British fragrance entrepreneur Jo Malone is facing legal action over the use of her name by cosmetics giant Estée Lauder Companies. Ms Malone established her own eponymous Jo Malone perfume brand before selling the firm in 1999. In 2011, she launched a new fragrance label called Jo Loves. High Court records show an intellectual property…
Australia did not know about strikes in Iran. The foreign minister, Penny Wong, says Australia was not told in advance about the bombing of Iran but won’t say whether intelligence facilities here were used. “We weren’t told in advance. You wouldn’t expect us to be but you would see there’s obviously been a lot of…
Former MasterChef host Gregg Wallace has had his High Court claim against the BBC thrown out and he will not receive any damages, the corporation has said. Mr Wallace sued the broadcaster and its subsidiary, BBC Studios Distribution Ltd for up to £10,000 in damages, alleging the BBC failed to disclose his personal data, causing…
Domestic violence that does not result in ‘broken bones or open wounds’ is now legal in Afghanistan under new Taliban laws – while ‘indecent’ cases carry a maximum of 15 days in jail Domestic violence that results in ‘no broken bones’ is now legal in the country (file photo) (Image: Getty Images) Afghanistan has ‘legalised’…
Erbil, Iraq – The US military is in the process of transferring nearly 7,000 ISIS suspects from prisons and jails in Northeast Syria to cross-border detention facilities in Iraq. The operation comes amid concerns over security following a mass escape from at least one prison in Syria, but it is also raising concerns over the fate…
It appears that Donald Trump’s administration went rogue with its attack in Venezuela, which led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. More than 150 aircraft were involved in a daring operation in which echoes of the explosions were seen in Caracas, and Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were detained before being flown to New York,…
