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The Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am has accused a Qantas flight attendant of being “racist” and “beyond rude” to him during a flight from Brisbane to Sydney. The rapper was met by police at Sydney airport on Saturday after he clashed with the flight attendant, who he claims was “overly aggressive” to him because he couldn’t hear her through his noise-cancelling headphones. “I’m sorry to say me and my group have experienced they (sic) worse service due to a overly aggressive flight attendant... I don’t want to believe she racist. But she has clearly aimed all her frustrations only at the people of colour,” he tweeted. “Is calling the police on a passenger for not hearing the PA due to wearing noise cancelling headphones appropriate?” In subsequent tweets, the rapper used the hashtag #racistflightattendant, named the woman and shared an image of her and an Australian federal police officer. “[email protected] … [Read more...] about Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am accuses Qantas flight attendant of being ‘racist’

The problem with buying into the arguably archaic concept of “party hair” is you’re left with hair too done, too ageing and too far removed from how you actually wear it when normal service resumes. Still, if you are sold on party hair at least make it modern, as per the AW19 Chanel show. Hair accessories are all the rage and wearing them is ridiculously simple. Take a slightly elevated version of your day-to-day hair, add a hairband, bow or barrette and voilà! 1. Bumble and Bumble Invisible Oil £35, lookfantastic.co.uk 2. Double star row metal headband £12.50, topshop.com 3. Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady Hair Mist £128, libertylondon.com 4. Chanel hair slide £610, chanel.com 5. Simone Rocha faux pearl hair slide £75, net-a-porter.com 6. Jennifer Behr Marabella Swarovski crystal embellished hair clip £249.60, net-a-porter.com I can’t do without: a smoky scent with a powdery Frenchness Until recently, Celine was … [Read more...] about Crowning glory: the easy way to party hair

Pop duo the Veronicas have disputed the account of their removal from a Sydney plane over an “incredibly intimidating and confusing” cabin baggage dispute, and are taking legal action. Sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso were asked to leave Qantas QF516, which was bound for Brisbane on Sunday morning, amid an argument with cabin crew. Qantas said two passengers refused to follow the cabin crew’s instructions and were “offloaded” before the plane took off. The Australian federal police said officers came on board amid an argument between the two passengers and staff before the women agreed to disembark, with no further issues. One passenger told Queensland’s Courier Mail that the singers “refused to follow crew instructions”. But the Veronicas have hit back at reporting of the cabin baggage incident, which they said was “incredibly intimidating and confusing”. “The details reported are false and in conflict with video … [Read more...] about The Veronicas hit back after being kicked off Qantas plane over bag dispute

Sri Lanka’s former wartime defence minister Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be the country’s next president, after his opponent conceded defeat in a tightly contested election. The candidate for Sri Lanka’s ruling UNP party, Sajith Premadasa, on Sunday accepted defeat in the poll held on Saturday and congratulated his rival. “It is my privilege to honour the decision of the people and congratulate Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his election as the seventh president of Sri Lanka,” Premadasa said in a statement. With half the votes counted, Rajapaksa led with 50.7%, while his main rival Premadasa had 43.8%, the election commission said. Rajapaksa’s party claimed victory in a statement which thanked voters for a peaceful election. The election took place seven months after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, which saw self-radicalised Islamist extremists bomb hotels and churches, killing over 250 people and throwing Sri Lanka into a state of emergency. Early results … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka presidential election: Rajapaksa claims victory as count continues

Democracy relies on accurate information. If voters are subjected to a cacophony of political claims between which it is almost impossible to sift fact from fiction, how can they be said to have made a meaningful choice? This is why the proliferation of “fake news” – false, fabricated or deliberately misleading information – poses such an existential threat to the legitimacy of the democratic process. This election campaign is highlighting the extent to which it is not just shadowy players in the background who are involved in spreading fake news. It is increasingly something that certain politicians, in particular, the Tory party under Boris Johnson, are themselves creating and propagating in an effort to discredit their rivals. It would be naive to imagine politics has ever been immune to spin and exaggeration. But until a few years ago, there was an assumption that most of what our leaders said would have some basis in fact and if a politician were caught … [Read more...] about The Observer view on the 2019 election campaigns: the Tories are setting dismal standards of dishonesty