Estée Lauder has signed British actress, Daisy Edgar-Jones, as its newest Global Brand Ambassador to represent its skin care, makeup, and fragrance in a campaign debuting on February 2 across various media platforms.
Edgar-Jones joins Estée Lauder’s current roster of global talent including Ana de Armas, Bianca Brandolini, Carolyn Murphy, Imaan Hammam, IU, Karlie Kloss, Paulina Porizkova and Yang Mi.
“As an actress, I love how makeup can tell a story of who we are. I have always admired how Estée Lauder celebrates confidence and individuality in women. The legacy, elegance, and strength of the brand is so inspiring,” said Edgar-Jones. “It truly feels like a family.”
“Daisy is very much the breakout star of her generation,” said Justin Boxford, Global Brand President, Estée Lauder. “Not only is she an incredibly gifted actress, but she embodies the ethos of the Estée Lauder brand. Her innate sense of style will inspire… generations.”
Daisy Edgar-Jones is a critically acclaimed actress, known for her versatile performances across film, television and theater. She garnered widespread acclaim in 2020 for her breakout performance opposite Paul Mescal in the Emmy Award-nominated series ‘Normal People’
Edgar-Jones has also starred in ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’, and ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. Edgar-Jones is currently filming Netflix thriller, ‘Here Comes the Flood’, also starring Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson.
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JSW Jetour T2 Launch: JSW Motors Limited, the passenger vehicle arm of the JSW Group, is reportedly preparing to enter the Indian car market this year. It has partnered with Jetour, a China-based automotive brand owned by Chery Automobile, and the Jetour T2 SUV could be the company’s first product, according to the reports.
Media reports suggest that the launch will happen independently and not under the JSW MG Motor India joint venture. The SUV will wear a JSW badge and name, instead of the Jetour branding. The upcoming SUV will be assembled at JSW’s upcoming greenfield manufacturing facility in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra.
According to the reports, the company plans to have the vehicle on sale by the third quarter of this year. With this move, JSW aims to establish itself as a standalone carmaker in India.
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Expected Powertrain
The SUV is likely to arrive with a 1.5-litre plug-in hybrid setup. Internationally, this hybrid powertrain is offered with both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive options. It is still unclear which version will be introduced in India.
Design
In terms of design, the T2 is a large and rugged-looking SUV. It has a boxy and upright stance, similar to vehicles like the Land Rover Defender. Despite its tough appearance, it uses a monocoque chassis instead of a ladder-frame construction.
Size
The SUV measures around 4.7 metres in length and nearly 2 metres in width. This makes it larger than the Tata Safari, even though it is a five-seater. A longer 7-seat version is also sold in some markets.
Price
Pricing details for India are yet to be announced. For reference, the front-wheel-drive five-seat T2 i-DM is priced at AED 1,44,000 (around Rs 35 lakh) in the UAE.
Jetour
Jetour is a brand owned by Chinese automaker Chery. Launched in 2018, it focuses mainly on SUVs and is present in markets across China, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America.
Duchess Sophie holds back tears as she recalls near-death moment
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, choked back her tears while visiting the life-saving service, recalling her near-death moment.
The royal family’s hardworking member got emotional as she revisited the formidable experience of her life during the trip. However, her visit brought a smile to the charity’s volunteers.
The Chief Executive of the charity celebrated the Sophie’s arrival, saying it was an honour to welcome back the royal to Thames Valley Air Ambulance headquarters.
The trip renewed the royal’s memory of fighting for her life.
“A former patient as well as our Royal Patron, the duchess has always been passionate about our mission to give everyone in the region the best possible chance of survival and recovery,” said the organosation’s chief.
Prince Edward’s wife was really supportive during the Covid pandemic, attendeding calls with crews online and talking to them, according to the charity’s chief.
Sophie was rushed to King Edward VII Hospital in London for urgent surgery. The service really helped save her life.
She has mainted a deep connection with the charity since becoming a patient in 2001. She was appointed its Royal Patron in 2019.
Babar Azam was bowled when he played back to Adam Zampa, during the first ODI between Pakistan and Australia. — AFP
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the ticket details for the upcoming three-match T20I home series against Australia on Thursday.
The series is scheduled to begin on January 29.
Tickets for the series will go on sale from Friday, while physical tickets will be available from Monday, January 19 at designated centres across the country from 10am onwards.
Pakistan and Australia will face off in three T20 Internationals on January 29 and 31, and February 1 at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, with all matches set to begin at 6pm.
For the opening T20I on Thursday, January 29, tickets for the VIP enclosures — Fazal Mahmood and Imran Khan — have been priced at Rs800.
Premium enclosure tickets (Rajas and Saeed Anwar) will cost Rs600, while First Class enclosures — Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Abdul Qadir, Javed Miandad, and Sarfaraz Nawaz — are available for Rs500.
Tickets for the General enclosures — Hanif Mohammad, Imtiaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Saeed Ahmed — have been set at Rs400.
VIP enclosure tickets at the Iqbal End (Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram) for the first T20I will cost Rs1,500, while those at the Jinnah End (Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbas) have been priced at Rs2,000.
Hospitality Gallery tickets for the opening match have been set at Rs5,000.
For the second and third T20Is, ticket prices have been increased, with VIP enclosures priced at Rs1,000, Premium at Rs700, First Class at Rs600, and General stands at Rs500.
VIP tickets at the Iqbal End will cost Rs2,000, while Jinnah End VIP enclosure tickets will be available for Rs2,500.
Hospitality Gallery tickets for the final two matches have been priced at Rs6,000 each.
Meanwhile, the price of a single seat in the 24-seat Hospitality Box at the Iqbal End has been set at Rs20,000 for the first T20I and Rs25,000 per match for the second and third games.
The upcoming series will serve as important preparation for both sides ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8.
Pakistan have been placed in Group A of the tournament alongside India, the USA, the Netherlands, and Namibia, while Australia will compete in Group B with Sri Lanka, Ireland, Zimbabwe, and Oman.
This tour will mark Australia’s third visit to Pakistan since March–April 2022, when they toured the country for a historic Test series, followed by an ODI series and a one-off T20I.
Australia also played three matches of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.
Historically, Pakistan and Australia have faced each other 28 times in T20 Internationals. Australia have won 14 matches, while Pakistan have claimed 12 victories, with one match ending in a tie and another producing no result.
The biggest U.S. banks show no sign of capitulating to President Donald Trump’s mandate to slash credit card interest rates, setting up a confrontation just as the president is expected to take the world stage next week at Davos.
Executives at JPMorgan Chase and Citigroupwarned this week that rather than offering cards at a 10% interest rate, as Trump has directed should happen by Jan. 20, the banks would simply close many customers’ accounts.
“An interest rate cap is not something that we would or could support,” Citigroup CFO Mark Mason told reporters on Wednesday.
It would “restrict access to credit to those who need it the most and frankly would have a deleterious impact on the economy,” he said.
On Tuesday, JPMorgan CFO Jeremy Barnum indicated that the industry could defend itself in the courts if needed, saying “everything’s on the table” in terms of a response.
Trump, keen to address voters’ concerns over affordability ahead of midterm elections this year, began his broadside against banks in a late-Friday social media post by alleging that the industry was ripping off credit card borrowers. In media interviews and follow up posts, Trump has doubled down on his push and endorsed a separate bill that takes aim at the swipe fees paid by merchants.
But five days after the original threat, bankers and their lobbyists told CNBC that they have yet to receive any formal or written guidance from the Trump administration about the policy.
That gives some of them hope that the administration isn’t serious about pursuing the interest rate cap, according to industry insiders, who asked for anonymity to speak candidly.
Deal time?
While Trump has said banks that don’t comply on rates will be “in violation of the law,” there is currently no U.S. law capping card rates. A bill introduced last year that would cap rates at 10% for five years has stalled in Congress.
“We are legally compliant right now,” said one person with knowledge of a large card issuer’s operations.
Barring legislation, which is not likely, the industry will either dodge the caps entirely or be forced to offer concessions, similar to how Trump dealt with the pharmaceutical industry, Wolfe Research analysts led by Tobin Marcus said Tuesday in a note.
“We continue to view the drugmakers as the case study in how this kind of dealmaking-under-threat could go,” Marcus said. “In that case, Trump had enough leverage to secure some new pricing commitments, but not enough to extract truly painful commitments.”
The financial sector is keenly focused on two upcoming events for a sense of how the credit card battle will unfold, sources tell CNBC.
The first is Senate meetings this month where bills being worked on could see the addition of Trump’s rate cap or the push to limit interchange fees. But that path is murky, given that several Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, have already indicated they wouldn’t support price controls on credit cards.
The other looming date is next Wednesday, the day after Trump’s Jan. 20 deadline. That’s when Trump will address leaders from the corporate and political realms at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and CEOs including JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon are also scheduled to attend.
Leonardo DiCaprio changes his stance on THIS to remain ‘his handsome self’
Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly changed his stance on Botox, plastic surgery, and hair transplants after hitting 51.
As reported by Radar Online, the Academy Award-winning American actor and film producer’s increasing wrinkles and fading looks are having a strong negative effect on him, which has convinced him to get some nips and tucks.
However, DiCaprio will not completely hide his age by going extra like other luminaries, especially male artists such as Kenny Rogers and Mickey Rourke, a well-placed insider told the outlet.
“You just have to trust Leo’s taste and judgment that he’s not going to take anything like Botox or hair transplants too far,” claimed the source. “He has vanity, it helped make him a star, but he doesn’t want to be a laughingstock.”
Alluding to his trusted pals Kevin Connolly, 51, Tobey Maguire, 50, and Lukas Haas, 49, they stated, “There’s something funny and interesting about Leo’s whole gang of trusted Hollywood pals all hitting their 50s around the same time.”
“Some of them have settled down, some have gotten married and had kids, and some still raise hell and party like there’s no tomorrow.”
“The whole gang, who have been friends for upwards of 30 years, look to Leo for their cues. If he’s going to finally become a dad, which he still hasn’t ruled out, he’s happy to look the part,” the insider shared.
Notably, DiCaprio is well-known for leaving his romantic partners once they turn 25, but his current relationship with the 27-year-old Vittoria Ceretti has his inner circle hoping for a more permanent union.
Also, when it comes to the Titanic hero’s acting career, he “is still addicted to pushing hard and making the biggest, toughest movies he can.”
Leonardo DiCaprio “is chasing legacy more than any of his friends. He likes the new opportunities middle age affords, but he still has to impress the ladies, and he still has to be his handsome self. That’s not negotiable,” concluded the source.
Some of China’s largest cities are wrapped in air that carries more than dust and exhaust. New research suggests that tiny plastic particles are present in the atmosphere at levels far higher than previously measured. These particles are too small to see, yet they drift above streets, buildings and people each day. Scientists analysing air samples over major urban centres in China found that earlier estimates had missed a large share of this pollution. The findings point to gaps in how airborne plastics are tracked and understood. While plastic waste is often linked to oceans and landfills, the study places attention on the air itself. It also raises questions about how these particles move, how long they remain suspended, and what repeated exposure might mean for those living beneath them.
Study finds high levels of airborne microplastics over Chinese cities
Plastic has only been widely used for just over a century, yet it has spread quickly through natural systems. Microplastics and even smaller nanoplastics form as larger plastic items break down. They have been detected in water, soil, food and human tissue. Scientists now recognise that air plays a role in carrying these particles between places. Once light enough, fragments can be lifted by wind or traffic and travel long distances. This makes them difficult to contain or trace. The idea that plastic pollution can be breathed in feels recent, but evidence has been quietly building for years.
The air over China’s biggest cities contains more plastic than expected
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, mentioned in a study named “Abundance of microplastics and nanoplastics in urban atmosphere”, focused on two cities with very different settings. Guangzhou is a major southern city with heavy industry and dense traffic. Xi’an sits inland in north-central China and has different weather patterns and urban layouts. By limiting the study to these two locations, scientists aimed to measure airborne plastics more precisely. The results indicated that both cities had far higher levels of microplastics and nanoplastics than earlier visual methods had suggested.
City air may be carrying unseen plastic pollution
Tracking particles this small is not straightforward. The research team developed a microanalytical approach using computer-controlled scanning electron microscopy. Their technique allowed them to detect particles as small as 200 nanometres. Using this method, they analysed the total suspended particulates and dustfall. The results showed concentrations two to six times higher than previous estimates based on visual inspection. In simple terms, much of the plastic in the air had been invisible to older techniques.
Where is this airborne plastic coming from
The study points to everyday urban activity as a likely source. Traffic appears to play a major role through the constant stirring up of road dust. Tyre wear, synthetic fabrics, and degraded plastic waste all contribute to the fragments that can re-enter the air. Even during calm weather, this resuspension continues. The researchers note that megacity traffic alone may be enough to maintain high levels of airborne plastics without strong winds.
Plastic particles affect clouds and weather
One part of the research touches on how these particles behave once airborne. The study suggests that microplastics can remain suspended for long periods and may even help trigger cloud formation. This idea links plastic pollution to broader atmospheric processes. It also echoes earlier research into how large-scale human activity has altered aspects of China’s water cycle. While this area needs more work, it adds another layer to how pollution interacts with climate systems.
What are the possible health concerns?
Scientists are cautious but concerned about what inhaling plastic particles could mean. Once inside the body, microplastics and nanoplastics may release chemical additives or carry harmful organisms. The authors suggest that size, shape and surface area could influence toxicity. These particles can swiftly traverse the atmosphere, potentially extending exposure beyond the plastic’s origin. For people living in dense cities, repeated low-level inhalation could become significant over time.
Researchers detect widespread plastic particles in city air
This study is the first to detect airborne plastic particles at such small scales over urban areas. It also highlights how much remains unknown. Guangzhou and Xi’an are not unique, and similar conditions are likely present in other large cities worldwide. Developing accurate models for how microplastics move through the air is now a priority. For now, the findings sit as a warning rather than a conclusion. Plastic pollution, it seems, is not only around us but above us, moving quietly through the spaces we rarely think to measure.
Repeated exposure to pollutants and allergens can turn occasional allergies into chronic sinus conditions.
While air conditioning offers comfort, it dries out the nasal passages, thickens mucus, and reduces the sinuses’ ability to clear allergens effectively.
Sinus allergies, once considered a seasonal nuisance, are increasingly becoming a year-round problem—especially for people living in cities. ENT specialists and allergists are observing a noticeable rise in patients complaining of nasal congestion, facial pressure, headaches, post-nasal drip, and recurrent sinus infections. Urban living, with its unique environmental and lifestyle factors, appears to be playing a significant role in this trend.
We speak to Dr Nayan K. Shetty, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals Mumbai Central, to understand what are the differenct factors that can cause sinus allergies:
Air Pollution and Poor Air Quality
One of the biggest contributors to sinus allergies in urban areas is air pollution. Vehicle emissions, construction dust, industrial pollutants, and particulate matter irritate the nasal lining and sinuses. Continuous exposure inflames the mucosal lining, making it more sensitive to allergens such as pollen, dust mites, and mould. Over time, this chronic irritation weakens the sinuses’ natural defence mechanisms, leading to frequent allergic flare-ups.
Indoor Lifestyle and Air-Conditioned Spaces
City dwellers spend most of their time indoors—homes, offices, malls, and vehicles—often in air-conditioned environments. While air conditioning offers comfort, it dries out the nasal passages, thickens mucus, and reduces the sinuses’ ability to clear allergens effectively. Poorly maintained AC systems can also circulate dust, mould spores, and bacteria, worsening sinus symptoms.
Construction, Dust, and Urban Expansion
Rapid urban development means constant construction activity. Fine dust particles from construction sites easily enter the nasal passages and sinuses, triggering inflammation. Unlike larger particles that get trapped, these microscopic irritants can penetrate deep into the sinus cavities, increasing the risk of chronic sinusitis.
These Are The Lifestyle Factors That Worsen Sinus Health
Stress, irregular sleep, dehydration, and poor dietary habits—common in urban life—further weaken immunity. Reduced outdoor exposure to clean air and sunlight also affects the body’s ability to regulate inflammatory responses. Frequent use of nasal sprays or self-medication without addressing the root cause can add to the problem.
Why Sinus Allergies Are Becoming Chronic?
Repeated exposure to pollutants and allergens can turn occasional allergies into chronic sinus conditions. Nasal lining thickens, sinus drainage pathways narrow, and infections become more frequent. Many urban patients report symptoms lasting months rather than weeks.
Managing urban-related sinus allergies requires both environmental and lifestyle adjustments. Using air purifiers, staying well-hydrated, practicing nasal saline rinses, reducing exposure to heavy pollution, and maintaining indoor hygiene can help. Seeking timely medical advice is crucial to prevent long-term sinus damage.
In conclusion, urban living may offer convenience and opportunity, but it also exposes residents to environmental stressors that significantly impact sinus health. As cities continue to grow, awareness and preventive care will be key to addressing the rising burden of sinus allergies.
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January 15, 2026, 18:58 IST
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Iran appeared to reopen its airspace on Thursday after a sudden overnight closure disrupted flights across the region, even as airlines largely continued to avoid the country amid heightened security warnings and ongoing regional tensions.
The overnight closure lasted around five hours after a Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM, was issued, according to the aviation risk-monitoring site Safe Airspace.
Safe Airspace warns that the main danger for civil aircraft in Iranian airspace is misidentification by air defense systems during heightened tensions, rating the overall risk level currently as “One — Do Not Fly.”
Empty airspace over Iran is seen in this screengrab from FlightRadar24 on Jan. 15, 2026, amid heightened tensions and concerns about potential military action between the United States and Iran.(FlightRadar24.com/Handout via REUTERS)
President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday that he was informed the killing of protesters in Iran was “stopping.”
“We have been notified and really strongly, but we’ll find out what that all means. But, we’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping,” he said.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., disagreed with Trump, writing on X that every indication he’s seen shows that the Iranian regime’s killing of anti-government protesters is “still very much in full swing.”
“The death toll is mounting by the hour. Hoping that help is on the way,” he wrote.
Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), which tracks human rights violations in Iran, said on Wednesday that nationwide protests continued into the 18th day as authorities maintained a near-total internet shutdown.
The group’s aggregated figures showed 617 protest gatherings in 187 cities across the country, the arrest of at least 18,470 people and the confirmed deaths of 2,615 individuals.
HRANA said 2,435 of those killed were protesters, including 13 children under the age of 18.
Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency’s value in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2026.(Stringer/West Asia News Agency via REUTERS)
Korteum, from Minnesota, said in a new social media post that he spent his career on the ice rink as a closeted athlete struggling to “reconcile two identities,” but the TV show had encouraged him to share his story publicly.
The athlete, who has competed as a defenseman/center in several leagues, though not the NHL, explained that he was out to his close friends and family, but did not feel safe enough to tell his teammates about his sexuality.
“Those who know me best know that I don’t share much if anything publicly on social media, but lately, something has sparked in me (ok — yes credit to #HeatedRivalry). I realized it is finally time to share a journey I have kept close to the vest for a long time,” he wrote.
Korteum said that the ice hockey rink was a place where he felt he had to “hide parts of myself for far too long” growing up as the youngest of four boys in competitive sport.
‘I wondered how I could be gay and still play such a tough and masculine sport,’ Jesse Korteum shared on social media (Instagram via @pelotonjessie)
Gay ice hockey romance ‘Heated Rivalry’, starring Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, has inspired closeted athlete Jesse Korteum to come out (Crave)
“As a young teenager, I carried a weight that did not seem to fit into that world, and I lived in a constant state of dichotomy,” he continued. “I loved the game, but I lived with a persistent fear. I wondered how I could be gay and still play such a tough and masculine sport.”
Kortuem also said there was little “positive representation in the media” and that coming out in high school in the 2000s would have been a “social disaster”.
Kortuem added that when he was playing as an adult and living in New York and Atlanta, he was “out to many people around me in my life at that point,” but not his teammates.
He continued: “I spent every week in a locker room with guys I respected, yet I still did not feel safe enough to tell them who I truly was.”
In the post, he thanked Cutting Edges, a Vancouver-based LGBT+ hockey association, for reminding him “there is room for all of us on the ice.”
Heated Rivalry, which follows two closeted gay and bisexual professional hockey players as they grapple with how their romance will affect their careers, has taken the internet by storm and rocked the ice hockey community.
‘Heated Rivalry’ has taken the internet by storm and rocked the ice hockey community (Crave)
Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in the ‘Heated Rivalry’ (Crave)
One of the show’s leads, Hudson Williams, who portrays hockey player Shane Hollander, revealed that week he had received heartfelt messages from multiple closeted professional athletes after the hockey romance series went viral.
“The people who reach out, somewhat anonymously, who are like, ‘I’m a professional player still, and I’m still in the closet,’” Williams said on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show Radio Andy.
The actor said the show was “hitting people right in the nerve” as athletes from across different sports, including football players and basketball players, had reached out to him.
Heated Rivalry’s season one finale aired last month, bringing an end to the six weeks that skyrocketed the show to record-breaking fame. The series, based on Rachel Reid’s book series Game Changers, has already been renewed for a second season on Crave/HBO Max. The programme was released in the UK on Sky this week.
The NHL has never had an openly gay player. But 23-year-old Canadian player, Luke Prokop, became the first player under contract with an NHL team to come out as gay in 2021, though he plays with an affiliate AHL team and has not made it into the NHL.
Prokop recently told the New York Times that some NHL teams viewed LGBT+ players as a “distraction” from the sport.
“With hockey and the LGBTQ community, it’s tricky. You don’t want to do too much to draw attention to it, where some teams might say, ‘Oh, we view that as a distraction. So, we don’t want them on our team.’ There’s been instances where that’s come up,” he said.
In October 2023, the NHL banned Pride Night jerseys and rainbow-colored tape, months after some players opted out of their team’s Pride Night festivities. But the tape ban was reversed when Arizona Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott defied the rules by covering his stick in rainbow tape during a game.
