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Olivia Attwood’s claim to have founded her new drinks brand has been called into question after records showed that Savano evolved from an established cocktail business launched several years before her involvement. The former Love Island star promoted the canned cocktail range from the rooftop of her South London penthouse, presenting Savano as a major new venture and describing it as her “baby”. However, the brand’s origins can be traced to Tom Savano, a cocktail company founded by James Kerslake in 2018. The business initially sold pre-mixed bottled cocktails before expanding into canned drinks. Trade reports show that Tom Savano…

The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates further and move into territory that begins to restrain the economy if energy prices remain elevated by the war in the Middle East, ECB policymaker Joachim Nagel has said. The ECB raised its three key rates by 0.25 percentage points on Thursday, taking its main rate to 2.50% and marking the second increase this year. Policymakers are expected to consider further tightening in the months ahead, with a move possible as early as October. Nagel, who is also president of Germany’s Bundesbank, said the ECB’s key rate was now at…

Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber drew attention at New York Fashion Week as they appeared together at the launch of Kaia’s Re/Done pop-up, with the mother and daughter looking strikingly alike. Crawford, 60, joined her 25-year-old daughter at the event in New York on Thursday, offering her support as Gerber unveiled her first fully co-designed capsule collection for the denim label. The pair shared similar dark hair, brown eyes and statuesque model frames. Crawford opted for a black satin camisole and matching midi skirt, adding a leather jacket and boots after attending a Net-A-Porter event earlier in the evening. Gerber…

Richard Hughes urged Liverpool to sign Antoine Semenyo for £60 million in January, according to a report examining the former sporting director’s time at Anfield. The recommendation was not acted upon, allowing Manchester City to secure the Ghana international from Bournemouth. Hughes had worked closely with Semenyo during his time at Bournemouth and is understood to have regarded the forward as a ready-made successor to Mohamed Salah. The player was available through a release clause at the time, but Liverpool opted against pursuing the deal. Semenyo has since made a strong impression at Manchester City. He scored the winning goal…

BRICS leaders will gather in New Delhi this weekend as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, alongside mounting US-China tensions, test the expanded bloc’s ability to present a united front. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Indian capital on Friday ahead of the two-day summit, which begins on Saturday. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are also expected to attend, alongside leaders from the other members of the 11-nation grouping. India, the host country, is seeking to balance its longstanding relationships with Russia and China with its increasingly close partnerships with the United States, Europe…

On his first day as national operations manager at the US Federal Aviation Administration, Ben Sliney made the unprecedented decision to shut down America’s airspace as the country came under attack. Working from the FAA command centre in Herndon, Virginia, on September 11, 2001, the veteran air traffic controller ordered aircraft on the ground to remain there and told planes already in the sky to land at the nearest suitable airport. The order came as controllers struggled to track hijacked aircraft and reports emerged that a plane had struck the Pentagon. It would become the first complete closure of US…

France’s economy is not facing a catastrophe, but the government must take action to reduce its public deficit, central bank chief Emmanuel Moulin said on Friday. Speaking to RTL radio, Moulin was responding to a fresh downgrade to France’s growth outlook by the national statistics institute, INSEE. The economy is now expected to expand by just 0.4 per cent in 2026, down from an earlier forecast of 0.7 per cent. INSEE said the weaker outlook reflected several factors, including the impact of a severe heatwave. Moulin also pointed to difficulties affecting Airbus, one of France’s most important industrial groups. The…

A suspected drink-driver led Los Angeles police on a dangerous chase through several San Fernando Valley neighbourhoods before being arrested after crashing into a power pole in Reseda. The pursuit began in Encino on Monday night, when the driver allegedly ran red lights and swerved across lanes on Balboa Boulevard at speeds of about 80mph, according to police. The vehicle then joined the northbound 101 Freeway, where it was reportedly travelling at more than 100mph. Officers also believed the driver could be armed. After leaving the freeway in Woodland Hills, the suspect continued through Canoga Park, driving on the wrong…

South Australian schools are removing identifiable student photographs from Facebook and Instagram as concerns grow over image-scraping, artificial intelligence misuse and the lasting risks of children’s digital footprints. The move marks a significant change in the way schools share classroom activities, sporting events and award ceremonies, with some institutions deleting archives of older posts and replacing close-up images with distant photographs, crowd scenes or pictures showing students from behind. Schools are also considering private apps and secure parent portals as alternatives to public social media feeds, where images can be copied, stored and redistributed beyond the institution’s control. Tyndale Group…

Meta has launched Muse, a personal artificial intelligence agent that can search for products, navigate online checkouts and prepare purchases for approval, as technology companies compete to persuade consumers to hand over more of the shopping process. The service, introduced in the United States on Tuesday, 8 September, is aimed at adults and is available through iOS, Android and the Muse website. It can also carry out tasks beyond shopping, including arranging travel, sending emails and working with connected apps. Unlike a conventional chatbot, Muse is designed to act on a user’s behalf. It can draw on information shared in…