UNITED KINGDOM

Proceeds from sale of 1714 instrument will be used to fund scholarships for violinists at New England ConservatoryA Stradivarius violin crafted in 1714 sold for $11.25m (£9.1m) at a New York auction on Friday, missing the world record for a musical instrument that some predicted it might break, but still securing a solid financial future for a new generation of performers.The 311-year-old instrument, listed by Sotheby’s of Manhattan as “a masterpiece of sound”, once belonged to the celebrated 19th-century Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim, a close friend of the composer Johannes Brahms. It was gifted to the New England Conservatory in

Supermodel alleges ‘concerted deception’ by fellow trustee kept her in dark over running of Fashion for ReliefThe supermodel Naomi Campbell has claimed she knew nothing of the extensive financial misconduct and mismanagement at the anti-poverty fashion charity she created and sat on the board of for more than five years.Campbell was disqualified from running a charity in May 2024, before the publication of a devastating watchdog report that revealed a trail of administrative chaos, misuse of charity funds, and chaotic record-keeping. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/07/naomi-campbell-fashion-for-relief-charity-tribunal-hearing Author : Patrick Butler Social policy editor Publish date : 2025-02-07 18:44:00 Copyright

Andrew Searle, retired fraud investigator, and wife Dawn found dead in their renovated rural home in south-west FranceFrench police are investigating the deaths of a retired British couple whose bodies were found in their renovated rural home in Aveyron in south-west France.Andrew Searle, a retired fraud investigator, and his wife Dawn were discovered dead on Thursday at their home in the village of Les Pesquiès, south of Villefranche-de-Rouergue. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/07/french-police-investigating-deaths-of-retired-british-couple-in-aveyron-home Author : Kim Willsher in Paris and Matthew Weaver Publish date : 2025-02-07 17:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Campaigners and retailers say Britain should follow US and EU in phasing out exemption on duties for low-value parcelsTax campaigners have joined retailers in urging the UK government to close a tax loophole to prevent a “massive influx” of cheap goods from companies such as Shein and Temu flooding the market.It comes after the EU said it was joining the US in phasing out an exemption on customs duties for low-value parcels that has been used by the companies to export goods from China cheaply. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/07/uk-tax-loophole-shein-temu-us-eu Author : Sarah Butler Publish date : 2025-02-07 16:00:00