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British milliner turns heads with 'outrageous' creations

From racing at Royal Ascot to high society weddings, summer is the busiest time of year for British hat maker Adrian Philip Howard, who says he revels in the "outrageous and outlandish". Howard is the in-house milliner at distinguished London department store Fortnum and Mason, where on the second floor only the hum of his sewing machine...

Business

'Shoplifting is one of the most invisible, underreported and costly to society' warns Labour MP

"Of all property crimes, shoplifting is one of the most invisible, underreported and costly to society," warns Labour MP for Tottenham and London Mayoral candidate David Lammy in a report released by influential think-tank Policy Exchange. In the report, entitled "Taking its toll: the regressive impact of property crime in Britain," Lammy...

Fashion

Sales boom for Royal Wedding Weekend

Retailers in West End, London, are expecting to see sales grow by about £50million this weekend thanks to an expected 500,000 increase in shoppers heading to the region as a result of today’s Royal Wedding. New West End Company , which represents 600 retailers over Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street, estimates an extra half million...