Sunday 26 May 2013
Ukraine's glamorous former prime minister dismissed the government's new dress code as “laughable” yesterday.
Yulia Tymoshenko, known for wearing lacy dresses and stilettos, said the dress code would prevent the Queen of England from entering cabinet premises.
“The Queen of England would not have been allowed in the cabinet,” Tymoshenko said.
The code calls on men to wear mostly grey and dark blue suits.
Women are asked wear business suits and to refrain from excessive make-up and jewellery.
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America's transport safety watchdog has warned that the Washington state bridge collapse is a wake-up call for the country.
Veteran director Roman Polanski says the birth control pill has had a "masculinising" effect on women and that the levelling of the sexes is "idiotic", in comments made at the Cannes Film Festival.
French authorities are looking for possible links between the stabbing of a soldier outside Paris and the brutal killing of Drummer Lee Rigby by suspected Islamic extremists.
When Rob Webber was forced to undergo a second shoulder operation last summer and went through "dark days" wondering what the future held, he never envisaged it would be captaining his country.
Arjen Robben provided the perfect answer to the doubters by scoring an 88th-minute winner to settle a brilliant Champions League final in favour of Bayern Munich at Wembley.
Leinster put past disappointments behind them to scoop an elusive RaboDirect PRO12 title in head coach Joe Schmidt's last game in charge, with a 24-18 win over Ulster.
The New York Police Department is investigating allegations made by actress Amanda Bynes that she was sexually assaulted by officers arresting her for throwing a bong out of a window.
Matthew Wright has revealed his best ever interview led to sitting next to Elizabeth Taylor at the Baftas.
Kevin Jonas has confessed he's pleased to be able to watch back arguments with his wife Danielle Deleasa on their reality TV series Married To Jonas.
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