/ 14 February 2024

Oprah’s influence, a great effort, and a guide bird

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Her iconic TV show ended years ago, but Oprah still has sway over the world’s most famous people… Turns out she was the key to 40 “legendary” women posing at the same time for British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful’s final cover. No wonder she got centre stage…

It’s not often that we’re excited by the sight of an old man in Speedos, but we can only applaud 100yo Taghi Askari, who still competes in professional diving championships. He’s been winning medals since the first Asian Games in 1951. Never stop chasing your dreams…

Who says only dogs can guide the blind… A penguin called Squid has taken a fellow African penguin (imaginatively called Penguin…) under its wing as a ‘guide bird’ as their buddy has debilitating cataracts. You’ve gotta have friends…

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