Accor, which owns hotel brands Novotel, Mecure and Ibis, announced measures to reopen in July 4

One of Britain’s biggest hotel operators has announced plans to reopen hundreds of its sites – but mini-bars and buffet breakfasts will be taken off the menu.   French company Accor, which owns brands including Novotel, Mercure, Ibis and Sofi tel, is aiming to reopen some of its 270 hotels from the start of July. It comes … Read more

Couture brands welcome back big-spending clientele – but force them to pour their own Evian

Just a few months ago, the pop of Champagne corks was a common sound on Sloane Street, a particularly opulent corner of Knightsbridge, as customers quaffed  a little bolly while browsing £2,000 handbags in designer stores. One global pandemic later, however, and there’s sobering news for the well-heeled shoppers who might be hoping it’s business-as-usual … Read more

Rebecca Judd’s activewear brand JAGGAD denies allegations it ripped off other brand’s designs

JAGGAD, the popular activewear label co-founded by Rebecca and Chris Judd, has denied claims it copied the designs of a high-end competitor. On Wednesday, Byron Bay-based sportswear brand Nagnata posted several side-by-side photos to Instagram, comparing its woven jumper designs to similar items from JAGGAD’s new Ridge Knit collection. ‘If this Australian brand is going to … Read more

Russell Brand’s cameo appearance on Neighbours is set to air soon

Welcome to Ramsay Street! Comedian Russell Brand’s special appearance on Neighbours with Jarrod ‘Toadfish’ Rebecchi is set to air soon By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:00 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 02:05 BST, 5 June 2020 Russell Brand was in Australia earlier this year for his Recovery speaking tour and to … Read more

Nicola Peltz brands Brooklyn Beckham her ‘dream boy’ as he rustles up a HUGE stack of cookies

Nicola Peltz brands Brooklyn Beckham her ‘dream boy’ as he rustles up a HUGE stack of cookies while passing the time in lockdown By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 11:19 BST, 29 May 2020 | Updated: 11:20 BST, 29 May 2020 They have been isolating together in Los Angeles amid the coronavirus lockdown.  And … Read more

The brands with the best-rated dealer networks in the UK revealed

Top service: With car showrooms given the green light to open on Monday, these are the brands with the best-rated dealer networks in the UK Prime Minister announced on Monday that car showrooms can open next month Owners have been rating dealers based on the services they provide Some 18,000 What Car? readers provided satisfaction … Read more

Bill de Blasio brands ‘Central Park Karen’ racist for calling 911 on African-American bird watcher

A white woman dubbed ‘Central Park Karen’ has been fired from her senior position at a New York investment firm after a video showed her calling the cops on an African-American man who asked her to put a leash on her dog. Amy Cooper, 41, was terminated from her job as head of insurance investment … Read more

Instagram infuencer Jadé Tuncdoruk says pandemic-affected brands are dropping her

‘I’ve refused to work for free’: Instagram influencer Jadé Tuncdoruk says pandemic-affected brands are dropping her because she won’t lower her rates of up to $3000 a post By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:00 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 11:24 BST, 25 May 2020 Instagram star Jadé Tuncdoruk has revealed that … Read more

Piers Morgan brands Boris Johnson a ‘disgrace’

Piers Morgan has branded Boris Johnson a ‘disgrace’ after he backed his key adviser Dominic Cummings amid rising fury over multiple alleged lockdown breaches. The Prime Minister tonight said Mr Cummings had ‘no alternative’ but to travel 260 miles from London to County Durham when both he and his wife Mary Wakefield were ‘about to be … Read more

Mother of a woman who was stabbed to death in front of her daughter brands her killer a ‘monster’

The mother of a woman who was stabbed to death in front of her 13-year-old daughter has branded her killer a ‘monster’.  Melissa Belshaw, 32, was killed at her home in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday afternoon. She was said to have screamed for help as an ‘ex-lover smashed his way into her house with a … Read more