'She's been stressed because she knew the separation would eventually become public and she was dreading it,' a source told People in early October. However it wasn't to last and the pair went their separate ways in October after realizing the 'spark had gone' per The US Sun. A source told US Weekly: 'They have gone out on a few dates in London. The couple went public with their romance in March 2022 when they walked the red carpet at W Magazine‘s pre-Oscars party. After the grand gesture the pair's relationship went from strength to strength and they tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Rome in 2012.

Retired London banker Valentine Furniss, 87, no longer understands that Henry is his son, or even a close family member. 'If he'd had a worse lifestyle, perhaps he'd have developed dementia in his late 60s, rather than his 80s. 'There's enough evidence to suggest dementia is a lifestyle disease, like type 2 diabetes. Dr Richard Oakley, associate director of research and innovation at Alzheimer's Society says that dementia is 'not an inevitable part of ageing'. 'That's why the Alzheimer's Society funds dementia research, providing hope for the future while transforming lives today.'

Dear Dáithí ,I’m just so sick of bad service everywhere. I’m sick of managers fixating on petty details that are only box-ticking exercises. Then when I make a ‘new’ password, I’m told it can’t be the same as my previous password. I don’t think I’ve ever had an order that came to my door with 100% of what I’ve ordered when buying online. Picture: Domnick WalshOn top of all this, you’re sick of people calling to your door looking for you to sign up to charity subscriptions.

As if...Join the debate Do YOU think social media has made celebrities thinner skinned? He took to social media to say I'd lied, which culminated in me receiving death threats from his followers. And it all blew up again this year when she slated me on social media in a bizarre case of mistaken identity. Spencer MatthewsSpencer Matthews believes Katie Hind has got a bee in her bonnet about the 'entrepreneur'Oh dear. I predict highlights, lowlights, feuds and misbehaviour, legal letters, attacks on social media - and another bumper crop of bruised egos.

The well-organised and funded Union Solidarity and Development Party, with its support from the military, is by far the strongest contender. Critics charge that the election is designed to add a facade of legitimacy to military rule that began when the military removed the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The expected victory of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party makes the nominal transition to civilian rule a chimera, opponents of military rule and independent analysts say. Ms Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s 80-year-old former leader, and her party are not participating in the polls. A new Election Protection Law imposes harsh penalties and restrictions for virtually all public criticism of the polls.

Brigitte Bardot, the French actor and singer who became an international sex symbol before turning her back on the film industry to become an animal rights activist, has died aged 91. Brigitte Bardot as Jill in MGM's 1962 film A Very Private Affair, directed by Louis Malle. Her primary focus became animal protection activism, joining protests against seal hunts in 1977 and establishing the Brigitte Bardot Foundation in 1986. Brigitte Bardot pictured during a TV show at the north Paris animal shelter of Gennevilliers in 1994. Jordan Bardella, the president of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party (RN), which Bardot supported, wrote: “Brigitte Bardot was a woman of heart, conviction and character.

The loan of two giant pandas to Dublin Zoo almost 40 years ago was hailed as a great success until one of the pandas died some time after returning home to China. There were elements of panda-monium back among staff in Dublin Zoo after a report that suggested the death of the male panda two years later was a consequence of his visit to Ireland. Other files show the Chinese authorities expressed “considerable reluctance” about a proposal to have the two pandas make a guest appearance on the Late Late Show on RTÉ during their visit to Ireland. A condition of the visit was that Dublin Zoo would make a significant contribution to the Chinese Wildlife Preservation Fund estimated at $75,000 with the money subsequently being funded by sponsor, West Coast Cooler. The visit followed months of planning between Irish and Chinese officials, although correspondence showed there was confusion about the total costs involved and what the Irish side had agreed to pay.

Today, a break from politics for some indispensable life advice. [ Trump’s disturbing National Security Strategy should be required readingOpens in new window ]Is a bottle you buy for €40 better than a €20 wine? Is the quality gap as big as the one between the €10 and €20 bottle? Finally, church attendance as a uniform social activity has collapsed in recent decades, for obvious and probably predictable reasons. For many of us, especially at this time of year, there is a comforting familiarity to its ritual and cadence.

Singer Christy Moore issued a complaint about his treatment when he and his driver were detained and interviewed in Holyhead in 2004. Many of the papers released by the Dublin archives relate to 1995, as files reach the 30-year cut-off for being made public. Meanwhile, The Irish Times “consolidated its electronic version on the World Wide Web” – where it remains to this day. In Belfast and London, a 20-year rule is in operation, and the Irish State has released files related to Anglo-Irish relations from the period up to 2005 too. The State Papers coverage, touching on everything from paramilitaries to pandas, will run until Tuesday, online and in print.

The Christmas Hurdle and the Savills Chase are the features on Sunday’s card in Leopardstown and the nap goes to Ballyburn, who will appreciate the step up three miles when he contests the former. The Savills Chase is a difficult one for punters as market leader Galopin Des Champs is having his first start of the season and, rising 10, is entitled to need it. Therefore, preference is for Fastorslow, who, after a year off, ran a fine race in the John Durkan. In Limerick, all the focus will be on Final Demand in the Grade One Guinness 0.0 Faugheen Novice Chase. Jimmy Du Seuil is on the up and was also impressive on his only start to date over fences.

Argyle House is home to dozens of tech start-ups but is better known to the world as the police headquarters in Dept. Argyle House, on Lady Lawson Street, is perhaps the capital’s most striking and controversial example. He continued: “In Edinburgh, a city celebrated for its Georgian order and medieval texture, the exposed concrete of Argyle House and Cables Wynd House appears almost defiant. The letter added: "Argyle House has nurtured two unicorn companies - ie now capitalised at over a billion dollars. "Argyle House is a distinguished modernist building, in a city that continues to erase its recent heritage.

Meanwhile, the forces of anti-journalism – disinformation, propaganda, the public relations industry, the darker corners of social media – are thriving. And it’s why we’re the only Irish media outlet with a network of correspondents around the world, believing as we do in the value of an Irish perspective on world events. Inside The Irish Times, it has been a year of change. Recently we passed an important milestone: revenue generated by subscribers for the first time fully funds our journalism. Some of those subscribers come to us only for our digital journalism; others have the paper delivered to their doorstep.

“Being a good judge of people, or a good conversationalist, does not automatically make someone a skilled interviewer. Hiring managers often give more weight to a candidate’s years of experience than to the quality of their skillset. Hiring managers are no different. Any good hiring manager should notice if an interviewee is attentive and speaking from memory, rather than making stuff up and relying on machine prompts to sound convincing. As English says: “Because recruitment outcomes are impacted by candidate perception of the hiring process, hiring managers should think about how well written the job ad is and whether it reflects clearly what’s required for the role.

Ming Ming and Ping Ping spent 100 days at Dublin Zoo from June to September 1986. In August 1988, Irish officials found out that Ping Ping died after his return to Chengdu, records in the latest release of State Papers show. “The director fully understands the concerns expressed by the Chinese authorities and plans for The Late Late Show appearance have been dropped,” one document noted. Overall, the pandas’ visit to Dublin Zoo was deemed a big success. “They have read a report that he is dead and that there is a suggestion that his death was a consequence of [the pandas’] visit here.

Earlier this month Australia became the first country in the world to ban social media for children under the age of 16. “Changing the country’s location is so phenomenally easy ... I’ve seen my friends do it when their parents are really strict on social media ... Most people my age, even if they’re allowed or not allowed social media by their parents, have accounts.”She says there needs to be more education and “digital media literacy”. If you bring in the ban you’ll really see that being played out — Sarah Davitt“If we bring in this ban we’re just going to presume kids aren’t on social media, because they shouldn’t be there, which then just creates a worse social media space ... “There are times I’ve spent too much time on social media,” Holly admits, “but I go on social media because it shows me things I’m interested in.