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 [...]

An elaborate BBC video of flying penguins topped a rich offering of spoofs in Britain that included Gordon Ramsay and a full-page advert from BMW.
The Independent reported that expletive-spouting TV chef Ramsay was banning swearing in all his restaurants after Australian authorities refused an application for him to set up an eatery on the grounds [...]

President Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy impressed
fashion experts with her restrained glamour as the French
presidential couple arrived in Britain for a state visit.
There was agreement that she looked demure and dignified in a
high-necked grey coat, matching hat, black belt and black gloves,
on the day a nude photograph from her modelling days appeared in
some British newspapers.
“My [...]