Monday, January 9, 2017

Rapper Tinie Tempah makes catwalk debut with menswear line in London

LONDON (Reuters) - British rapper Tinie Tempah made his catwalk debut at London Fashion Week Men's on Saturday with a minimalistic, casualwear collection inspired by architecture and "the everyday...

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Sunday, January 8, 2017

Paris boosts cycling infrastructure, names 2017 'year of the bike'

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris plans a major boost to its cycling infrastructure and will ban cars from outside the Louvre museum as it steps up its fight against traffic pollution, the mayor said on Sunday.

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Saturday, January 7, 2017

Fans pay tribute to George Michael in London club named after Wham! hit

LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of devoted fans gathered at a party in central London on Friday night to pay tribute to George Michael, after the double Grammy-award winning singer died on Christmas Day.

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Friday, January 6, 2017

London relaunches its menswear fashion week, Brexit casts shadow

LONDON (Reuters) - London relaunched its menswear fashion week on Friday with a new name and quirky designs as the city seeks to hold on to its status as a creativity hub following Britain's vote to...

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Swimmers, singers and sled speedsters mark Epiphany feast day

LONDON (Reuters) - Swimmers across Europe marked the Epiphany feast day on Friday by diving into icy waters to retrieve wooden crosses as part of a range of Christian celebrations to mark the end of...

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Pub drinkers pile in for centuries-old English scrap

HAXEY, England (Reuters) - Boozy pub goers from two English villages dived into the mud and resumed their centuries-old scrap for a meter-long leather tube in the annual Haxey Hood challenge on...

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Skating is a frosty love affair for elderly Hungarians

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - In sub-zero temperatures, dozens of elderly Hungarians take to Budapest's beautiful City Park Ice Rink on their skates each morning to keep hale and hearty through ice dancing.

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