News / UK and world by Press Association November 29, 2018, 1:27 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter The Countess of Wessex hosted high-profile fashionistas at Buckingham Palace to celebrate a fashion charity’s 10th anniversary. Designers, artists, magazine editors and entrepreneurs were invited on Wednesday night to celebrate 10 years of the London College of Fashion’s Better Lives project. Sophie, who is patron of the college, looked fashionable herself in a long black skirt with a floral print and a turtleneck jumper as she met guests and spoke about her passion for sustainable and responsible fashion. The mother-of-two was seen chatting with designer and former model Bibi Russell, plus-size model Felicity Hayward and Vogue online editor Suzy Menkes. Other guests included Alexander McQueen boss Emmanuel Gintzburger and designers Phoebe English, Giles Deacon and Christopher Kane In her speech … [Read more...] about Countess of Wessex hosts fashion event for charity anniversary
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Talks ongoing to ‘move things forward’ in Framlingham’s community centre plans
PUBLISHED: 14:03 16 May 2018 | UPDATED: 14:03 16 May 2018 Andrew Hirst A computer image of what Framlingham's new community centre could look like at the Vyces Road site. Picture: HOLLINS Archant Negotiations on building a new community centre at a Suffolk sports club are ongoing – despite claims they had “fallen at the first hurdle”. The Badingham Road sports centre, home to Framlingham Town FC, is also an option for the centre. Picture: MATT STOTT Framlingham Town Council has confirmed that while a number of issues about the Badingham Road Sports Ground site “required clarification”, talks were continuing “in the hope of moving things forward”. The sports ground is one of several sites, which have been investigated in the latest of a long-running series of attempts to secure a suitable community centre site in the town. Investigations were expanded earlier this year after the preferred option for a £1,2m centre on a site … [Read more...] about Talks ongoing to ‘move things forward’ in Framlingham’s community centre plans
Under-fire Paisley receives support in Ballymena after its emerges he billed charity £6k for first class trip to New York
Under-fire Paisley receives support in Ballymena after its emerges he billed charity £6k for first class trip to New York BelfastTelegraph.co.uk It was business as usual for Ian Paisley yesterday as he attended a special event at The Braid Centre in Ballymena to hand the Freedom of the Borough to Sir William Wright. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/underfire-paisley-receives-support-in-ballymena-after-its-emerges-he-billed-charity-6k-for-first-class-trip-to-new-york-37726641.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article37726128.ece/0a2f5/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_b5797bc6-4b34-490a-b99a-9d0ea7734165_embedded1750980 Email It was business as usual for Ian Paisley yesterday as he attended a special event at The Braid Centre in Ballymena to hand the Freedom of the Borough to Sir William Wright. The under-fire MP for North Antrim sat quietly in the audience as the honour was bestowed on the 94-year-old businessman, boss of Wrightbus, … [Read more...] about Under-fire Paisley receives support in Ballymena after its emerges he billed charity £6k for first class trip to New York
Fmr Clinton Foundation Head’s Hacked Email Says Chelsea Spent Charity’s Resources on Wedding
John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, contains a very serious allegation: Doug Band, the former head of the Clinton Foundation, appears to be accusing Chelsea Clinton of misappropriating resources from the charity, including for her wedding. Chelsea had reportedly been forcing Band out of the organization for a few months, suggesting that he was using the charity to boost his own consulting business, and this was seemingly his way of striking back.The January 4, 2012 email chain starts with this message from Band:I just received a call from a close friend of wjcs who said that cvc told one of the bush 43 kids that she is conducting an internal investigation of money within the foundation from cgi to the foundationThe bush kid then told someone else who then told an operative within the republican partyI have heard more and more chatter of cvc and bari talking about lots of what is going on internally to peopleNot smartPodesta replies with a quip: You … [Read more...] about Fmr Clinton Foundation Head’s Hacked Email Says Chelsea Spent Charity’s Resources on Wedding
Donald Trump On If His Charity Obeys The Law: ‘Well, I Hope So.’
Donald Trump made an appearance on “Full Measure,” Sheryl Attkisson’s political affairs talk show that airs in syndication on Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s stations across the United States. During the interview, Attkisson asked Trump about the various allegations that money from the Donald J. Trump Foundation, his charitable organization, was illegally spent on things like settling lawsuits filed against him personally:When Attkisson specifically asked Trump if he’s “confident that the Trump Foundation has followed all charitable rules and laws,” the Republican candidate gave a less confident answer. “Well, I hope so — I mean, my lawyers do it.” As Trump expanded on the answer, given the specificity of the allegations, it can be argued that his more direct answer cast more doubt on if the Foundation is acting above board. “We give away money,” he continued. “I don’t make anything, I take no … [Read more...] about Donald Trump On If His Charity Obeys The Law: ‘Well, I Hope So.’