Photo by Tina Chang / The National, styling by Nadia El Dasher / The National
Photo by Tina Chang / The National, styling by Nadia El Dasher / The National

Trending: enjoy the last of summer's sun with nautical accessories



Pack your finest for a beach getaway - nautical stripes with punches provide a cool setting against sandy shores.

1. Red bag, Dh2,800, Longchamp, Dubai Mall, 04 339 8460.

2. Sunglasses, Dh750; towel, Dh770, both CH Carolina Herrera, Abu Dhabi Mall, 02 650 3867; Dubai Mall, 04 339 8132; and elsewhere.

3. Espadrilles, Dh375, River Island, Mall of the Emirates, 04 340 9115 and elsewhere.

4. Watch, Dh1,020, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Abu Dhabi Mall, 02 650 3338; Dubai Mall, 04 339 8781; and elsewhere.

5. Bikini, Dh175, Topshop, Marina Mall, 02 681 8242; Dubai Mall, 04 339 9802; and elsewhere.

6. Hat, Dh325, Flora Bella at Bloomingdale's, Dubai Mall, 04 350 5333.

7. Blue perspex bag, Dh1,465, Kay Dee at S*uce, Marina Mall, 02 681 8650; Village Mall, 04 344 7270; Dubai Mall, 04 339 9696.

8. Scarf, Dh910, CH Carolina Herrera.

9. Sandals, Dh2,100, Le Silla at Bloomingdale's

Election pledges on migration

CDU: "Now is the time to control the German borders and enforce strict border rejections" 

SPD: "Border closures and blanket rejections at internal borders contradict the spirit of a common area of freedom" 

Skewed figures

In the village of Mevagissey in southwest England the housing stock has doubled in the last century while the number of residents is half the historic high. The village's Neighbourhood Development Plan states that 26% of homes are holiday retreats. Prices are high, averaging around £300,000, £50,000 more than the Cornish average of £250,000. The local average wage is £15,458. 

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In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe

Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010

Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille

Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm

Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year

Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”

Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners

TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013