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French train startup secures license to launch high-speed rail competitor

Velvet said it would add 10 million seats between major cities

The Independent UK

French rail start-up Velvet gets green light to compete with SNCF on high-speed lines

A new French rail company has secured the first approval needed to launch high-speed services from Paris to cities including Bordeaux, Nantes and Angers, potentially bringing more choice and competition to some of the country’s busiest routes.

Euronews

Asymmetric hemlines, applique and lace: the 30 best party dresses for Christmas and beyond

Our styling editor shares her favourite looks for getting dressed up to the nines

The Guardian - UK

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Nigella Lawson shows her soft side in the red velvet dress that's the ultimate Christmas Day outfit

This is what I want to be wearing on 25th December

Woman & Home

I can’t stop thinking about Mint Velvet's latest collection – here are the hero pieces on my new season wishlist

The new drop is filled with versatile buys that will work right now and for years to come

Woman & Home

"There's not a shred of evidence on the internet that this band has ever existed": This apparently AI-generated artist is racking up hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams

The Velvet Sundown has no online footprint, a suspiciously artificial artist image and a ChatGPT-generated biography - but somehow has almost 350,000 monthly listeners

MusicRadar

Karol G's 'Tropicoqueta' Brings Back 2000s Soap Drama: Telemundo Counters with Gloria Trevi

La Bichota surprised everyone by releasing a video featuring some of the most iconic soap opera actresses to promote her new album, "Tropilatina." However, Karol G isn't the only one merging the television genre with music; Telemundo is doing something similar with "Velvet."

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Drop everything! Now you can shop Kate Moss' most iconic outfits with her debut Zara collection

Future fashion memorabilia

Marie Claire

David Ellis On the Sauce at Velvet: Is this London's maddest bar menu?

Electric cars, Picassos, drinks with ketchup in them — Velvet's enchanting eccentricity makes it far from the normal bar, says David Ellis

Evening Standard

Phuket bar raided for alleged underage prostitution

Officials raided a bar on Bangla Walking Street in Phuket on Wednesday night, arresting two women for allegedly providing girls for visitors and rescuing six girls from the business.

Bangkok Post

Phuket bar raided for allegedly procuring minors

PHUKET: Administrative officials raided a bar on Bangla Walking Street in Kathu district on Wednesday night, arrested two women for allegedly procuring girls for visitors and saved six girls from the illicit business.

Bangkok Post

Holiday advice for home bartenders, plus 4 festive cocktails

Looking to create a bit of winter luxury when tending bar at home this holiday season

The Independent UK

Unconventional Moroccan love story wins prize at Marrakech Film Festival

“The Blue Caftan”, which won the Jury Prize at the Marrakech International Film Festival in November, explores what people are capable of when it comes to love. Through the eyes of a tailor, Moroccan director Maryam Touzani reveals ordinary people trying to find a balance between tradition, modernity and freedom…

Radio France Internationale

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Velvet at Corinthia London hotel: Cocktail legend Salvatore Calabrese to open new bar

Calabrese will incorporate some of his best-known cocktail creations onto the menu

Manchester Evening News

Velvet Hotel finishes huge expansion on Canal Street - and has suite with its own private bar

Owners have expanded into the next door building

Manchester Evening News

Five-star luxury hotel which will boast some of the city’s most lavish suites to open in the summer

Forty-Seven was all set to open pre-pandemic

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