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T he Prince of Wales said advances made by an eco-packaging firm since it won 1 million from his Earthshot Prize are breathtaking.William toured the factory of Notpla, which was awarded the funds after impressing judges with its biodegradable cartons made from seaweed, on Tuesday.The Earthshot Prize was established by William to find solutions to repair the planet.

John Summit, Afrojack & Deorro, Chris Lake, Sofi Tukker, Nora En Pure and Sidepiece all set to perform across a week of incredible pool parties, presented by The Tribes.Las Vegas' famous Marquee Dayclub, home to the best pool party on the Las Vegas Strip, is the place to be during EDC Week 2023, as they team up with social media giants, The Tribes to present a superb run of parties featuring some of the biggest names from across the electronic music spectrum.

With Charles III set to be officially crowned this Saturday, Robert Bevan reflects on the cultural and political implications of the king's famous love for traditional architecture.With Charles III a freshly minted king, there has been some revisionism going on about the monarch's record.Whisper it, say some commentators, but perhaps he was just way ahead of the times with his organic farming, the supposedly pedestrian-friendly Poundbury development on his Duchy of Cornwall land, and his populist attacks on modernist architecture for "ignoring the feelings and wishes of the mass of ordinary people".

In May 1959, Cosmopolitan published a piece of short fiction by Ian Fleming called "Quantum of Solace," in which James Bond listens to a story at a dinner party.The story itself is not a spy thriller at all.Instead, this tale daringly contrasts Bond's over-the-top lifestyle with the real pain of what real people go through in relationships.

Chef Nick Leahy's latest restaurant the Usual closed last weekend after just nine months in the Brookwood Hills neighborhood.A source with knowledge of the situation says the restaurant's final service took place November 12, with a representative for the Usual confirming the closure.No reason was given for the decision to close.

Brooklyn isn't just the most populated borough in New York City.It's also a pre-prohibition cocktail that sips like a dream.When you follow our easy Brooklyn cocktail recipe, you'll forget about the other four boroughs before you get to the bottom of the glass.Brooklyn is no longer under the shadow of Manhattan.

I'm not sure how it happened but there has been a huge explosion in the number of babies around me.One minute my friends and I were all at the pub having too many beers for a Thursday evening and the next a flock of storks descended upon us.Everywhere I turn there is a friend announcing pregnancy, or a friend bedridden with pregnancy vomiting, or me, a regular person, vomiting when someone posts one of those 3D ultrasounds of their baby (sorry, they're haunting and I'm scared), or a baby's first birthday or a brand new baby to visit.

Seven years ago, the British actor Charlie Hunnam took a book with him on an overseas vacation and was so engrossed that he didn't get around to sightseeing.I literally did not see one vista of Thailand, he said, and it was because of Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts's 2003 novel about a bank robber who escapes an Australian prison and takes refuge in a Mumbai slum.