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Luciana Womenswear has launched what it describes as Nigeria’s first AI-powered Virtual Try-On experience, introducing a new technology-driven approach to online fashion shopping and customer confidence. The feature launches alongside The Radiance Collection, the debut collection from the Nigerian premium womenswear brand, and allows customers to preview garments on their own likeness before making a purchase. Available directly through shop-luciana.co,  the AI Virtual Try-On experience enables shoppers to upload a photograph and receive a realistic visualisation of how selected garments may appear before completing checkout. For founder Luciana Ojeniyi, the technology was never intended to be a novelty. Instead, it…

Anneliese Midgley, one of the key figures in Andy Burnham’s leadership campaign, has been promoted to the cabinet in the role of chief whip.She has only been the MP for Knowsley, not far from Makerfield, since 2024 but she has been an influential force in the Labour movement for much longer than that, working for both Sir Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn in opposition, following stints at the TUC.She has spoken about how, when she was growing up, her family’s life was changed by the “secure, well-paid, unionised job” her father got at a car factory.Before her political career, music…

In the United States, Google’s (now Alphabet) Debug initiative has asked the federal government for permission to release up to 32 million sterilised male mosquitoes in California and Florida.Male mosquitoes don’t bite or carry disease. The hope is these millions of male mosquitoes will mate with disease-carrying females, the eggs won’t hatch and mosquito numbers will fall.Unsurprisingly, the US public has questions about the plan, including whether the release is safe and will work at scale, and what happens afterwards. Google/Alphabet’s plan is to release more than 16 million mozzies each year, for two years.More than a decade ago, I…

Fifa has opened an investigation into the violent scenes that followed Spain’s World Cup final win on Sunday, with several Argentina players facing bans.Nahuel Molina appeared to strike Spain’s captain Rodri in the stomach as he ran on to the pitch following the final whistle, while there was also a large melee on the halfway line, where Leandro Paredes appeared to grab Eric García by the throat before throwing Gavi to the ground.Parades was subsequently shown a red card by the referee, Slavko Vincic, who had also sent off Enzo Fernández towards the end of normal time, as well as…

Three-time World’s Strongest Man champion Tom Stoltman has joined the cast of the BBC hit show Gladiators.The 32-year-old, 6ft 8in (203cm) tall athlete from Invergordon in the Highlands was the first Scot to win the title when he was first crowned champion in 2021.The fourth series of the Saturday night primetime show is set to start filming in Sheffield next month before returning to BBC iPlayer and BBC One in 2027.Stoltman’s Gladiator name has yet to be announced.The Scot retained his World’s Strongest Man title in 2022 before winning the competition for a third time in 2024.He is still officially…

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that far too many people in Africa still live with viral hepatitis, without knowing it despite efforts being made by member states to eliminate its threat. It blamed lack of timely diagnosis, treatment and care for the limited progress so far made at curtailing the disease within the continent. In a message to mark the World Hepatitis Day 2026 under the theme “Hepatitis: Let’s break it down”, WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Mohammed Janabi called on governments, partners, health workers and communities to break down the barriers that…

–         Rejoices with ex-Lagos lawmaker, Segun Olulade on 55th birthday Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has felicitated former Senator and successful insurance mogul, Yinka Omilani, as he marks his 90th birthday. The president, in a statement issued on Sunday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described the Ode-Omu, Osun State-born Omilani as a statesman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and devoted Christian whose life has become a beacon of service, humility, integrity, and enduring impact. According to Tinubu: “At ninety, your journey stands as a remarkable testament to God’s abundant grace, unwavering faithfulness, and the power of purposeful living. …

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Oracle could face more than $7bn in collateral requirements for a massive data centre in Wisconsin, after the state’s power regulator tightened credit requirements to protect households from rising electricity costs.The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, which is responsible for scrutinising and setting the prices the state’s utilities can charge, has declined to reconsider rules it imposed on utility We Energies, which would require Oracle to provide a $7bn letter of security at a yearly cost of more than $100mn per year.The…

Ofcom said it is unable to take further legal action against a pro-suicide forum which campaigners say has been linked to over 130 UK deaths.The regulator said, external the site had blocked access for the “vast majority” of UK users, and it had “no further legal routes available” under the Online Safety Act.But it accepted people would still be able to access the forum by using a VPN, which hides your location online.Andy Burrows, chief executive of the Molly Rose Foundation, said the decision to take no further legal action would “result in more lost lives” and that announcing it…

For weeks, as ministers jostled, lobbied and positioned themselves for big jobs in an Andy Burnham government, the incoming prime minister remained sphinx-like. He told an interviewer on Monday that he had a black box containing his ministerial picks and major policy announcements, adding that even as he prepared to enter Downing Street: “The black box is still sealed.”And so, when John Healey was appointed chancellor on Monday after intense briefing from allies of Ed Miliband, Shabana Mahmood and Rachel Reeves, it blindsided even those at the top of the Labour party.“We did not see this coming,” said one Labour…