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Treat yourself to a 15% off “warm and cosy” Weird Fish jacket.
Have you gone outside? It’s undoubtedly sudden big coat weather.
In the brands’ clearance sale, Kerri-Ann Roper discovered a fantastic, lightweight Weird Fish jacket.
Customers save 15% on the Ravinia Lightweight Padded Mid-Line Jacket in Mulled Wine by saving the full price of £90.
Mulled wine in a lightweight, padded mid-line jacket from Ravinia.
The “mulled wine” color “works perfectly with denim, olive, or charcoal hues and brown leather accessories (boots or bags) will help ground the look,” according to Kerri-Ann.
Look at the deal at this one.
The coat, she adds, “adds structure while remaining casual when worn as a transitional outer layer worn over a lightweight knit with jeans or tailored trousers.” It looks good with dresses or skirts too because it’s mid-length rather than full coat length.
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Boots: Rabanne designer scent has a good discount.
Let me point you in the direction of the Rabanne 1 Million Elixir Parfum Intense 50ml, which is currently priced at £47, down from £79 at Boots, if you’re starting your Christmas shopping early.
This beloved fragrance (Amazon) is on sale for a great price at Boots.
The fragrance has an average rating of 4.7% out of possible five out of the 1414 reviews on the Boots, which is in its signature gold bar bottle. website
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Good day, everyone!
Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s Live Blog, where we’re focusing on offers and deals from companies like NEOM, M&, S, and Next in terms of fashion, health, and beauty.
It’s all here all day, so please let me know what you’re looking for in the comments. I’ll check if I can assist.
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After getting engaged, TV star Paris Fury admitted she “does not feel old enough” as she begins helping her 16-year-old daughter Venezuela with her wedding preparations.
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Paris and Tyson Fury’s eldest daughter Venezuela is getting married(Image: INSTAGRAM)
Paris Fury has admitted she “can’t believe” her daughter Venezuela, 16, is getting married.
The teenager got engaged at her glamorous birthday party as boyfriend Noah Price, 18, got down on one knee and asked the all important question.
Venezuela admitted she was “very shocked” but called it “probably one of the best moments of my life.” Noah even did the traditional thing of asking her father for her hand in marriage, but admitted he was “all kinds of nervous” to bring it up to heavyweight champion boxer Tyson Fury.
Noah following the “old-fashioned tradition” of seeking a father’s blessing was something Tyson had done with Paris before proposing to her at 17. As they enjoy engaged life, it seems the family are already preparing Venezuela for her big day.
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As they shopped together for antique home goods, Paris took her eldest daughter shopping to get ready for marriage. The mother-of-seven said, “Homeware shopping for @venezuelafuryofficial today. beginning her “bottom drawer”
As she admitted, “Well that’s a start! ” She shared a picture of pink and green checkerboard cake stands, bowls, and kettles. I don’t think she’s old enough for this, but I can’t believe she’ll marry and own a home.
Paris thanked the store they visited and the staff for their assistance, saying, “I don’t know who knew less me or @venezuelafuryofficial for what she needed.
Earlier this month, Paris opened up on the engagement for the first time. She told the Sunday Mirror’s Notebook magazine: “I did encourage her to wait as long as possible, but she was determined.”
We’re all really happy for her and Noah because they’re such great partners and genuinely looking forward to the upcoming chapter of her life, Paris continued. She is young, yes, but we all know that is in line with our traditions and values. We are not far along in terms of age since I got married to Tyson at age 17; therefore, we are still close.
Venezuela confirmed her engagement by sending a sweet video of the proposal to TikTok. Paris acknowledged that the news had shocked her daughter when she responded.
Congratulations to @venezuelafuryofficial and @7noahprice on getting engaged, she said to the teen. Both are young, but both are already well-known! Still shocked but delighted for you both. Your father and I both couldn’t be prouder, xxx @tysonfury.
Paris later appeared on This Morning where she said she has no worries about the young couple. “Venezuela is so mature for her years,” Paris gushed. “She’s done so much in such a short time just because of who she is and the fact that she’s got six younger brothers and sisters that she’s helped bring up, I can’t deny it.
She is very mature, and I’ve been working with Venezuela for the past year, doing various shoots, interviews, and using social media. She chose this path despite my best efforts to give her in life.
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I can’t deny her because I got engaged when I was 17,” Paris continued. How can I, in any way, judge her if she is obviously following my example? She is young, I am aware. But I believe she has found the person she loves, and I’m willing to support her in every way.
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The Ondo State Government has refuted the claim that state council chairpersons receive $5 million to run the city’s affairs.
Idowu Ajanaku, the commissioner for information, made the statement on Wednesday’s episode of Channels Television’s The Morning Brief in response to an allegation that some councils do not receive their statutory funding.
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He claimed that there is no proof that the state government hacked into the council’s finances.
If councils didn’t run joint accounts with state governments, he added that the funding gap between local governments could be fixed.
Ajanaku claimed that “the Ondo State Government has never received a single penny from the state government,” according to Ajanaku.
Joint Account Problem
If councils didn’t run joint accounts with state governments, he explained, the gap in funding between local governments could be fixed.
The commissioner says that despite the Supreme Court’s ruling, there are still many constitutional issues that need to be resolved, including the issue of a joint account between local governments and the state, which has not yet been repealed due to delayed implementation of the Supreme Court decision.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) are both interested in a probe of the LG accounts, according to the commissioner.
The government of Ondo State has no authority to change a penny in the Ondo State’s local governments’ accounts. I’m not sure where they learned that the Ondo State government is providing $4 million or $5 million in information.
Let them present proof, if they have it. And if any of these local government chairmen have filed that complaint, they should submit proof that they are doing so, he continued.
LG Autonomy
There are 18 local government areas in South-West Ohio.
In states, funding for councils has become a recurring issue because it is regarded as having the most cleavage of all forms of government.
Following a lawsuit brought by the Federal Government through the Federation’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, the Supreme Court granted autonomy to all the nation’s 774 local government areas in July 2024.
However, according to a former gusher of Lagos State, it is unrealistic to expect the local governments of Nigeria to operate independently under the current Constitution.
Local councils are unable to carry out their responsibilities because of the interference of state legislatures and state governments, according to Fashola, who spoke on Channels Television’s , Sunrise on July 19, 2025.
The state houses of assembly making laws for local governments is a form of external influence, according to the former minister of power, works, and housing, that is incompatible with autonomy.
“I believe that the issue that needs to be resolved is whether or not we actually want autonomous local governments. It’s necessary to have a debate about this. It is unattainable to anticipate autonomy for local governments established by the Constitution today.
After reading through some of the Constitution’s provisions very carefully, I’m of the opinion that they were not intended to be autonomous. Some of those provisions, he said, include provisions that state legislatures make for local governments in their economic activities and all of that, he said.
After Hurricane Melissa slammed across the Caribbean island as one of the strongest storms ever to pass, leaving behind a trail of destruction, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has labeled Jamaica a “disaster area.”
Most of the country’s 2.8 million people were without electricity as a result of the hurricane’s landfall as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday, which wiped out the roofs of homes, inundated the “bread basket,” and destroyed power lines and trees.
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Melissa had to pass through Jamaica before it was reduced to a Category 3 storm before it resumed its course on Wednesday, heading Cuba.
In a number of posts on X, Holness claimed that the storm had “ravaged” his nation and that the disaster declaration would give his government “tools to continue managing” its response.
He told CNN late on Tuesday that it was obvious that the hurricane’s eye would have a devastating impact. “Reports we have received so far include damage to hospitals, significant damage to residential property, housing and commercial property, and damage to our road infrastructure.”
Holness claimed that at this time there are no confirmed reports of fatalities. However, he continued, “We are anticipating some loss of life with a Category 5 hurricane.”
By Wednesday morning, the prime minister claimed his country was mobilizing quickly to begin relief and recovery efforts.
The hurricane caused seven fatalities before Melissa slammed into Jamaica, including three in Jamaica, three in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic.
The storm had impacted almost every parish in Jamaica, according to Desmond McKenzie, the island’s local government minister, on Tuesday evening, and left the majority of the island without electricity.
He claimed that the parish of St. Elizabeth, the nation’s primary agricultural region, was “under water” as a result of the storm.
According to what we have seen, “St. Elizabeth has sustained a lot,” the minister continued, noting that “almost every parish experiences blocked roads, fallen trees, utility poles, and excessive flooding in many communities.”
He continued, “Work is currently on the way to restore our service, to prioritize the crucial facilities, such as hospitals and water and pumping stations.”
Health and Wellness Minister Christopher Tufton reported to the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper that at least four hospitals had been “significantly damaged” by the storm.
Due to Hurricane Melissa’s passing, a building at a section of the Savanna La Mar Public General Hospital had completely torn off. In Westmoreland, Jamaica, the system made landfall earlier today near the New Hope district. #GLNRToday #TrackingMelissa image twitter.com/zBnm9bu4Oq
“Monstrous Melissa”
The storm was the “worst we’ve ever experienced,” according to Robian Williams, a journalist for the Nationwide News Network radio broadcaster in Kingston.
From the capital, she said, “It’s truly heartbreaking and devastating.”
“We’re calling Hurricane Melissa “Monstrous Melissa” here in Jamaica because that’s how powerful she was. … The devastation is widespread, mostly being felt and still being felt in the western ends of the country at this point in time. So many homes, so many people have been displaced,” she said.
“We did prepare, but there wasn’t much else we could have done.”
Trout Hall Road, Clarendon, is the location of the CVMTV photo, “TrackingMelissa #HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica.” twitter.com/bTop93pOvp
Lisa Sangster, a 30-year-old communications specialist, claimed that the storm had destroyed her home in Kingston.
She told the AFP news agency, “My sister explained that some of our roof’s components were blown off, while others caved in, and the entire house was flooded.” “Outside structures like our outdoor kitchen, dog kennel, and farm animal pens were also gone, destroyed,” said one employee.
Mathue Tapper, 31, told AFP that the capital’s residents were “lucky,” but he worried about the residents of Jamaica’s more rural areas.
He expressed his condolences to the island’s western residents.
Melissa reshapes
On Tuesday night, the US National Hurricane Center received a warning that Melissa was regaining speed as it moved toward eastern Cuba.
At 11 p.m. CST on Tuesday (03:00 GMT on Wednesday), the center warned that “there is a very dangerous major hurricane there” as a potential major hurricane in the next few hours.
More than 700, 000 people have been evacuated from Cuba, according to Granma, the official newspaper, and forecasters predicted that Santiago de Cuba and other nearby areas will suffer severe damage as a result of the Category 4 storm.
On October 28, 2025, in Santiago de Cuba, people sought shelter from the rain. [EPA/Ernesto Mastrascusa]
Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin, Las Tunas, and the southeast and central Bahamas were both subject to a hurricane warning. Bermuda was in the midst of a hurricane watch.
Up to 51cm (20 inches) of rain were forecast for parts of eastern Cuba as a result of the storm, which was expected to cause a storm surge of up to 3.6 meters (12 feet) in the area.
There will be a lot of work to be done, he declared. In a televised address, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said, “We know there will be a lot of damage, and no one is left behind, and no resources are spared to protect the lives of the population.”
He urged Cubans to not underestimate the strength of Hurricane Melissa, which he described as “the strongest ever to strike national territory.”
Changes in climate
Although hurricanes have been common in Cuba and Jamaica, climate change is making them more severe.
In a video that was shared on social media, British-Jamaican author and activist Mikaela Loach claimed Melissa “gained energy from the extraordinarily hot seas in the Caribbean.”
Loach claimed that these sea temperatures are not typical. They are “extremely hot” due to the gases produced by fossil fuel burning.
“Countries like Jamaica are also the nations whose wealth and resources have been taken from them through colonial bondage,” Loach continued. “These nations are the most vulnerable to climate disasters.
Holness urged wealthy nations to increase climate financing in order to aid developing nations like Jamaica in adjusting to the effects of a warming world during a speech at the UN General Assembly in September.
“Changes in climate is not a distant threat or an academic consideration. It is a daily reality for small island developing states like Jamaica,” he said.
Global warming is only caused by 0.02 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to World Resources Institute data.
In Sudan, amid reports of widespread atrocities and the murder of five Red Crescent volunteers, fears have grown that paramilitaries have taken control of the important city of El-Fasher.
Reports of widespread killings that recall Darfur’s darkest days have been followed by the capture of El-Fasher, the country’s historical center.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a branch of the Janjaweed militias that were accused of genocide two decades ago, are now in charge of the city after an 18-month siege that included starvation and bombardment.
The paramilitary group, which has been fighting fiercely with the Sudanese military since April 2023, has launched a final assault on the city in recent days, seizing the army’s last positions.
Five Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers were killed on Monday in Bara, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, and three others were missing after the RSF took control of the town on Saturday.
According to analysts, Sudan is now effectively divided along an east-west axis, with the RSF ruling Darfur while the army is based north, east, and center along the Nile and Red Sea.
El-Fasher’s fall is regarded as one of the worst genocides of the 21st century for many people because of its impact on memories of the 2000s, when the Janjaweed massacred villages and killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Videos that allegedly show RSF fighters carrying out executions and abusing civilians have been shared online since the city’s fall on Sunday.
A committee will be established to verify the veracity of videos and allegations, according to a coalition led by RSF, which claims that the army has “fabricated” many of the videos.
The African Union criticized “escalating violence” and “alleged war crimes,” while the UN issued warnings about “ethnically motivated violations and atrocities.”
The army-allied Joint Forces accuse the RSF of killing at least 2, 000 civilians, according to pro-democracy groups, as “the worst violence and ethnic cleansing” since Sunday.
More than 26 000 people reportedly fled El-Fasher on foot in search of Tawila, which is 70 kilometers west, according to the UN.
The UN’s migration agency claims that 177, 000 civilians are still imprisoned in El-Fasher as a result of the RSF’s construction of a 56-kilometer (35-mile) earthen berm, which would block access to food, medicine, and escape routes.
Abbie Larkin’s 90th-minute winner for the Republic of Ireland promoted the Republic of Ireland to League A in the Nations League, according to Katie McCabe, who described her experience as “goosebumps.”
After the first leg, Carla Ward’s side, which had been influenced by captain McCabe, led 4-2, but Tessa Wullaert’s two goals ended the two-goal lead.
The Republic of Ireland won 5-4 on aggregate after the game appeared to have reached extra time when Larkin scored in the 90th minute.
It’s unbelievable to score winners like that. Even talking about it makes me feel goosebumps, McCabe told RTE.
They are “big, big moments,” he said.
In the 2027 World Cup qualifying, Larkin’s goal gave the Irish a direct chance to reclaim League A and earn a play-off spot.
The 20-year-old forward’s breakthrough moment came when she made her 2022 debut by making an impact play.
“Larko has spent some time with and around us.” She has really grown and matured over the past few years, McCabe continued. She has been fantastic for Palace.
McCabe won her 100th cap in Leuven on a night to celebrate.
She also made her 50th appearance in a game that ended in defeat for the opposing team.
The 30-year-old expressed her desire to become the eighth woman to achieve the feat for the Republic of Ireland, but her main focus was on the WSL match between her club side Arsenal and Leicester City over the weekend.
“My full focus is back on my club, but we’ll enjoy the celebrations in the changing room.”
“Of course, I’ll enjoy the experience with the staff and the girls.” I’m extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished. It holds a lot of significance.
“We want to play the best,” the statement read.
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Irish manager Ward praised her players all the more, saying that the goals conceded, while being “disappointing,” weren’t mentioned in the half-time team discussion.
She stated that the main questions were about how to make improvements, how to change their system, and how to make players believe.
“We needed to have some faith, and we needed to go.” Ward told RTE Sport, “It was a happy, calm half-time, and the reaction was fantastic.
The girls “deserve a lot of credit” for digging in and doing so.
The Irish, who qualified against the Euro 2025 champions England, France, and Sweden, are now in a top tier position.
Ward says she wants to see more top-notch opponents when the draw is conducted so they can continue to improve.
She said, “We want to compete against better teams and have shown that we can do so.”
We want to put ourselves in the shoes of others. Playing against the best only leads to better results.
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