lake. James Kane and Barbie Agostini threw a rope with a magnet into a lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on Friday and pulled up the safe. Upon opening the secured box, they said they found it stuffed with bundles of water-damaged $100 bills.They told NY1 police told them the safe wasn’t linked to any crime and that they were allowed to keep the money. The BBC has approached the New York Police Department (NYPD) for comment.…

9 minutes agoDavid Silverberg,Business reporterAngela JiangAngela Jiang swapped living in a tall apartment tower for a converted fourplexAngela Jiang says she is much happier since she moved out of a high-rise apartment building.She used to live on the 68th floor of a condo tower in downtown Toronto, but five years ago she relocated to a four-unit residential building called a fourplex, in the city’s more low-rise midtown area.Either a new-build, or the conversion of an existing single home, fourplexes are one building, typically detached, split into four separate apartments.“I loved how the neighbourhood was more residential, how I didn’t need…

20 hours agoIan Youngs,Culture reporter80s Casuals/MeadUnseen footage and photos of the seminal gig will be used in a new documentary and bookIt is remembered as one of the legendary gigs in British music history. But the Stone Roses’ full performance at Spike Island in 1990 was not thought to have been captured on film.However, a video recording of the entire concert, which took place in front of 28,000 fans in Cheshire, has now come to light – shot by a crew member who then stored the tape in a box for years.Martin Cornell’s three hours of footage – which also…

The US government has “every expectation” that Israel will accept a ceasefire proposal that would begin with a six-week cessation of hostilities in Gaza if Hamas takes the deal, according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. The three-part plan unveiled by President Joe Biden last week would also be a “surge” of humanitarian aid, as well as an exchange of some hostages for Palestinian prisoners before a permanent end to the war. The proposal, however, has met with vocal opposition from some members of Israel’s government. The negotiations come as fighting continues in Rafah, which came under intense Israeli…