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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dembele injury update for PSG-Arsenal 2nd leg
Ousmane Dembele is a doubt for the second leg of PSG's Champions League semi-final tie against Arsenal, after suffering a hamstring injury in the first leg. Photo byParis Saint-Germain hold a 1-0 lead after the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, with Ousmane Dembele scoring the opening goal in the early stages of Tuesday's match. Advertisement Yet the goalscorer may not be available for the second leg, having been substituted in the 70th minute with an injury. Fabrice Hawkins of RMC Sport confirms that it's a hamstring problem, and the development of the pain needs to be monitored over the coming days. Photo bySpeaking after the game, PSG boss Luis Enrique suggested the injury isn't too bad, but it could still rule Dembele out of the second leg. 'I don't know about Dembele,' Enrique told Canal+ (via @ArsenalBarclays). 'The medical tests will be done tomorrow. It's nothing serious, it's rather minor, but there's still some doubt for the return leg. Advertisement 'We are a real team. If Ousmane can play, great. If not, we'll still see a team.' Photo byAn injury to Dembele would make him the one potential absentee for PSG in the second leg. Next week's hosts have a completely clean injury record outside of this minor hamstring problem, so there are currently no doubts about any other player in the squad.
Telegraph
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Meet the coolest men in Europe – who want to fix your wardrobe
For Joan Crawford, it was wire coat hangers. My own particular bête noire is the identikit high-street checked shirt that proliferates in the British male wardrobe – as bland as a Tesco egg sandwich. Men's clothing has always had a certain 'uniform' at its core, but the homogenisation of the high street, combined with the fact that men tend to loathe shopping, results in a sameness that's devoid of personality. Which is why it's refreshing to explore independent labels that are quietly considered. I don't mean the scary theatrics of high fashion but the interesting brands run by men who act as the best kind of advertisements for what they're all about… Pierre Mahéo Founder and creative director of Officine Générale, Paris If you were to catch sight of Pierre Mahéo, founder and creative director of Officine Générale, in one of his Left Bank haunts – wolfish features, sweep of grey hair – you'd quickly be sold on his particular brand of Paris soigné. Mahéo, the son of a Brittany tailor, founded the label in 2012 to combine the tenets of traditional suiting with the ease and lightness of how men in his neighbourhood – a stone's throw from Saint-Germain institutions Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore – dressed. In fact, he staged his most recent show at the local café where he, his wife and children often have breakfast. 'It felt authentic, it felt organic to show the clothes in that kind of way because it's how men dress in reality; relaxed, a bit dishevelled. It's my weekend spot for coffee,' he says. The environs – once the backdrop to Serge Gainsbourg's smoke-filled nights, Jean-Paul Sartre's weighty musings and Julia Child's market strolls – inform his approach to men's dressing. 'The area's touristic for sure, but there's a nostalgia to it about what it was as an artistic place with a nonchalant attitude, filled with artists, writers, musicians, creatives.' How does that translate in real terms? Excellent clothes that men want to wear, smart(ish) without the stuffing, relaxed basics and easy-going pieces in great fabrics. 'My point of view is that nothing should be too perfect. It has to be worn as if you've shrugged it on, with a twist,' adds Mahéo. Officine Générale's lightweight linen jackets, for example, are unlined and airy, the trousers soft-fitting. The brand also does an excellent line in footwear, from neat slip-ons to smart sandals for those balmy evenings in Provence. 'I don't like things feeling too 'done', there should be a freedom to how men dress.' In the 13 years since Mahéo started his business, which now has bricks-and-mortar shops across Paris as well as in London and New York, he's noticed a more relaxed approach. He's also evolved how he dresses himself. 'I think I'm firmly in my 'uniform' era. I'm 50, and the best thing about ageing is that you know what you like and what fits you. I don't experiment, but find it's best to change things by a small degree to switch things up,' he says. 'It was a very selfish idea to make the kind of clothes that I liked and wanted to wear – but it seems to be working.' Max Poglia Founder of Poglia & Co, Florence Catching a glimpse of dashing Max Poglia traversing the cobbles of Florence 's sun-kissed piazzas during the city's bi-annual men's fashion showcase, Pitti Uomo (of which he's a stalwart), you'd be forgiven for assuming he's some sort of model-influencer. In fact, the 44-year-old's stock in trade is an altogether more robust industry – knifemaking – as well as the purveying of handsome heritage men's accessories. 'The brand actually started with a memory – of my grandfather's hardware shop in the south of Brazil, which he had for over 50 years,' says Poglia, who grew up in South America and now lives in Florence. 'It's a walkable city, which is crazy. After New York, Florence is now home, to raise the brand – and the kids.' He began crafting knives, horn-handled beauties, creating the Poglia & Co label in 2008. Since then he has branched into exceptional leather goods, from weekend bags to hat stands, as well as all manner of beautiful, handcrafted curios, from trays to corkscrews. 'Everything is finished with feeling,' he says. 'We work with materials that have already lived; old plough disks turned into blades, reclaimed wood, brass, horn and bone. The result is something that feels like it's already existed, just waiting for the right hand to hold it.' Poglia, along with his wife and young children, lived in Milan for a period of time, and his family has Italian roots. The country's sense of sprezzatura style informs his aesthetic. 'I think men in Italy show how personal style can be a conversation piece, the focus on detail, the fabrics, the process,' he says. 'It's not the way you live, it's how you live with the things you love. Florence slows you down and New York speeds you up. I need both, and design in between the two. 'Every Poglia piece has eight hands involved, from forging to finishing. Perfection is boring; I want the marks, imperfections, signs of time, memories.' Charlie Casely-Hayford Co-founder of Casely-Hayford, London It's a landmark year for 38-year-old Charlie Casely-Hayford. The designer, who founded the Casely-Hayford label with his late father Joe in 2009, is dressing certain stars for next month's Met Gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, thanks to this year's particularly pertinent theme. Under the directive of Anna Wintour, the Met's exhibition, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, will focus on the importance of the black dandy throughout fashion history. It's a personal and emotive challenge for Charlie: Joe Casely-Hayford was a pioneer in this respect, as founder of his own influential fashion label and, later, the first black creative director of Savile Row institution Gieves & Hawkes. This year also happens to be the 40th anniversary of his father's first-ever fashion collection. 'As a second-generation black designer, it's an honour to continue the work that he started,' he says. Continue it Casely-Hayford does, in his own distinctive way. Some of that tailoring nous is based on his own aesthetic, as a 6ft 6in guy who wears suits in a contemporary way – an immaculate single-breasted number in classic navy, but worn with a Sunspel T-shirt and a pair of boots rather than a standard shirt and tie. 'There's been a shift in recent years in how men wear suits. I think that it's now about appropriating tailoring and making it applicable to your everyday life. It shouldn't be about wearing a suit separately to the rest of your wardrobe,' says Casely-Hayford, pointing to the way he commutes to his London store by bike while wearing a suit and T-shirt. 'It's a more dynamic way to engage with tailoring, and makes it more relevant.' That's not to say that Casely-Hayford's aesthetic is particularly daring, but it is boundary pushing in its own way – think unlined jackets, more flowing proportions on the trousers and everything worn in an insouciant way. Casely-Hayford learned the tenets of tailoring from his father, and applies them in a refreshing way for his customers today who, he says, 'are thoughtful, design-aware and cultured. It's always been about a sense of duality for me, the coming together of two worlds, and making them fit harmoniously together,' he says. It's an approach that would make his father boundlessly proud. Dag Granath Co-founder of Swedish brand Saman Amel, Stockholm As co-founders of Swedish label Saman Amel, Dag Granath and Saman Amel are perhaps the most effective examples of coolly, distinctly Scandinavian minimalism. It's an approach that's clearly caught the attention of today's menswear shoppers; last year they debuted a beautiful atelier in London's Mayfair, which is filled with 20th-century Swedish design classics, and this year the brand expanded into a sprawling new space in its native Stockholm. It's been a slow burn since the two men began the brand back in 2015, having met at school. 'I actually used to be Saman's fit model, when he started making clothes after training in pattern cutting, and from there things evolved,' says Granath. The pair's particular USP is to apply a kind of Nordic ease and sophistication to the rigours of tailoring. 'It was never about us sitting down and analysing the market to work out what part of it we could fill,' Granath adds. 'It was about how we wanted to dress and how we could make suits feel relevant.' Saman Amel suits are predominantly made in the south of Italy, and so adhere to certain traditional mores in terms of construction and shape, but the pair's exacting Swedish hand lends a contemporary touch by way of the finish and execution. 'It's a very different kind of cut from, for example, a London tailoring institution. It's much softer and lighter, it's draped and relaxed in the cut; the body of the jacket is longer, the silhouette fuller. It's much easier to wear.' Another hallmark of the pair's roots is the colour palette – as Scandi-noir as any thriller, in muted granite, dove, inky navy and oatmeal. Imagine The Row or the quiet luxury of TV's Succession with a Swedish flavour. 'There's a Scandinavian austerity to those sorts of tones that we really like,' says Granath. Their client base, which includes architects, tech entrepreneurs and creatives, is fastidious about small details. They come to the duo for a considered capsule wardrobe. 'They want the best version of each piece; it's having five pairs of trousers exactly the way you want them. It's curation over accumulation, and making sure that even if you're in a classic knit, it's elevated in some way through design.'
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Yahoo
Civil rights attorney to sue Knox County sheriff, UT Medical over deaths of Black men
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, with fist raised, stands with co-counsel Troy Jones, far right, and family members of David Batts and Daevon Saint-Germain, both of whom died after altercations with Knox County law enforcement. (Photo: Angela Dennis) Civil rights attorney Ben Crump visited Knoxville on Wednesday to discuss lawsuits against Knox County and the University of Tennessee Medical Center over the deaths of two Black men following encounters with county law enforcement officers. Crump, who is representing the families of Daevon Saint-Germain and David Batts, compared the death of Saint-Germain to that of Breonna Taylor, who was killed during a police raid in Louisville, Ky, in March 2020. 'This is Knoxville's Breonna Taylor,' Crump said. 'The killing of an 18-year-old high school senior. There are so many unanswered questions as to why he was shot nine times, and no video footage exists to explain why this young man was killed that morning.' Saint-Germain was shot and killed on Jan. 3 by Knox County Sheriff SWAT deputies during an early morning raid at his family's south Knoxville home. The Knox County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) says deputies were carrying out a search warrant when Saint-Germain allegedly showed a firearm, prompting officers to open fire. The warrant was reportedly issued based on social media activity that investigators claimed linked Saint-Germain to drug sales, including marijuana and THC products. But the details of what happened during the raid remain murky. SWAT officers involved were not wearing body cameras, a fact that has fueled growing concerns over transparency and accountability of the KCSO. Saint-Germain's family, who were inside the home at the time, deny the allegations about him. Despite the absence of body camera footage, Crump expressed confidence in his legal team's path forward. 'With eyewitness accounts, physical evidence, and strong expert testimony, we believe we can bring a successful 1983 civil rights wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Daevon's family,' he said. In March after a petition circulated calling for answers and police reform, Sheriff Tom Spangler expressed regret at the lack of body cameras but defended the actions of deputies. Spangler announced at a community meeting that he directed his SWAT team members to begin using body cameras after discovering they were not equipped with them during the raid. 'They did not have cameras. I wish they had, but they didn't and that's it. But, with that said, they are already in place now,' he said. Crump also attributed the circumstances surrounding delivery of the warrant to racial bias. 'This was a kid with no criminal history,' said Crump. 'And we are talking about an alleged social media post about marijuana. Can you imagine if they started kicking in everyone's door in violation of the fourth amendment because of marijuana? 'Sadly this only seems to happen to Black people in this country,' he said. David Batts needed help. It's troubling so many times when a Black person in America is having a medical crisis or mental health crisis, it is not treated as a medical issue. – Ben Crump Five days after Saint-Germain's death, 46-year-old David Batts died on Jan. 8 following a violent encounter with law enforcement at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility. Batts was arrested the day before after causing an alleged disturbance at the Knoxville Area Transit center and was initially taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. There, he was accused of assaulting two nurses, which led to his transfer to the county jail. Within minutes of his arrival at the facility, deputies attempted to force Batts to change into a jail uniform. When he did not comply, officers pepper-sprayed him, used a Taser on him four times, and struck him repeatedly. The blows to his face were so severe that family members later said he was nearly unrecognizable. Batts was found unresponsive the next day and later pronounced dead at the hospital. Crump said that Batts was in need of care, not violence. 'David Batts needed help. It's troubling so many times when a Black person in America is having a medical crisis or mental health crisis, it is not treated as a medical issue,' he said. 'It is treated as a criminal issue, and it is met with excessive force and brutality.' According to the KCSO, Batts was non compliant, which prompted officers to use force. Body camera footage released by the sheriff's office shows Batts struggling to follow commands during attempts to check his vital signs. Batts was taken back to UTMC where he died in the hospital. The Knox County District Attorney's Office reviewed the incident and concluded that Batts' death was caused by meningitis, not by the actions of law enforcement officers. 'Based on my review of the body camera footage and the Medical Examiner's preliminary findings, I have concluded that the officers involved responded to Mr. Batts' assaultive and resistive behavior with appropriate force under the circumstances,' District Attorney Charme Allen wrote in a statement. Crump, along with co-counsel Troy Jones, a Knoxville lawyer, said the legal team will file dual suits — one for medical malpractice against the University of Tennessee Medical Center and a federal civil rights wrongful death suit against the Knox County Sheriff's Department. Crump also urged Knoxville community members to stay vigilant and continue raising awareness about the deaths of Batts and Saint-Germain. He acknowledged the challenge of mobilizing in a city where only 17 percent of the population is African American, but emphasized that justice requires persistence even without overwhelming numbers. 'I believe when you have truth on your side, you have a moral majority,' he said. 'And so I want the community to remain engaged and have the same convictions they have with all these other cases across the country.' Crump has represented families of other men and women who died following altercations with law enforcement, including Taylor, Tyre Nichols of Memphis and George Floyd, the Minnesota man whose killing launched nationwide protests in 2020. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
Attorney calls for answers after 18-year-old killed in SWAT raid
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is calling for answers after an 18-year-old was shot and killed during a SWAT raid. Daevon Montez Saint-Germain was shot on the morning of January 3, 2025, at a Sevierville Pike house, according to the Knox County Sheriff's Office. Crump, co-counsel Troy Jones and the family of Saint-Germain are scheduled to hold a press conference at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday 'to demand justice and accountability' for Saint-Germain's death. Family of man who died in Knox County custody to announce legal action According to arrest warrants, Saint-Germain, a Black high school student had posted several pictures on Instagram showing large amounts of marijuana and money. It also says that he wrote on Instagram about selling narcotics at school. The investigators also said that he was an associate of the Murdaville Maria street gangs which are a subset of the 98 Main Street Mafia Crips, which primarily operates in the Montgomery Village housing development. The following items were seized inside Saint-Germain's house according to one warrant: 'Bulk marijuana from [a] grow in basement,' Ten bags of a brown powder that tested positive for the drug MDMA Multiple cell phones A rifle Two handguns During the raid, officers repeatedly announced, 'Sheriff's Office Search Warrant,' according to the office of the Sixth Judicial District Attorney General. They say that Saint-Germain then exited his bedroom with an assault rifle. Officers tried to gain control of him and the gun, but when Saint-Germain pointed the weapon at the officers, they fired, killing him, the DA's office reported. No charges were filed because the DA ruled it self-defense. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation investigated the incident. Body found along Highway 61, Roane County Sheriff's Office says 'Daevon was shot nine times,' Crump's firm wrote. 'Crump and the legal team will call for answers from law enforcement and public officials, and denounce the dangerous raid that ended a young life before it even had a chance to begin.' Crump also represented the families of George Floyd and Trayvon Martin. He is also representing the family of David Batts, Sr. who died after being in Knox County custody. On Wednesday, they announced legal action against the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Hilton turns 100 – and its Park Corner Brasserie still knows how to charm
It's 4.30pm and I'm still waiting to check into my room at the Hilton Park Lane – 90 minutes past the official 3pm check-in time. I've exhausted the chilli crackers, nuts, juice and coffee in the lounge, and am beginning to feel the first flickers of grumpiness. Surely a hotel of this stature can get a room ready on time? Eventually, someone comes to fetch us. I'm half-convinced they've forgotten we exist, but no – far from it. We're whisked up to the 27th floor and steered down a corridor that, I quickly realise, leads to the Presidential Suite. Assuming we'd be in a regular room, I try (and fail) to hide my delight when we're welcomed into what can only be described as a sprawling apartment in the sky. It's the sort of suite that's both jaw-dropping and slightly surreal – part diplomatic residence, part influencer backdrop. There's a long conference table for all your pressing 'presidential' affairs, a telescope and a skyline view of London that honestly makes your phone camera feel inadequate. The bed is vast, the carpet plush, the palette all golds, greys and marble. Very tasteful, albeit a little too Molly-Mae for me. A TV that slides out from behind a painting is fun in theory, but less so when it doesn't offer Netflix, films or internet access. Still, it's hard to complain when you've been upgraded to the top floor. Before dinner, it's cocktails at Revery bar, newly refurbished and dressed in low lighting, red velvet and more marble and gold. For Valentine's, they've collaborated with luxury perfume house Kilian on a themed cocktail menu. It's a bold concept: love potions inspired by fragrance, with ingredients like tonka bean syrup and liquid cream. Some drinks feel more like an olfactory experiment than something to sip – my 'Rolling in Love' is a sickly blend of gin, almond milk, amaretto sour and Saint-Germain liqueur that leaves me wondering if I've actually just drunk perfume. Still, a pisco sour-inspired number and a very clean martini redeem things. Revery's regular cocktail offering looks promising; it's just a short – and slightly tipsy – skip to the Brasserie. I'm surprised by the value of the menu: three courses form a set selection for just £26 – only £9 more than one of the cocktails I've just drunk. The room, also refurbished in late 2023, gleams with lime-green accents, subtle dividers offering privacy and yes, more gold and marble. It's busy but never noisy, and the staff are attentive without fuss. Hotel restaurants, long dismissed as last resorts for tired travellers, are slowly reclaiming their place on London's dining map. Across the city, some are now genuine destinations – from Claude Bosi's three- Michelin -starred sky-high dining at Brooklands in the Peninsula, to Alain Ducasse 's long-standing three-star stint at The Dorchester, just up the road. Park Corner Brasserie might not reach quite those heights, but its strong execution and accessible pricing place it comfortably in the 'don't skip it' category – especially for guests looking to stay in. To start, I have beef carpaccio with tapenade, capers and pickled onions – silky and savoury, lifted by tiny croutons that bring just enough crunch. It wouldn't usually be my first pick, but the short menu nudged me into new territory and I'm glad it did. My guest's vegan soup of the day is pleasant if not particularly photogenic. For mains, it's fish and chips and a duck leg. The former is excellent: crisp, airy batter; piping-hot, salty chips; and a tangy tartare that cuts through everything beautifully. It's a Hilton-ified version of the classic – neat and grease-free. The duck if cooked to falling-apart softness, but it's the glossy sauce and whipped buttery mash that steal the show. We finish with a lemon tart to share, served with sloe gin compote and violet sorbet. This tart is definitely on the tart side, which works for me as a lover of all things zing but could be on the edge for some. It's clear the kitchen knows what it's doing. The Brasserie is not claiming to be a restaurant that shakes things up, but one that executes calssics well – at a good price, too. There's a certain timelessness to the Hilton brand. A century after the first hotel opened, it's clear this one still has tricks up its sleeve. Yes, there were stumbles – the delayed check-in, the cocktail that smelled more expensive than it tasted – but they were swiftly, and generously, balanced out. With polished service, thoughtful details and a room that made my jaw drop, the Hilton Park Lane proves it still knows how to do old-school glamour – with just enough of the new. Park Corner Brasserie opening hours: Breakfast 6.30am-10.30am; all-day dining 12pm-10pm
