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A group of men at the club who hope the male-only rule will change have nominated a set of possible new members
Seven women with leading positions in the British establishment have been nominated as prospective female members of the Garrick in the event that the club agrees to change its rules so that women are able to join.
The classicist Mary Beard, the former home secretary Amber Rudd, Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman and the new Labour peer Ayesha Hazarika are among the first names to have been put forward to the club as possible future members.
Continue reading...Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:58:00 GMT
Only survivor after vehicle falls 50 metres and catches fire is eight-year-old who was taken to hospital with serious injuries
An eight-year-old child was the sole survivor after a bus carrying 46 people fell 50 metres from a bridge in South Africa into a ravine and caught fire.
The child, who has not been named, was taken to hospital with serious injuries, the transport ministry said in a statement late on Thursday.
Continue reading...Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:09:27 GMT
Judges issue unanimous decision and say Palestinians are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance
The international court of justice has ordered Israel to allow unimpeded access of food aid into Gaza, where sections of the population are facing imminent starvation, in a significant legal rebuke to Israel’s claim it is not blocking aid deliveries.
A panel of judges at the UN’s top court, which is already considering a complaint from South Africa that Israel is committing genocide in the Palestinian territory, issued the ruling after an emergency measure in January obliging Israel to admit emergency aid.
Continue reading...Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:01:10 GMT
Former PM’s meeting with President Maduro, in capacity as hedge fund consultant, is under further scrutiny
Labour is demanding answers over what the party said was “potentially serious impropriety” by Boris Johnson after it emerged that the former prime minister met the Venezuelan president in his role as a consultant for a hedge fund.
Nick Thomas-Symonds, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, said in a letter to Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister and Cabinet Office minister, that there were concerns that Johnson may have breached the ministerial code.
Continue reading...Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:25:18 GMT
Rights groups say Antonina Favorskaya is accused of links to Alexei Navalny’s ‘extremist organisation’ and is one of six journalists held this month
A journalist who filmed the last video of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny before he died, Antonina Favorskaya, has been detained by authorities.
Favorskaya covered the trials of Navalny for several years and media freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders said on Thursday she was one of six journalists across the country held this month.
Continue reading...Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:22:40 GMT
Mohamed Mansour, a Conservative senior treasurer, is one of several surprise recipients of honours
A businessman and former Egyptian government minister who donated £5m to the Conservative party last year has unexpectedly been given a knighthood on the recommendation of Rishi Sunak.
Mohamed Mansour, a senior treasurer of the Conservative party for just over a year, was one of several surprise recipients of honours on Thursday, with the citation saying it was given for business, charity and political service.
Continue reading...Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:26:06 GMT
Eva Tennent, whose operations were scheduled in Edinburgh, has Rett syndrome and advanced scoliosis
A 10-year-old girl’s spinal condition has become inoperable after her planned surgery was cancelled seven times in six months, her mother has claimed.
Eva Tennent suffers from Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects brain development, and has advanced scoliosis that causes her spine to twist and curve to the side.
Continue reading...Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:34:19 GMT
The 37-year-old man from Totton, near Southampton, was arrested on suspicion of seven offences
A man has been arrested by police investigating the discovery of 50 dead hares that were scattered in front of a community shop in a Hampshire village.
The dead mammals, along with the bodies of a barn owl and a kestrel, were found dumped outside Broughton community shop on 15 March.
Continue reading...Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:59:05 GMT
Afghan regime’s return to public stoning and flogging is because there is ‘no one to hold them accountable’ for abuses, say activists
The Taliban’s announcement that it is resuming publicly stoning women to death has been enabled by the international community’s silence, human rights groups have said.
Safia Arefi, a lawyer and head of the Afghan human rights organisation Women’s Window of Hope, said the announcement had condemned Afghan women to return to the darkest days of Taliban rule in the 1990s.
Continue reading...Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:02:02 GMT
Dan Dafydd, who accidentally ordered 80 cases of eggs, aims to raise £20,000 for the RNLI by Easter Sunday
For a small shop owner on a small island as far as mistakes go, Dan Dafydd’s was a pretty big one leaving him with quite a dilemma: how do you get rid of 80 cases of Easter eggs when you meant to order only 80 eggs?
For Dafydd, the owner of Sinclair General Stores on Sanday, one of the Orkney islands (population approximately 500), the 720 eggs were enough to feed everyone almost twice over. A few too many even for those with a sweet tooth.
Continue reading...Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:05:55 GMT
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SPA LE MASSIF
La nostra filosofia del benessereLe energie della montagna e le sue essenze danno vita a raffinati rituali, trattamenti e percorsi.
Il PERCORSO BIOAQUAM con la grande vasca di 30 mq, le postazioni idromassaggio, la sauna all’interno e quella sulla terrazza, e poi il bagno di vapore, la vasca idromassaggio all'aperto, una elegante area relax con la tisaneria e il buffet detox.
La PRIVATE SPA, una spa nella spa. Rituali e relax in un ambiente raffinato, riservato solo a voi per un’esperienza di benessere unica, da soli o in coppia.
I SEGRETI DEL BOSCO: percorsi suggestivi, fatti di trattamenti che nascono dalla sapienza millenaria della cultura delle Alpi e dalle proprietà terapeutiche dei preziosi prodotti dei prati e dei boschi. -
STEAKHOUSE CERVO ROSSO
L’atmosfera della montagna è un invito a concedersi il piacere di un calice di vino pregiato e degli arrosti che hanno il sapore inimitabile della griglia. Da noi i sapori autentici e antichi della montagna arrivano sulla tavola con i migliori tagli di carne selezionati dai migliori allevamenti. Scegliamo ogni ingrediente fra il meglio dei prodotti della Val d’Aosta e di tutta Italia.
L’attenta selezione dei vini, un ambiente suggestivo e il servizio curatissimo contribuiranno a farti vivere anche a tavola una vacanza indimenticabile. -
RISTORANTE CHÉTIF
Il nostro ristorante vi accompagna ogni giorno alla scoperta dei sapori autentici della cucina della montagna e della tradizione mediterranea.
I nostri chef, ogni giorno, lavorano con cura la migliore materia prima e vi presentano con particolare orgoglio la pasta fresca e i dolci preparati nella nostra cucina con dedizione e passione infinita.
L’attenta selezione dei vini, un ambiente suggestivo e il servizio curatissimo contribuiranno a farti vivere anche a tavola una vacanza indimenticabile.
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BAR DEL GIGANTE
Il nostro bar porta il nome del Dente del Gigante, una vetta di oltre 4.000 metri all’interno del massiccio del Monte Bianco. È il regno di Berni, il nostro Bar Manager, un’icona della dolce vita di Courmayeur e un vero maestro nell’arte del fine drinking e dell’après-ski.
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LA LOGE DU MASSIF CHALET
È il vostro chalet privato direttamente sulle piste a Plan Checrouit.
• Ristorante con aree interne ed esterne
• Bar e après-ski
• 3 Terrazze con vista panoramica a 360° sul Monte Bianco e i ghiacciai
• Kids club (3-12 anni)
• Servizio di ski concierge ed esclusiva ski-in/ski-out room con armadietti riscaldati personali e accesso diretto alle piste -
VOUCHER REGALO
I regali più belli sono fatti di momenti di felicità, di meraviglia, di relax. Proprio quello che offriamo a Le Massif, dove ogni momento nasce dallo spirito della più autentica ospitalità italiana.
VOUCHER SOGGIORNO
Per regalare un soggiorno all’insegna del benessere più esclusivo.
VOUCHER VALORE
Scegliere il valore del voucher per regalare momenti che restano per sempre.
VOUCHER SPA
Per regalare una giornata rilassante alla spa.
Info e prenotazioni presso la reception.