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VOG This Week In Pictures - 21/08/2017 From the lunar eclipse to Big Ben chiming for the last time before repairs begin, see this week's news stories presented in pictorial form. August 24 2017 Students in the UK receive their GCSE results, with 66.3% of pupils receiving a C(4) grade and above in the new grading system. GETTY IMAGES August 23 2017 Roger Federer celebrates 19 Grand Slam titles and his 36th birthday with American  Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. REX August 23 2017 Taylor Swift shares the cover of her next album, Reputation . INSTAGRAM.COM/TAYLORSWIFT August 23 2017 Wayne Rooney announces his retirement from international football. TWITTER.COM/WAYNEROONEY August 22 2017 The first promotional image of the new-look Great British Bake Off  is released. Here's  what to expect from the new series . MARK BOURDILLON/CHANNEL 4 August 21 2...

SOLANGE KNOWLES Introducing The Solange-Approved Brand: Tigra Tigra INSTAGRAM.COM/TIGRAXTIGRA SOLANGE KNOWLES  joined Dave Chappelle on stage at New York’s Radio City last night wearing a pink silk smoking suit by US brand Tigra Tigra. It took us less than 24 hours to become obsessed. ADVERTISEMENT The singer’s "Texas Pink" separates were hand-woven in Patan, Gujarat, as part of Tigra Tigra’s partnership with an Indian non-profit organisation, which employs over 500 women to make the brand’s textiles that are then sewn in LA. The crushed, sheeny fabric of the suit is not silk, but mashroo, a fabric originally formulated to conform to the principles of Islam which forbade silk to touch the skin. Weavers crafted a fabric with a cotton weft, or base, so that the silk sitting on top would not graze the skin. Islamic nobility could subsequently wear luxurious fabrics without breaking their religion, and mashoo became a popular export of the Ott...

Father and son charged over dark web drugs 3 hours ago Share this with Facebook   Share this with Twitter   Share Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid much more powerful than heroin A father and son from New York have been accused of selling drugs on a dark web marketplace shut down by law enforcement agencies in July. Michael Luciano, 58, and Philip Luciano, 29, allegedly sold synthetic opioids fentanyl and oxycodone on AlphaBay before its closure. The notorious site was targeted by investigators during an international operation earlier this year. Authorities allege the Lucianos' drug sales date back to February last year. AlphaBay was quietly taken over by agents earlier this year  and later shut down . The pair are said to have traded on AlphaBay using the pseudonym Zane61 and received positive reviews from some customers. One allegedly wrote: "Fast shipping, great vendor. Good stealth, price, ...