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The family of Brian Wilson, the musical architect whose genius helped power the Beach Boys, is seeking to place him under a conservatorship following the death of his wife, Melinda, last month.According to documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this week by lawyers representing the potential conservators, Mr. Wilson, 81, has “a major neurocognitive disorder,” and “is unable to properly provide for his own personal needs for physical health.” Melinda Wilson had previously provided care for her husband, but following her death on Jan. 30, the appointment of a conservator has become necessary, according to the petition filed on Wednesday.In a statement. the family said that LeeAnn Hard, Mr. Wilson’s business manager, and Jean Sievers, his publicist and manager, would serve a...

Hours after Caroline Rush, the chief executive of the British Fashion Council, opened the London stock market in Paternoster Square to kick off the 40th anniversary celebrations of London fashion week, Downing Street confirmed that the UK has entered a recession.A collapse of retail is not the ideal mood music to get this dressiest of birthday parties started but having survived 40 years, London fashion week is bullish about the future. Burberry is building a catwalk in east London’s Victoria Park, while the designer Simone Rocha will take over the capital’s oldest surviving church for a show that will double as a homecoming victory lap after her triumphant Paris haute couture show for Jean Paul Gaultier last month.Sunday’s Bafta ceremony ensures a celebrity-packed weekend in the capita...

Prince Harry says ‘I love my family’ in Good Morning America interview Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailPrince Harry has opened up about his father’s cancer diagnosis in a Good Morning America interview today.The Duke of Sussex’s told Good Morning America he was grateful to be able to fly home to visit his father following his diagnosis.He told GMA: “I love my family. The fact that I was able to get on a plane and go and see him and spend any time with him, I’m grateful for that.”“The fact that I was able to get on a plane and go and see him and spend any time with him, I’m grateful for that.”It comes as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have hit back at claims their visit to the Invictus Games is a ...

Hi Ugly,I’m struggling with a decades-long addiction to ChapStick. My relationship with lip balm started when I was a teen, using my mother’s ChapStick for my chapped lips. I’ve tried almost every balm out there: EOS, ChapStick, Burt’s Bees, Palmer’s Coco Butter Balm. I even dabbled in the menthol balms, much to my current self’s chagrin.Flash to current day, and I am never not within arm’s reach of a lip balm. I’ve got balm “stations” – one in my bag, one near my bed, one in my desk at work, one in my car. I’ve ensured that I will never be without lip balm should I need it. I’ve come to realize that it isn’t in big balm’s best interest to let us break the habit, but I’m determined to cut down on my usage. But I absolutely cannot stand the feeling of dry and chapped lips. Is there any h...

In a heartwarming twist to the traditional Valentine's Day celebrations, Pakistani actor Syra Yousuf chose to honour her favourite girls on an exciting Galentine's Day. The star took to her Instagram on Wednesday evening, sharing glimpses of her cosy Galentine's celebration with her beloved daughter, Nooreh, along with her niece and step-daughter, Zahra. The Instagram post featured a delightful three-picture carousel capturing the joyous moments of their celebration. Syra expressed her love for her girls in the caption, writing, "My favourite gals, My Galentine." The heartwarming images quickly went viral, drawing an overwhelming response from Syra's millions of followers. The pictures not only garnered numerous likes but also sparked a flood of praising comments, particularly commendi...

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer lifeLive your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletterRachel Dolezal has lost her teaching job after her explicit pictures from her Only Fans began making rounds on social media. Ms Dolezal - once an African Studies professor in Washington State and the head of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP - became infamous after she was exposed for pretending to be a light-skinned black woman, achieving the look by getting perms and spray tans. She had disappeared into relative obscurity, until now. Now known as Nkecki Diallo after changing her name in 2017, she began to teach at Catalina Foothills Unified School District in Tucson, Arizona in August 2023. The school district rec...

Shaista Lodhi recently sat across host Hafiz Ahmed, discussing Shoaib Malik and Sana Javed's wedding news that absolutely shattered the internet. The television personality expressed her thoughts candidly about the matter which spread like wildfire, which eventually led to the audience picking sides and mostly targeting the newlyweds with a barrage of negative comments.  Conversing in Urdu, Shaista asked, "Two adults liking and choosing each other to spend the rest of their lives together - there's nothing wrong with that, is there?" She added, "People have a lot of time on social media, way too much," whilst talking about the judgment the duo faced.  Shaista went on to share, "Both of them (Shoaib and Sana) are my very dear friends. Whether or not I guessed, these are individual choic...

As an impending snowstorm loomed over New York City late Monday night, the bouncers at the Box filtered through a steady stream of musicians, models and internet personalities in fur coats (or no coat at all) for the designer LaQuan Smith’s after-party.The blowout, known for shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, fabulous looks and spectacle at every turn, is a coveted invite. It followed Mr. Smith’s fall 2024 show at Cipriani earlier in the evening, which featured fur bags, flowing sheer and satin silhouettes. (To close out the presentation, the musician Babyface left his front-row seat and performed on a grand piano in the middle of the room.)Hundreds of guests, like the rappers Busta Rhymes and Joey Badass and the actors Meagan Good and Serayah McNeill, arrived at the main entrance, hidden beh...

Couture and public transport have very little in common, but the adage that you wait ages for a bus and then three come at once has some current crossover. In January, a drama series about the Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga, and the 30 years he spent working in Paris, premiered on Disney+. Hot on its heels comes Apple TV+ drama The New Look, which lands this week, and chronicles Christian Dior and his contemporaries as they navigate the second world war. Later this year, Daniel Brühl (Good Bye, Lenin!, All Quiet on the Western Front) will play Karl Lagerfeld in a series that has been given the working title Kaiser Karl and will chart the late designer’s rise through the world of fashion in Paris in the 1970s.It’s striking that a glut of TV not just about fashion, but the rarefied...