Argentine beauty Daniela emerges from the trash of Buenos Aires

By Calvin Palmer
An Argentine girl who once rummaged through the trash bins of Buenos Aires to earn money for the family has swapped the gutter for a life on the fashion catwalks.
Daniela Cott, 16, has been signed up by the Elite modeling agency after beating 1,000 other hopefuls last year to win Argentina’s Elite Model Look [...]

Wedgwood and Royal Doulton become latest victims of the credit crunch

By Calvin Palmer
Waterford Wedgwood has gone into receivership after failing to meet a January 2 deadline for loan repayments.
Today’s news puts 1,900 jobs at risk in the United Kingdom, chiefly at its manufacturing operation at Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, at retail stores and other offices.  Around 800 people are employed in Ireland.
A spokesman said that a further [...]