The American Civil Liberties Union today sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for refusing to turn over thousands of public documents in their possession detailing the deaths of immigration detainees held in U.S. custody.
The federal lawsuit, filed in the U.S. [...]

The L.A. outpost of this high-fashion emporium stocks the company’s private label infant clothing line, featuring classic baby looks such as footie pajamas with baby blue or pink stripes ($36) and a snow-white ribbed cotton sweater-and-hat set ($68). The children’s department also features less dressy — but not much cheaper — fare, including Levi’s Capital [...]

Supermodel Naomi Campbell failed to turn up as scheduled at a runway show in Brazil on Saturday, apparently after her plans were upset by a conviction the day before for assaulting police officers at Heathrow airport in April.
Campbell, 38, had been scheduled to appear on the catwalk at the Sao Paulo Fashion Show for the [...]

An inquiry into the affordability of food in light of global price rises is to take place, the Scottish Government has announced.
The move is one of a range of measures unveiled as Scotland moves towards its first national policy for food and drink.
Top chef Martin Wishart will lead a campaign to improve the quality and [...]

By Harnessing the power of “word-of-mouth” advertising Patti Ainalis has driven her fashion label a long way from its humble beginnings in a spare room.
As a 21-year-old, Ms Ainalis decided that the three-by-two room opening onto a footpath, was perfect to display her women’s suits to the public.
“I thought, ‘Well, we’ll open the doors and [...]

She’s the woman behind New Zealand’s most iconic fashion label, but Elisabeth Findlay doesn’t let the hype go to her head.
With her red lipstick, jet black hair and trademark black outfit, she looks every bit the fashionista who, along with husband Neville, created Zambesi.
After 29 years designing clothes for Kiwi men and women, the Parnell [...]

WHEN Sporting News first hit the presses in 1886, there was no World Series, no National Football League, and no Cracker Jack, much less the Internet, mobile score updates or jeering sports bloggers. In its heyday — the 1950s and ’60s — it was the authoritative paper for serious sports fans, publishing comprehensive box scores [...]

Jonathan is deeply relieved when Annabel suggests they forgo their customary family holiday in Italy for a week’s camping in Wales. With two sets of school fees for them to worry about, fancy foreign holidays are increasingly looking like a thing of the past. And besides, he has fond memories of childhood camping in Scotland: [...]

The sharp black suits, upswept chignons and click-clack of high heels could have been the opening steps of an Yves Saint Laurent fashion show. But instead of glossy red lips, there were red-rimmed eyes as the Parisian worlds of fashion, art and politics turned out to say farewell to the towering creative figure of 20th-century [...]

WELSH food and drink companies will be joining their European counterparts in Amsterdam today and tomorrow at a specialist trade event.
The PLMA (Private Label Manufacturers Association) exhibition is for food and drink companies and high quality European retail and foodservice buyers looking to source new products and suppliers for own label brands.
Organised by International Business [...]