London Fashion Week is approaching and there are hospitality packages on offer

img alt="London Fashion Week approaches" border="0" id="_ctl0_phMainContent_imgNewsImage" src="http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/x_2911_800719835_0_0_7014847_300.jpg" style="float: left; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; margin: 4px; border: 0px none initial;">London Fashion Week is approaching and there are hospitality...

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Fashion week photographs of Kate Moss or Agyness Deyn sashaying down the catwalk in the latest season’s designs appear in magazines and on front pages around the world.

Fashion week photographs of Kate Moss or Agyness Deyn sashaying down the catwalk in the latest season’s designs appear in magazines and on front pages around the world. Yet look more closely and it appears that few of these images are taken at London Fashion Week.Many of the most talked-about models of the moment — some household names, some the next big thing — will appear at fashion weeks in New York, Paris and Milan, but not London. Some fly in...

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London Fashion Week Spring 2012 Preview

 The buzz around London is that this is going to be the season of the new-established designers. Labels such as Erdem, Christopher Kane, and Peter Pilotto have garnered widespread coverage with celebrities donning their wares on the red carpet and fashion editors flocking to feature them in magazines but they still lack the widespread recognition of other established designers. This will be their year to stand out and join the big leagues. ...

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The Wine Museum (Museo del Vino), Ojen, Marbella

 You’ll need a car to reach Ojen. It was made famous by a local liqueur and Julio Iglesias has a home here. It’s heaven for nature lovers, set in the mountains just above Marbella and is definitely worth a detour, not just for a taste of some fine Spanish wines, but for a feel for the quieter side of Marbella, where birdsong and the whizz of mopeds are the soundtrack...

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Billionairess Petra Eccleston's fashion line Stark is to launch at next week's New York Fashion Week.

Billionnairess: Newlywed Petra Ecclestone arrives in LA yesterdayBillionairess Petra Eccleston's fashion line Stark is to launch at next week's New York Fashion Week.And, although the It girl has caused quite a stir in the U.S. with her recent purchase of the $85million former Spelling mansion in LA, she insists that the accessories brand will 'speak for itself.''It’s not...

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The Venice Film Festival has started

The Venice Film Festival has started and this year will present new movies made by such directors as Cronenberg, Ferrara, McQueen, Solondz, Polanski, Lathimos, Satrapi and in addition: the latest films by Soderbergh, Madonna and the Spanish science fiction movie EVA by Kike Maíllo (born in Barcelona in 1975)The most anticipated release of the festival is probably “CARNAGE” by Roman Polanski, who wrote the screenplay in the Swiss’ custody. The Film...

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Spanish aristocrat, 85 year old Span’s Duchess of Alba is getting married with 24 years younger civil servant Alfonso Diez Carabantes

 Spanish aristocrat, 85 year old Span’s Duchess of Alba is getting married with 24 years younger civil servant Alfonso Diez Carabantes and to avoid her chlderen’s protests, gives them all her wealth.Duchess of Alba has entered the Guinness Book of Recors for her gigantic welth worth of 3.5bn euros (£3bn) and the most nobility titles in the world (44 noble titles and 150...

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F1 heiress Petra Ecclestone marries businessman James Stunt while her father Bernie Ecclestone is splashing out £1.3 million for the wedding at Odescalchi Castle near Rome

F1 heiress Petra Ecclestone marries businessman James Stunt while her father Bernie Ecclestone is splashing out £1.3 million for the wedding at Odescalchi Castle near Rome, where Tom Cruise married Katie Holmes and buying properties in Los Angeles and London worth over £120 million.Eric Clapton will play the first song as the newlyweds take to the floor for their first dance as a married couple. Then the Black Eyed Peas will perform a set for guests...

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THE movie ‘Cloud Atlas’ starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry, will be filmed in Mallorca this September

THE movie ‘Cloud Atlas’ starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry, will be filmed in Mallorca this September, the Mallorcan Film Commission confirmed.Other actors include Susan Sarandon, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw.Filming is set to begin around September 15 and end around September 30, but it will not be released until October 2012.The hope is that the movie will popularize Mallorca as a destination in the same way that The...

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Kadafi son had a Hollywood connection

Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi's third son, Saadi, had an independent movie production company called Natural Selection with an American partner. The company has closed its doors and the son is on the run.Saadi Kadafi, Moammar Gaddafi's third son. (Dan Peled, Associated Press / September 2, 20...

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Vincci opens new 5-star boutique hotel in Benalmadena

The newly opened 5-star boutique hotel occupies a beachfront location, only 15min away from Malaga Airport.Vincci Hotels has just opened the Vincci Seleccion Aleysa, a charming 5-star boutique hotel. The newly opened property occupies a beachfront location in a quiet setting, very close to the town's marina and other localities on the Costa del Sol, such as Malaga, Torremolinos...

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180 guests attended the presentation of the full range of Rolls-Royce by Guarnieri Dealers at Villa Padierna Hotel’s Beach Club.

  180 guests attended the presentation of the full range of Rolls-Royce by Guarnieri Dealers at Villa Padierna Hotel’s Beach Club. There were around 10 models including Ghost, Drophead Coupe and some limited editions of Phantom as well as a collection of classic Rolls-Royce.The guests, who were business people, professionals, television personalities and top...

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Paris Hilton’s work ethic praised; Google exec in town

One of Asia’s leading real estate firms, Century Properties, pulled out all the stops last month as it launched one of its biggest international collaborations of the year: its collaboration with Hollywood celebrity Paris Hilton for its premiere condominium development, Azure Urban Resort Residences, dahlings.Manila was pandemonium from the day Paris...

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Qaddafi's lifestyle of the rich and infamous

Muammar Qaddafi's wife, daughter and two sons fled over the border to Algeria Monday. Qaddafi is still on the run.In the last days of fighting, with defeat looming, Qaddafi's soldiers turned their guns on more than 50 civilian prisoners held in one building. Soldiers threw in grenades, then set the building on fire.There were a lot of dead and a lot of wounded, says one witness,...

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Salvatore D'Avino, 39, was traced by detectives after they spotted the snaps of his heavily pregnant girlfriend Brada Hint in front of sign giving the name and location of a Spanish restaurant.

One of Italy's most-wanted Mafia mobsters has been arrested after his blundering girlfriend posted pictures of them on Facebook.Salvatore D'Avino, 39, was traced by detectives after they spotted the snaps of his heavily pregnant girlfriend Brada Hint in front of sign giving the name and location of a Spanish restaurant.Italian police alerted the Spanish authorities who traced the couple to their hideout in Marbella on the Costa del Sol and arrested...

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Devoted Christina Aguilera fan to fly the singer over for private concert in Spain

The multimillionaire is reported to be paying 2.4 million Euro for the performance Christina Aguilera - EFE archive A Spanish multimillionaire is reported to be paying € 2.4 million to Christina Aguilera for the US star to perform a private concert for him. She’ll be flying over to Spain for the performance, but it is not known when or exactly where it will take place.The...

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Duquesa's marriage to Alfonso Díez will take place at the beginning of October

The Duquesa's marriage to Alfonso Díez will take place at the beginning of OctoberThe Duchess of Alba with her future husband – EFE archive The speculation that the Duchess of Alba is to wed ended on Tuesday with the announcement from the Duquesa herself that she is to marry Alfonso Díez, a civil servant who is 24 years her junior, at the beginning of October.It’s understood...

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Richard Branson says Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet helped rescue his elderly mother from a fire that destroyed his Caribbean home

Richard Branson says Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet helped rescue his elderly mother from a fire that destroyed his Caribbean home.The Virgin Group boss said about 20 people, including Ms. Winslet, her children, and his mother were staying in the 8-bedroom Great House on Necker, his private isle in the British Virgin Islands when it was struck by lightning during...

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The boat was moored in Marbella and the Packers were on board along with about 15 people - just close friends, no-one famous. Shane and Liz flew in for a few days and looked so in love during their time

The Australian cricketer and British model Hurley, who are believed to have been dating since last year, reportedly got engaged while cruising around Spain on businessman James Packer's luxury yacht recently.A source told New Idea: "The boat was moored in Marbella and the Packers were on board along with about 15 people - just close friends, no-one famous. Shane and Liz flew...

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Las Vegas strip clubs battle tough times with freebies, buffets

So says the Las Vegas Review-Journal, in a story about Sin City's famed take-it-off attractions.More than ever, clubs are relying on discounts and special offers to compete against each other and lure clientele, the story says. Cheetah's offers two-for-one lap dances during the day and Treasures provides a free buffet in the early evening, according to the newspaper.It says...

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