Julien Macdonald made a high-shine return to London Fashion Week, staging his autumn/winter 2026 comeback on the interior rooftop of The Shard with a collection that reaffirmed his reputation as fashion’s self-styled “king of glamour”.

Perched high above the capital, guests nursed martinis as the Welsh designer sent out a procession of sequinned, sculpted silhouettes against the glittering night skyline.

Singer Ella Eyre was among those seated front row, watching as Macdonald delivered a show steeped in his signature high-octane energy.

It marked Macdonald’s first London Fashion Week runway since restructuring his business in 2023, and the message was unmistakable: unapologetic, maximalist glamour is back.

Macdonald, 54, who launched his label in 1997 and has previously held high-profile roles at Chanel and Givenchy, has long been synonymous with red-carpet showstoppers. His return leaned fully into that legacy, delivering a collection of high-impact eveningwear designed for drama rather than understatement.

The show opened with fluid, body-skimming gowns in metallic tones, including a liquid gold halter-neck dress that plunged dramatically at the front and twisted into a draped, thigh-split skirt.

The silhouette elongated the body, the fabric catching the light with every step, evoking the kind of paparazzi-ready moment Macdonald’s celebrity clientele – from Beyonce to Jennifer Lopez – have made their own.

Sequins were deployed liberally across the collection. A sharply cut, long-sleeved column dress in burnished bronze shimmered under the spotlights, its structured shoulders lending to Macdonald’s siganture statuesque quality.

Elsewhere, micro silhouettes dominated: a black, crystal-embellished two-piece with sheer shorts and cut-out detailing left little to the imagination, styled with pared-back heels to keep the focus on the body.

Feathers, which have been trending on the runway, gave a theatrical flourish to the collection.

A mint-green, crystal-studded bodysuit was paired with a matching feathered robe that trailed behind the model, its texture softening the overt sensuality of the barely-there base layer.

In another look, a sheer black gown with feathered hem detailing glided down the runway, balancing transparency with movement.

There was little concession to winter in the traditional sense. Despite the autumn/winter billing, Macdonald’s world remains resolutely summer – or at least permanently party-bound.

Backless gowns, plunging necklines and high-cut bodysuits dominated, with sheer panels and strategic cut-outs forming a recurring motif. One pale green, sequin-drenched gown featured a deep V neckline gathered at the waist and a front slit that revealed just enough leg, merging red-carpet polish with beach-club ease.

The setting at The Shard amplified the excitement for this comeback show. With London’s skyline twinkling beyond the glass, the show felt less like a seasonal presentation and more like a celebration – a statement of resilience and return.

If much of this season’s schedule has leaned into restraint then Macdonald offered a fun alternative of high-octane, unapologetic, old-school glamour.

The designer has signalled a shift towards a more accessible luxury ready-to-wear model, focusing on versatile embellished pieces. While the collection remained firmly in the eveningwear sphere, several looks – streamlined sequinned dresses and sharply cut cocktail numbers – suggested a commercial sensibility beneath the glitz.

Macdonald was named British Fashion Designer of the Year in 2001 and appointed chief designer at Givenchy the same year, succeeding Alexander McQueen. More than two decades later, his formula of sequins, skin and skimpy silhouettes remains largely unchanged.

Julien Macdonald’s return delivered something of a jolt of joy above the London skyline.

“Temperatures well above average at first, likely falling closer to average with alternating colder and milder spells towards the end of February and into March.”

The Met Office has revealed where snow could fall in the UK as early as next week. Despite sunshine being forecast for this weekend, “blustery showers” could arrive in the north.

Elsewhere will remain “largely dry with sunny spells”, reports the Mirror. For Sunday, the weather forecast adds: “Staying breezy but feeling pleasant in the sunshine.”

For Monday, the Met Office says conditions will start dry before rain moves in from the west. Tuesday will be “similar with mostly cloudy skies, rain in the west and brighter spells east”. However, there is a chance of snow later in the week.

In the forecast starting from Wednesday to March 6, the Met Office says “Atlantic frontal systems” will sweep across the UK, with “rain and showers typically heaviest and most frequent in the west”. There will be “shorter dry and bright interludes” in between bouts of rain.

Conditions are predicted to be “windy” while temperatures will remain “above average” at first before dropping. “Colder and milder spells” are expected before the end of this month, the Met Office says.

The forecast explains these cold spells could be cold enough for sleet and snow. The Met Office says snow is most likely to come in the “north-west”, especially over hills, as temperatures drop.

The full forecast states: “Changeable during this period with Atlantic frontal systems moving across the country and shorter dry and bright interludes in-between.

“Rain and showers typically heaviest and most frequent in the west, with more sheltered eastern areas seeing much smaller amounts of rain. Often windy with a chance of gales at times.

“Temperatures well above average at first, likely falling closer to average with alternating colder and milder spells towards the end of February and into March; perhaps cold enough for some sleet/snow showers in the northwest, especially over high ground, in the colder spells.”

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However BBC Weather says snow is unlikely, but possible, next week. It says: “Next week, temperatures will most likely be above average overall… the position of the jet stream will meander northwards and southwards, so there will still be occasional, short-lived cooler spells across northern regions, particularly Scotland.

“Although it will be milder elsewhere, temperatures may dip slightly toward the end of the week. There will be further wet and windy periods as a sequence of low-pressure systems and associated fronts move through, and any drier, calmer interludes will probably be short-lived.

“Most of the rain in the first half of the week should affect western and northern regions of the UK. It will be particularly mild for a couple of days, with temperatures possibly reaching the mid-teens Celsius in the southeast.

“However, weather systems could take a somewhat more southerly track during the second half of the week, with just enough cold air on their northern flanks to bring some hill snow. Overall, there is no notably cold period on the horizon.”

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Chelsea have dropped a league‑high 17 points from winning positions at home and 19 in total – the second‑worst record in the Premier League behind West Ham on 20.

It is another area affected not only by red cards but also by an inability to finish teams off and defensive lapses, particularly from set-pieces.

Chelsea have conceded a league‑high 13.54 expected goals from set-pieces this season, resulting in 11 goals against.

It is unsurprising, therefore, that the combination of dead‑ball specialist Ward‑Prowse and an aerial presence such as Flemming contributed to the equaliser.

“Set plays are massive in the Premier League, they’re so important. Our record this season, defending set plays, is not at the level required for us to achieve what we want to achieve, and that’s something I need to address,” Rosenior said.

There may also be a broader mentality issue, which again could be linked to the youthfulness of the squad – particularly within Chelsea‘s leadership group.

Asked whether Chelsea have enough leaders, Rosenior simply replied “Yes”, before adding: “I think there are certain values you need to have in your team.

“The best teams, the teams that win titles – which is where we want to get to – win games 1-0 when they probably haven’t played at their best.

“That should have been at least a 1-0 today. Even with 10 men for 25 minutes, that should have been a 1-0 at the least. I know what we need to get there. It’s not down to youth, it’s about assessing the players and identifying the ones you can rely on in difficult moments.”

Chelsea were booed off at full‑time, and Rosenior’s reaction may signal the end of a brief period of calm around Stamford Bridge.

It remains a promising start for the Englishman in his 11 games in charge, but he walked into a club already experiencing a febrile atmosphere, with anti‑ownership chants growing louder and fringe protests beginning to move into the mainstream.

It promises to be an interesting few weeks for Chelsea, with Arsenal, Aston Villa and Newcastle to come in a tougher run of Premier League fixtures.

The Boat Race is a historic sporting event for both Cambridge and Oxford University.

For the city of Cambridge, the Boat Race is one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Whether you are a student at Cambridge University or just someone who lives in the city, many people take pride in the Cambridge crews taking to the Thames.

The men’s Boat Race started in 1829 after Charles Wordsworth from Christ Church College, Oxford, and Charles Merivale of St John’s, Cambridge, met during vacation in Cambridge. Wordsworth went rowing on the River Cam and the friends decided to make a challenge out of it.

The first men’s Boat Race took place on June 10 1829 at Henley on Thames. The event happened irregularly for the next 25 years before it was moved to London in 1836.

The women’s Boat Race was founded in 1927 and was held on the Isis in Oxford but didn’t happen every year until the mid-1960s. The first few races didn’t have the two crews on the river at the same time but were judged by “time and style” until 1935 where they started following the traditional format.

For 2026, the Boat Race will taking place on Saturday, April 4. Over 200,000 people are expected to watch the 80th Women’s Race and the 171st Men’s Race along the riverbanks.

The race will take place on a 4.25 mile stretch of the River Thames from Putney to Mortlake in south west London. The women’s Boat Race kicks off at 2:21pm and the men’s Boat Race will start an hour later at 3:21pm.

If you are heading down to London for the event, there are two fan zones that will be open from 11am and will involve food, drinks, and giant screens so you don’t miss any of the action. Hammersmith Furnivall Gardens is right next to the river and will have a range of food spots to enjoy from burgers to Greek street food.

Fulham Pier is open to supporters and alumni of Oxford University and will have a dedicated stand for fans to pick up badges and flags. Cambridge University supporters will also be welcome in this area.

You could also head to a pub nearby or find a spot along the bank to cheer on Cambridge. If you are staying in Cambridge, you can watch the Boat Race on Channel 4 with coverage running from 1:30pm to 4:30pm – the event was previously televised by the BBC, but in a major change it will now be shown by another broadcaster.

If you need any more information about the Boat Race, you can go to the event website for the full day’s schedule.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The Pentagon and the Energy Department for the first time airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is the U.S. potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use.

The nearly 700-mile flight last weekend — which transported a 5-megawatt microreactor without nuclear fuel — highlights the Trump administration’s drive to promote nuclear energy to help meet skyrocketing demand for power from artificial intelligence and data centers, as well as for use by the military.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Undersecretary of Defense Michael Duffey, who traveled with the privately built reactor, hailed the Feb. 15 trip on a C-17 military aircraft as a breakthrough for U.S. efforts to fast-track commercial licensing for the microreactors, part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reshape the country’s energy landscape.

A new emphasis on nuclear energy

President Donald Trump supports nuclear power — a carbon-free source of electricity — as a reliable energy source, even as he has been broadly hostile to renewable energy and prioritizes coal and other fossil fuels to produce electricity.

Skeptics warn that nuclear energy poses risks and say microreactors may not be safe or feasible and have not proved they can meet demand for a reasonable price.

Wright brushed those concerns aside as he touted progress on Trump’s push for a quick escalation of nuclear power. Trump signed a series of executive orders last year that allow Wright to approve some advanced reactor designs and projects, taking authority away from the independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which has regulated the U.S. nuclear industry for five decades.

“Today is history. A multi-megawatt, next-generation nuclear power plant is loaded in the C-17 behind us,” Wright said before the two-hour flight from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah.

The minivan-sized reactor transported by the military is one of at least three that will reach “criticality” — when a nuclear reaction can sustain an ongoing series of reactions — by July 4, as Trump has promised, Wright said.

“That’s speed, that’s innovation, that’s the start of a nuclear renaissance,” he said.

Microreactors would be for civilian and military use

Currently, there are 94 operable nuclear reactors in the U.S. that generate about 19% of the country’s electricity, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That’s down from 104 reactors in 2013 and includes two new commercial reactors in Georgia that were the nation’s first large reactors built from scratch in a generation.

Recognizing delays inherent to deployment of new, full-scale reactors, the industry and government have focused in recent years on more efficient designs, including a small modular reactor proposed by the nation’s largest public power company, the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Microreactors, designed to be portable, can “accelerate the delivery of resilient power to where it’s needed,” Duffey said. Eventually, the mobile reactors could provide energy security on a military base without the civilian grid, he and other officials said.

The demonstration flight “gets us closer to deploy nuclear power when and where it is needed to give our nation’s warfighters the tools to win in battle,” Duffey said.

The reactor transported to Utah will be able to generate up to 5 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 5,000 homes, said Isaiah Taylor, CEO of Valar Atomics, the California startup that produced the reactor. The company hopes to start selling power on a test basis next year and become fully commercial in 2028.

Some safety concerns haven’t been addressed, experts say

Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said the transport flight — which included a throng of reporters, photographers and TV news crews — was little more than “a dog-and-pony show” that merely demonstrated the Pentagon’s ability to ship a piece of heavy equipment.

The flight “doesn’t answer any questions about whether the project is feasible, economic, workable or safe — for the military and the public,” Lyman said in an interview.

The Trump administration “hasn’t made the safety case” for how microreactors, once loaded with nuclear fuel, can be transported securely to data centers or military bases, Lyman said.

Officials also have not resolved how nuclear waste will be disposed of, although Wright said the Energy Department is in talks with Utah and other states to host sites that could reprocess fuel or handle permanent disposal.

The microreactor flown to Utah will be sent to the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab for testing and evaluation, Wright said. Fuel will be provided by the Nevada National Security site, Taylor said.

“The answer to energy is always more,” Wright said. After four years of restrictions on fossil fuels and other polluting energy under the Biden administration, he said, “Now we’re trying to set everything free. And nuclear will be flying soon.”

Wales were left heartbroken as Scotland struck late to beat them in Cardiff

BBC pundits were left stunned by the moment that saw Scotland ultimately swing the game against Wales in their favour.

Leading 23-12 and seemingly in control after Jarrod Evans slotted a penalty, Wales were caught cold by a lightning-quick restart from Finn Russell. While the hosts reorganised and glanced towards the posts, Russell kicked-off quickly, with Darcy Graham alert to the opportunity. The bounce was kind, the Welsh defence static, and Graham flew over in the corner.

From a comfortable 11-point cushion, Wales suddenly found themselves clinging on at 23-19 after Russell nailed a sensational touchline conversion. The Principality Stadium fell silent. Momentum had shifted irreversibly.

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After the match, former Wales captain Sam Warburton could scarcely believe what he had witnessed.

“Hamer-Webb is doing his job as one of the speedsters, in case the kick [Evans’ penalty] comes off the post,” Warburton said.

“But Scotland and Finn Russell are ready. He just goes for it and for Darcy Graham to be on — for Hamer-Webb it’s a tough lesson to learn.

“It’s such good quick-thinking from Russell. With Finn Russell, expect the unexpected. You have to always be on red alert and Wales weren’t obviously.”

Martin Johnson was even more blunt in his assessment: “It’s too simple a try to give away at this level.”

And Alun Wyn Jones echoed the sentiment, referencing the old defensive mantra of Wales’ former coach.

“I don’t want to repeat the words of Shaun Edwards, but never switch off in defence,” he said. “It’s hard, the forwards were there doing their jobs and you expect the winger to be there.”

On BBC Radio Wales, former international Alex Cuthbert admitted the psychological blow proved decisive.

“If you gave me this result before the game I would’ve taken it, but I think how it was just one moment that got Scotland back into the game makes it so much harder to take.”

Russell himself was unapologetic. Speaking afterwards, he admitted the opportunity had been spotted and discussed in seconds.

“They had just got a penalty before that. That moment of them getting the penalty and then us doing that,” he explained.

“I think it was Matt Fagerson who said there was space. I spoke to Darcy and then we had the bounce obviously.

“It will be a frustrating one for Steve Tandy, obviously he knows that’s something that I look for — you’d imagine he would have prepped the boys. They went to sleep a little bit there and Darcy scored.”

From there Scotland surged and within minutes the visitors were camped on the Welsh line before eventually snatching victory through a late maul score, leaving Wales players and supporters ruing what might have been.

Parents-to-be have decided to settle on a traditional name for their daughter, which you think would be a safe choice. However, their relatives aren’t impressed with it

It’s super risky to get advice about potential baby names before your child is born.

After all, people often feel free to share their opinions and these aren’t always positive. Hearing criticism or disapproval can make you second-guess your choice or feel hurt, even if you love the name.

And that’s the exactly the problem one couple is facing at the moment. Sadly, they are being called out by relatives who aren’t keen on their chosen name.

While this would be difficult for any mum-to-be to experience, it was particularly cruel because there is nothing ‘wrong’ with the classic moniker that was chosen by the expecting parents.

The name that’s been heavily debated is Miranda. It’s a classic choice for girls and is even mentioned in popular Shakespeare play, The Tempest.

But despite being around for generations, some of the family members have cruelly described the moniker as “ugly” and “dated”.

Speaking about the dispute in an anonymous post, the aunt wrote: “My brother and sister-in-law are considering this name for their daughter, due in two months. The extended families are extremely divided on the name.

“I like it. I don’t think it’s particularly classic or trendy or tragically dated and ugly (which are basically the three camps the rest of the family are falling into), but I think it’s cute, resilient, and holds the possibility of different potential nicknames as little Miranda finds herself.”

The aunt defended the couple and said the decision should be up to them – and not the choice of critical family members. And judging by the comments section, people agreed with her.

One responder wrote: “It’s a fine name, very established. I feel bad for the parents having to contend with the extended family.”

Another added: “I like it – maybe a little unexpected, but a solid name.” And a third added: A third also wrote: “Miranda is a refreshing change from all the currently popular names! I know a Miranda – she also goes by Mandy. It’s a great name!

“Why on Earth does it matter what extended families think?! Does everyone in the extended family get a vote? Such a weird thing for relatives to sit around and discuss with a perfectly normal name.”

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Emergency services were called to the Lambing Shed Farm Shop

Four people have been taken to hopsital after a fire broke out during an event at an award-winning farm shop.

The emergency services were called to the Lambing Shed Farm Shop near Knutsford in Cheshire this afternoon, just after 1pm.

The shop was holding its ‘Big Machine weekend’, with street food and hot drinks being served and funds being raised for the North West Air Ambulance.

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But a fire broke out, which the shop said involved a food truck which was being used as part of the event. Four members of staff were hurt.

The casualties were treated at the scene and later transported to hospital. Firefighters, police and paramedics attended the scene.

The shop said on Facebook: “Today, during the charity event an incident occurred involving our food truck. Emergency services responded immediately, and four members of our team were injured.

“They are currently receiving medical care and are being supported by their families. We are extremely grateful to the emergency responders for their swift and professional assistance.

“As a result of today’s incident, we have made the decision to cancel tomorrow’s event and close the cafe and farm shop. This has not been an easy decision, but our priority right now is the wellbeing of our team.

“If you were due to attend tomorrow and require a refund, please contact Helen at marketing@thelambingshed.com and we will respond as soon as possible.

“Our thoughts are with our injured colleagues and everyone affected.

“We are cooperating fully with the relevant authorities as they look into what happened and will share further updates when appropriate. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.”

In a statement published earlier today, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Firefighters are currently in attendance at a fire involving a gas cylinder in Knutsford. The fire is out, and casualties are being assessed. Police and paramedics are also in attendance.”

In a further update published at 3.33pm, the fire service said: “Casualties have been transported to hospital following initial care from paramedics on scene. Any further details will be updated in the morning.”

The Lambing Shed is known for its array of food for sale, as well as the award-winning home-made treats it produces.

The family-run business was named the UK’s Best Farm Shop Cafe at the prestigious Farm Retail Association Awards in 2022.

In his post on Saturday, the US President said: “Based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday, after MANY months of contemplation, by the United States Supreme Court, please let this statement serve to represent that I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10% Worldwide Tariff on Countries, many of which have been “ripping” the U.S. off for decades, without retribution (until I came along!), to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level.”