Author: Olivia Carter

As the mother of the bride or groom, you play a pretty special role in your child’s wedding—and you deserve to look and feel as special as you are! Luckily, plenty of fashion brands offer wedding guest dresses and outfits that reflect this important role, with styles that come in various silhouettes, necklines, and fabrics. And we found the best of the best.The elegant dresses you’ll find below really rise to occasion—because even though you may have attended dozens of weddings in your lifetime, you’re not just a regular guest here. On your son or daughter’s big day, you’re a…

The Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a whip in protest at the government’s welfare plans, saying she will not be able to vote for the cuts to disability payments.The government is braced for a major rebellion on the welfare bill, which includes significant changes to personal independence payments for disabled people.Foxcroft, the MP for Lewisham North who was shadow disability minister before the general election, said she was unable to do her job as a whip because she disagreed with the changes and did not believe that cuts were part of the solution to rising inactivity.In a letter…

When Baiju Bhatt stepped away from his role as Chief Creative Officer at Robinhood last year, only those close to him could have predicted his next move: launching a space company built around technology the aerospace industry has largely dismissed, and that might be more groundbreaking than anyone realizes. If people aren’t paying much attention, that’s just fine with Bhatt, who co-founded the trading app in 2013, five years after earning his master’s degree in mathematics at Stanford. It means less competition for his new company, Aetherflux, which has so far raised $60 million on its quest to prove that…

The editor of BBC Breakfast, Richard Frediani, is taking an extended period of leave after allegations about his behaviour were reported in the media.An HR adviser from consultancy firm PwC is also supporting the corporation as it looks into the culture of the BBC One morning programme.It comes after the Sun and Deadline reported that an internal investigation is being carried out into allegations of bullying.The BBC said it did not comment on individual cases but takes “all complaints about conduct at work extremely seriously and will not tolerate behaviour that is not in line with our values”.A BBC statement…

The trend forecasters are predicting a prep revival. The all-American look, born of mid-century country clubs and popularized by 1980s movies, seems to be in the air again. A 17-year-old I know sets out each weekend to shop for vintage polo shirts, and Luca Guadagnino is filming a new version of the Bret Easton Ellis novel, American Psycho. That about synthesizes it.If prep does make a comeback on the runways in the coming weeks, it wouldn’t surprise Thom Browne. “I’m always in that world because I love the timelessness of it and the ease,” he says. “I like the idea…

The diagnosis around which Heston: My Life With Bipolar revolves is so recent that, when we meet him, the doctors are still adjusting his medication. It was only 18 months ago that police, firefighters and a man with a syringe arrived at his front door to have him sectioned at his wife’s request. “She had to do it,” he says. “Or I wouldn’t be here.” He woke up in what he would learn was a psychiatric hospital and stayed there for two months before returning home with his new medications as one of the 1.3 million people in the UK living with…

Australia have dropped Marnus Labuschagne for their opening Test against the West Indies with Steve Smith also missing through injury.In their places, teenage opener Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis come in for the series opener in Barbados, which starts on 25 June.Labuschagne opened the batting for Australia in their World Test Championship final defeat by South Africa last week but finished with scores of 17 and 22 to continue his lean spell.The 30-year-old has not made a Test hundred since the fourth Ashes Test of 2023.”Marnus at his best can be a really important member of this team. He understands…

Rebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Victoria GillBBC News Science TeamGetty Images / Maxar Technologies.Iran’s Natanz nuclear site has been a target of Israel’s airstrikesThe IAEA has described the attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities as “deeply concerning”.On Monday, its Director General Rafael Grossi said that military escalation “increases the chance of a radiological release with serious consequences for people and the environment”.Uranium enrichment sites are used to build up supplies of a particular type – or isotope – of uranium.”When you dig uranium out of the ground, it comes in two forms: 99.3% is uranium-238 – and 0.7%, or about one…

You’ve got your go-to travel outfit down pat. It’s cozy yet refined, warm but lightweight. As a professional airport outfit admirer, my favorites include a pair of sleek, $100 joggers. Am I right? Like you, tons of travelers turn to premium joggers when a big commute calls. But some have branched out in search of that same buttery-soft feel at a fraction of the price.  Smart shoppers have found it in these $33 Libin joggers at Amazon. Dozens of reviewers say these pants rival cult-favorite pairs from Lululemon, known for their barely-there softness. Style-wise, they have the same clean, streamlined…

Penny Wong announces suspension of Tehran embassyJosh ButlerAustralia’s embassy in Tehran has suspended operations and the government is ordering officials to leave Iran, the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has said, over concerns about “the deteriorating security environment”.As alarm grows about the conflict between Iran and Israel, Wong said the Australian ambassador to Iran would “remain in the region to support the Australian government’s response to this crisis”, while consular staff are being deployed to neighbouring Azerbaijan, “including its border crossings, to support Australians departing Iran”.The government is trying to assist Australians to leave Iran but Wong said options were…