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Lord Hall is ‘worried’ he could lose role as chairman of the National Gallery

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Lord Hall of Birkenhead, 70, is chairman of the National Gallery (where he is pictured last year)  Former BBC Director General Lord Hall today said he was ‘wrong’ to give Martin Bashir ‘the benefit of the doubt’ as a bombshell inquiry exposed the depths the shamed reporter plumbed to secure his exclusive interview with Princess Diana.  … Read more

Lord Hall is ‘worried’ he could lose role as chairman of the National Gallery

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Lord Hall of Birkenhead, 70, is chairman of the National Gallery (where he is pictured last year)  Former BBC Director General Lord Hall today said he was ‘wrong’ to give Martin Bashir ‘the benefit of the doubt’ as a bombshell inquiry exposed the depths the shamed reporter went to to secure his exclusive interview with Princess … Read more

Trump makes debuts in the National Portrait Gallery opposite John Lewis and behind Obama

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Donald and Melania Trump joined the ranks of past presidents and first ladies when their portraits were placed in the National Portrait Gallery Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C. The museum reopened on Friday for visitors where Trump’s portrait was found in the presidential portraits exhibit on the opposite side of a freestanding wall where former … Read more

Miss Universe contestants swap ‘political’ national dress for bikinis

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Miss Universe 2021 contestants swapped their ‘political’ national dress for swimwear for the 69th annual beauty competition’s infamous bikini round. With a number of beauty queens using their platform on Friday morning to highlight social injustice and patriotic messages, last night the women stripped down to colourful two-pieces and stilettos for the preliminary competition, ahead … Read more

Miss Universe contestants swap ‘political’ national dress for bikinis

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Miss Universe 2021 contestants swapped their ‘political’ national dress for swimwear for the 69th annual beauty competition’s infamous bikini round. With a number of beauty queens using their platform on Friday morning to highlight social injustice and patriotic messages, last night the women stripped down to colourful two-pieces and stilettos for the preliminary competition, ahead … Read more

Beauty queens use ‘national dress’ round to call for end to ‘violence and discrimination’

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Miss Universe 2021 contestants made a fashion and political statement during the ‘national dress’ round of the 69th annual beauty competition on Friday morning.  Lola de los Santos Biccò, the official representative for Uruguay, appeared onstage at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida donning a multi-coloured ensemble with a powerful message which read: … Read more

Massive street parties erupt in Spain as nation celebrates lifting of six-month national curfew

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Spaniards have celebrated the end of a six-month national night-time Covid curfew with raucous New Years Eve-style early hours’ street parties.  Large groups of revellers chanted ‘Freedom’ and sang songs as they unleashed their emotions and boozed on take-out alcohol after the threat of fines of more than £500 was lifted.  There were reports of … Read more

Massive street parties erupt in Spain as nation celebrates lifting of six-month national curfew

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Spaniards have celebrated the end of a six-month national night-time Covid curfew with raucous New Years Eve-style early hours’ street parties.  Large groups of revellers chanted ‘Freedom’ and sang songs as they unleashed their emotions and boozed on take-out alcohol after the threat of fines of more than £500 was lifted.  There were reports of … Read more