FURIOUS Diamanté Laive has hit out at Love Island's Sean Stone after last night's savage recoupling Casa Amor girl Diamanté was sent packing in yesterday's episode after failing to be chosen by any of the boys The Beckenham business owner has since lashed out at Sean afer they shared a bed - and a kiss - during her time on the show Diamanté even had a warning for his love interest Matilda Draper who is currently in a couple with the sweet salesman When asked if she was surprised to have not ben picked she said in her exit interview: "I actually was when Sean was giving his speech he said he was confused and he was saying he found connections in Casa and as he was saying that I was thinking "I think he chose the safe option to stick with Matilda He’s perhaps not as genuine as we all thought he was..." When I kissed him in the challenge that’s when everything went from 1-100 really quickly." During Casa, Sean explored a connection with Ruby Dale, 23, too - but ultimately stuck with Matilda. When Matilda returned to the main villa, she was relieved to find Sean standing alone. But it soon kicked off between her and Diamanté. Diamanté told Sean: "It's a bit weird how you can tell someone they're your priority and this is how you treat your priority." Matilda quickly fired back: "You're not sat here Presenter Maya Jama couldn't hide how shocked she was at Matilda's comment to which Diamanté replied: "You can have him because he's just going to do the same thing to you." Fans rushed to social media to have their say on the moment with one writing: "Matilda is nasty!!!! economics and politics post-grad from Devon Another said: "I didn’t predict Matilda being this much of a villain." Someone else wrote: "Wtf is wrong with Matilda And a fourth added: "Matilda is the real villain if you clock it." The Casa Amor drama isn't over yet as who tells her everything that happened with Sean while she wasn't around Diamanté says to Matilda: "I’ve told you one tenth of the story…" LOVE Island was thrown into chaos with an explosive re-coupling which saw Joey Essex scorned Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ the population of Europe’s fourth biggest economy dropped by the equivalent of a city the size of Florence Yet the northern hamlets of Val d’Ultimo have found ways to buck the trend Read more: As the global family shrinks, migrants and the planet benefit Can the storks help?This article is more than 3 years oldLast year Read more: As the global family shrinks, migrants and the planet benefit As if having a baby wasn’t expensive enough fathers of newborns in the mountain hamlets that make up Italy’s Val d’Ultimo have an additional cost In a revival of an ancient myth that white storks deliver babies carved wooden storks carrying a newborn child in a sling are a common feature outside homes in the valley They are put there by friends of the father and there they remain until he stumps up for a round of drinks “There has been a noticeable increase in storks and other symbols of birth being put outside someone’s house especially in recent years,” said Stefan Schwarz home to almost 3,000 people spread over three hamlets “We’ll be needing more nurseries and will perhaps have to make the schools bigger,” he added It is a dilemma that mayors of other Italian towns look on with envy the annual number of births in Europe’s fourth biggest economy has fallen by more than half The decline gathered pace in 2010 and then contributing to new records for both births and deaths There were 404,104 babies born in Italy in 2020 – down by almost 16,000 from 2019 which was the lowest birth rate recorded since Italian unification in 1861 the gap between births and deaths (there were 746,146 deaths) was the widest it has been since the Spanish flu of 1918 was akin to a city the size of Florence being wiped off the map All of this is a dramatic change for Italy which has gone from being a country known for its large families to one with among the lowest birth rates in the EU the demographic situation differs wildly between the country’s 20 regions and even between provinces and towns within them As the rest of Italy grapples with the drastic decline in the birth rate along with its wider province of Bolzano in the semi-autonomous Alto Adige region Bolzano was the only area of Italy to register more births than deaths and even though the province suffered a surplus of deaths over births last year due to Covid-19 it still recorded the highest number of births in the country Compare this with the island of Sardinia which registered the lowest birth rate in Italy women in Bolzano had 1.7 children in 2019 compared with the national average of 1.27 While Schwarz worries about how to accommodate the new additions to his town a town with a similar-sized population in south-western Sardinia which has one of the lowest annual birth rates in the country is fighting to keep the only maternity unit in the area open The unit is located at the hospital in nearby Sulcis-Iglesiente and serves Villamassagia and Carbonia the other main town in a province with a total population of 120,000 there needs to be a minimum of 500 births per maternity unit a year in order for funding to be maintained Burgos Sardinia: the island is a popular summer tourist destination but has high unemployment and a low birth rate we managed to get the closure of the maternity unit postponed even though we only had 300 births last year,” said Porrà women in the province do not have access to pain-free births The absence of epidural pain relief is not a rarity in Sardinia and parts of southern Italy “The hospitals in our area have never had analgesia services so women are forced to either give birth in pain or travel to Cagliari [Sardinia’s capital],” added Porrà “I’m absolutely exhausted trying to fight these battles.” It would be easy to surmise that Bolzano’s success in increasing birth numbers is down to money. It is, after all, in the wealthy, Italian-German-speaking Alto Adige and regularly ranks in surveys as the best place to live in Italy Schwarz joked that the reason for the uptick in procreation in Val d’Ultimo is because “the winters are long” One of the main explanations has been a comprehensive political strategy which began in 2005 with generous financial benefits for families ranging from monthly child allowances and support towards buying a home and coincided with the development of support services such as nurseries we didn’t really have a policy for families the vice-president of Bolzano province and councillor for families I feel secure enough to begin a family now Some of my friends are thinking about children but it all depends on work and stabilitySara Papasergio One important thing was to not only think about the city [of Bolzano] but the rural areas and to have services in place for early childhood.” was the first in Italy to adopt the system of Tagesmutter a childcare concept that originated in northern Europe and involves a woman adapting her home as a nursery and taking care of up to five children a day Sonja Spitaler set up as a Tagesmutter in Laives this wasn’t exactly my dream job,” said Spitaler “I also have three children and it was the most convenient thing to do Not only has the childcare system allowed mothers to work and created jobs for others Spitaler said that it has helped to dismantle the idea that women are “bad mothers” if they leave their children in nurseries “This mentality has changed a lot over the last 10 years or so,” she added “Why should a woman have to give up her job Especially if it’s not guaranteed that her partner’s income can cover all the costs.” there are 50 Tagesmütter and 93 so-called “microstructures” – which are basically daycare centres hosted in larger spaces that can accommodate up to around 25 children The costs of the services are shared between the provincial council a “microstructure” nursery that is spread over three locations “We have a lot of babies from three months old,” she said “Mothers leave them willingly but throughout the day we keep in touch which helps to reassure them that their children are OK.” A poster in Rome showing a couple with a baby has ‘extinction’ written across it Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/APOne of Baby Puffo’s assistants is Sara Papasergio “I wasn’t planning to start a family,” she said “But I feel secure enough to begin one now I’m lucky to work here and have a stable income but it all depends on work and stability.” Bolzano stands out from the rest of Italy with a high number of women in the workforce The advantage of a public-sector job means having a stable contract including benefits such as five months obligatory maternity leave women who are self-employed or working on short-term contracts are not entitled to such benefits Pregnant women are often forced to leave the workforce or “The fact that such a high percentage of women here work in public sector jobs provides stability,” said Nadia Mazzardis “So long as the province can maintain this number Nationally, less than 50% of women aged between 15 and 64 work, far below the EU average of 67.3%. Labour market inequalities have been exacerbated by the pandemic, with 312,000 women losing their jobs in 2020 compared with 132,000 men This is partly due to women being more likely to work in sectors badly affected by the pandemic but also because a much higher percentage of women are in precarious employment and those who get the opportunity to do so Sardinia“Women lose jobs much more than men because they are on short-term contracts,” said Giorgia Serughetti a sociologist at the University of Milano-Bicocca “This means that the moment something changes there is no guarantee of keeping your job or that job conditions will be flexible upon returning to work.” Bolzano might be nicknamed “the happy island” but that doesn’t mean to say its economy hasn’t suffered in recent years as well as from the consequences of the pandemic And neither has it been immune from the exodus of young people moving abroad in search of better job opportunities “Covid-19 has changed things a bit for everyone but we tend to still look positively ahead,” she added This also means we have an increasingly older population and nobody to look after them.” along with nearby Sulcis-Iglesiente and Carbonia is among the most deprived areas of the island But while poverty has contributed to the fall in births Porrà blames more the absence of a political strategy “We have never had a serious social plan,” she said “It’s useless just giving money to people without having the support services in place.” “It’s a huge effort that requires a lot of resources and I’ve never had a cent of support from the state,” she said “They postponed the closure of the birth centre here, too, but economically it’s not good when you think about the number of staff you need for each birth,” she said. “Nowadays, women are thinking first and foremost about getting a job, and so, if they start a family, they are 38 or 40, whereas before they were in their 20s.” The alarm bells over Italy’s demographic crisis have been ringing for years. Even though life expectancy at birth fell by almost a year, to 82.3, in 2020 due to the pandemic, the country still maintains one of the highest life expectancy rates in the world. But while this is good news for longevity, unless the birth rate trend is reversed, Italy faces huge economic and social consequences. Sergio Mattarella, the Italian president, said last year that the crisis “is a problem that concerns the very existence of our country”. The measure is the first pillar of the so-called “Family Act”, which includes plans to double the number of nurseries across the country, measures to support women in the workplace and address inequality, the extension of paternity leave allowance, as well as help for young people to live independently, such as providing financial support to study, to buy a home or start a business. These plans are expected to be funded by some of the more than €200bn Italy is poised to receive from the EU’s Covid-19 economic recovery fund. “We have never had so much money to invest before, and our responsibility is to make the right choices, because these resources represent not only an opportunity to restart the economy but also to reverse the birth rate trend,” said Elena Bonetti, Italy’s minister for family and equal opportunities. One of the crucial drivers will be boosting the number of women in jobs, as “the low number of women in employment and declining birth rate go hand-in-hand”, added Bonetti. Read moreYoung people will be counting on government action with more than 50% of 18- to 20-year-olds saying that they couldn’t imagine ever having children The main reasons cited were bleak job prospects and the absence of adequate family policies Italians stay in the parental home much longer – the average age for leaving is 30 “Everything gets delayed,” said Gustavo De Santis a demographics professor at the University of Florence family … the starting of a family either gets postponed or renounced completely.” the number of single-person households has increased in Italy in recent years along with the number of people who simply choose not to have children I know people in their 50s who never got married never had children and never tried,” said Susan Levenstein If the Bolzano example is anything to go by it could be years before Italy starts to see the impact of family policies enacted now “It takes time to see the real effects,” she said “But investing in children means investing in the future.” This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media 5Space🚀Scientists aboard a plane with 26 cameras chase burning satellite and film its fiery fallChris Young17 hours ago 9Military🚀China deploys 5,000-ton torpedo frigate to hunt US nuclear submarines in open seasKapil Kajal19 hours ago 10Military🚀UK gets drone wingmen to make F-35 fighters invisible to even the smartest radarsJijo Malayil19 hours ago 1Culture🌟Tech games: Elon Musk wins as Sam Altman's Open AI drops full-profit shift for nowSujita Sinhaan hour ago 4Culture🌟Trump’s secure messaging app hacked, deportation airline also hit by cyberattackAamir Khollam10 hours ago 5Energy🌟US scientists end 70-year fusion struggle, paving way for better reactorsAamir Khollam12 hours ago 7Science🌟In a first, protons in biological system seen following quantum rules: Study Mrigakshi Dixit13 hours ago 9Space🌟US orders NASA to build first lunar time zone to guide astronauts on the MoonAamir Khollam13 hours ago Christopher McFadden TNW Patrick de Laive is the co-founder of The Next Web (TNW) TNW is the most influential non-US-based technology media entity in the world Patrick is also one of the young leaders under 40 on the European tech scene He is frequently asked to speak at international events and is seen as a visionary in the industry TNW was founded in 2006 by Patrick and Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten At that time the two were looking for a suitable tech event to showcase their new startup When they failed to find one that checked all their boxes they decided to create their own During the organization stage of their work they realized they needed a way to promote it which has since grown to the monolith it is today TNW has grown its audience exponentially ever since and has launched some other interesting tech ventures “TNW was started to bring insight, meaning—and every now and again, the lulz—to the world of technology. But we didn’t want to stop there. Today the company has grown from those two parts to four pillars that brought forth TNW News, TNW Deals, TNW Conference and Events, our new tech hub called TQ and Index, our market intelligence platform.” – TNW Patrick sat down with Interesting Engineering’s Ali Diker at last week’s TNW 2019 Conference to discuss his views on the future of digital media and get his views on where companies need to diversify and change their revenue models He also discussed TNW’s history, their partnership with The Financial Times, and shared his highlights from the TNW 2019 conference thus far The interview has been lightly edited for clarity in places or where the audio recording as not clear RELATED: TNW CONFERENCE BRINGS THE BEST OF TECH TO EUROPE Ali Diker (AD) – “First of all congratulations I’m really happy to be here and [wish] it was longer The first thing I want to point out is your recent acquisition by the Financial Times about two months ago I want to ask strategically what does it mean for TNW’s future as both an event organizer and as a publisher?” Patrick de Laive (PL) – “3 years ago we had a strategy session where we decided to diversify our revenue streams the future of media is to have multiple revenue streams for the same target audience [It] is pretty normal for a publisher to have an advertising revenue stream and [also have some] events revenue streams and we help them make connections and introductions and help them in general with our partners to grow It was built to track what is going on in the startup scene where we help corporates and governments find their way in innovation and technology to help bring the right people together those are the three new revenue streams we added in 2016 Basically asking ‘where do we want to go’ it became clear that we wanted to grow faster than our revenue allows us to do if we wanted to open a new building that takes a lot of investment to do so [It became clear that] we needed to look for a strategic partner So, we started talking to companies, and one of them was the Financial Times That was a really good click; they are [afterall] the golden standard in publishing It was a really big compliment to us [as a company] that they wanted to be part of our story They have a very different target audience there is hardly any overlap between the two So you can see [a potential] synergy there their access to large companies is unprecedented That also helps us with our consultancy business called TWX When we talked to them we basically explained to them that this is who we are they played around with it a little bit and challenged us in some ways [They asked things like] ‘can this be more efficient’ or ‘isn’t that too low?’ Together we made some small revisions to the plan but the [overall] strategy [remained] the same That’s a very long answer to a very simple question.” AD – “I was expecting that by the way.” the only thing we’ll do is learn from each other TNW brand is the TNW brand; people who work at TNW don’t work at the Financial Times We have our own culture and own way of doing things So the way I see it is that it is more like we had a bike and now we have an electric [one].” What are your expectations [with regards] to growth or your reach [since] you don’t compete but have some overlap with the Financial Times Your audience is [also] mostly from English speaking countries so do you think you can get them [FT] more European traffic Are you promoting each other in that way?” we are not necessarily promoting each other It’s very different; we have our own kind of voice it’s nice for the other person to be able to see it its a great model in general in publishing if you are able to charge people money for your content there are some examples of companies that seem to do pretty with paywalls So we don’t really cross-promote the content There might be instances where a topic touches both audiences so we can contribute to it together AD – “Do you have any advice for special content publishers that recently started Would it work for tech-focussed publishers or tech-focussed outlets it is really hard to only get revenue from ads and from sponsored content what would be your advice for growth and for revenue for newly started tech-publishers or people who want to invest in tech and science publishing sites PL – “A few years ago we realized that the future was to diversify our revenue streams But I do think it’s still true that you need to find other things beyond advertising in order to survive [but] that that depends on the kind of company you are FT recently acquired a couple of other companies [which provide] different revenue streams for them these are more on the media side than the services side [like TNW] and research and thought leadership company In that way its the same thought [process as TNW] but different execution A year ago, Buzzfeed, announced something similar in how they see their future which is to diversify revenue streams. For them, it meant they added new brands like Tasty [Tasty] is a cooking brand which creates cookbooks and stuff you can buy but you never know with American companies [I can’t remember the name right now] A company like that went bankrupt because of Facebook that you think publishers have to overcome?” PL – “A few years ago a lot of media companies went full-on to Facebook, like 100%. Everything they had, they put it in there. A year ago [Facebook’s] new algorithm [destroyed their income stream] almost overnight it’s a big problem for publishers [whose] growth channel was FB We [TNW] are obviously are on social [media] but we never tripled down [on it] and never hired down [for using it] had about 15 [staff] working on social media that didn’t work out very well for them what’s happening right now is actually quite interesting People don’t consume their news anymore through Facebook and Twitter it was either Twitter or Facebook; those were the only two ways that people consume their news Now, it’s going back to the brands. [That is] until there is a new social platform that [appears]. [For example], Flipboard has been quite successful for some publishers; it is a good distribution platform I don’t know for how long but at least for now That is quite interesting in the dynamics if people actually change their behavior in the end… they still need to get their news So they go to the companies that they know your position with Financial times can help with your brand Can it also benefit from this partnership as a publisher or even as an organizer?” PL – “Having Financial Times as a partner raises your own profile… It raises the value of the brand We can already see that just by having them as our partner I think that a lot of companies expected this to happen They were here last year at the conference that’s where I met them for the first time AD – “So do you know of any other stories like this apart from your own where two parties are meeting here and then creating long-lasting partnerships?” every now and then you get emails [from attendees about things] like they met their wife at the TNW event investors and startups [have met] through our matchmaking platform we have over 3,000 meetings planned between startups and investors That’s what TWX does; it is basically to connect large companies with startups We do that for a couple of companies; we scout other companies that we think they should acquire And some of that is also happening here [at the TNW Conference] so I can’t really go into too much detail To answer your question, we have quite a lot of history here. We have companies that have launched their product here. For example, Rapportive launched here about ten years ago and met some people from LinkedIn They were bought by LinkedIn three years later for a lot of money Shutl was sold to eBay AD – “So it’s really good for startups to show up here and show [investors] what they have.” Our tagline is ‘The Heart of Tech.’ We ‘inform inspire and connect’ people who love tech [including companies] it’s kind of like a marketplace because it’s pretty inefficient; they are still human beings today I was a bit late because I met somebody ‘oh you should talk to that person’ and then I brought them together because there is so much trust involved.” AD – “What you achieved there is excellent this event is great and offers many opportunities for both individuals and companies in this year’s event do you have any favorite moments companies or individuals that you think have a great future here?” PL – “Actually I have seen quite a lot of talks normally I can’t do that with my agenda There was some really good content. I loved Guy Kawasaki; he was great [Andre] has a startup, [called SpaceBuzz] if you want your own rocket it’s like 350,000 Euros and they were overwhelmed with the [number] of people who were interested in what they do There are a lot of people here [with] a lot of wealth that can do [that kind of thing] They can just say ‘give me a rocket in Columbia’ but that is also a little bit of how I see the future of a lot of companies It’s not that I think all companies shouldn’t make a profit but you can also be a non-profit foundation that makes a profit because that makes it sustainable [That gives you] more purpose in whatever it is you are doing You see that a lot in the younger generation you see a lot more young entrepreneurs that are really trying to have an impact on their local or greater environment We [also] have a list; it’s called the T500 and every year we select 500 people here in the Netherlands We then invite them all here to the conference as well There are also a lot of entrepreneurs as well they don’t really care about building a nice simple tool [that can be used] to make a business out of which is really a nice way to position your company But I didn’t really have a good chance to watch all the startups here I don’t know if you know what that is but it is an initiative where we search for the fastest growing companies in Europe We have 100 companies from over 20 countries [and we find the Top 5 from them] They are all under 5 years old and combined they have already raised over 3 Billion Euros They are all great and are not really startups anymore There are companies in there that have over 2,000 employees in three years One of the companies was here Glovo They are basically a [on-demand] delivery platform of anything your keys or anything you’ve forgotten They pick it up and bring it [to wherever you want] It’s fast-paced with really great ideas [but] most of them are further than ideas Could you expand it to different parts of the world like the United States or Asia [Are you planning anything like that]?” PL – “What we are doing here you can’t copy [in] different countries [That’s because] it’s unique in many ways but also the way we organize it [is special] That’s something you don’t get somewhere else But [we also know] local artists or influencers etc. It’s hard to copy the format that we have There was an American event organizer here on Tuesday and he said this is impossible to do in the US the whole production would be around 25 million dollars You can’t copy that to the US; it’s just too expensive but you would need to be way more expensive 14 year ago it was more expensive for one day than a ticket it is today for 2 days It used to be 700 Euros at our first event is now [with inflation] 900 Euros or so.” AD – “Do you think you will need a bigger venue next year or not?” PL – “Next year will be on the 11th and 12 of June This was the first time that we were here [at this venue] and things turned out to be a little different than what [we expected] AD – “It’s like a festival well there are actually quite a lot of festivals held here during the summer.” AD – “Well I don’t have any more questions so we can wrap up and I will go out today and check a lot more startups.” and I hope next year we will have a bigger delegation coming over from Turkey 0COMMENTABOUT THE AUTHORChristopher McFadden Christopher graduated from Cardiff University in 2004 with a Masters Degree in Geology he has worked exclusively within the Built Environment Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Consultancy industries He is a qualified and accredited Energy Consultant Green Deal Assessor and Practitioner member of IEMA Chris’s main interests range from Science and Engineering Military and Ancient History to Politics and Philosophy By clicking sign up, you confirm that you accept this site's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Premium B’laive will be releasing their second mini-album Haiburi to which the group has uploaded a promotional music video The music video for the track Feel the Freedom Music will be included with five other songs in the limited edition of the album while the regular edition comes with seven songs the band takes us to multiple destinations varying from their energetic live shows to aerial views of the city at night where we see the members strolling the streets while wearing headphones These shots are then accented with colorful lights and graphics that suit the cheery vibes of the song B’LAIVE started activities in 2015 under the name BLaive The original lineup consisted of vocalist You (ヨウ) and Rei departed from the band in August of 2017 but the lineup was complete again when vocalist Jekyll (ジキル) The band changed their name to B’LAIVE Below are photos of the group and its individual members Group photo of B’LAIVE for “Haiburi Topic Artist as long as she gets to creatively express herself and her passions.Profile icon credit goes to _quinnasaurus on Instagram Leifers/Laives is the youngest among the eight major cities in South Tyrol More than 220 families are engaged in the cultivation of 15 different varieties of this fruit on approximately 500 hectares of land The emblem of the city is the small church of San Pietro (Peterköfele) that’s depicted in the city’s coat of arms Laives is an ideal starting point for bicycle excursions along the Adige cycle path and for walks along the Alta Via of Leifers/Laives Crossed by the Brenta River and dominated by the imposing Castel Telvana Borgo Valsugana offers one of the most spectacular river landscapes in Trentino an 80-kilometer route connecting Lake Caldonazzo with Bassano del Grappa and Venice Places to visit include the Parish Church of the Nativity of Mary the interior of the former Spagolla Mill with an exhibition on World War I and the biennial contemporary art exhibition Borgo Valsugana is also the traditional finish line for the Coppa d'Oro one of the most renowned youth cycling events in Trentino and Italy Stage 4 will again start from Leifers/Laives in Südtirol/Alto Adige and end in Borgo Valsugana following 141.3 kilometers and almost 4000 meters of elevation gain these digits make it the queen stage of the 2024 Tour of the Alps After a quick warm up in the first kilometers a new climb toward Brusago will prepare the peloton for an even more challenging 4 kilometers up to the Passo Redebus smooth downhill brings the pack to Pergine Valsugana right before a new climb to the Passo del Compet KOM: 845 m of elevation gain in about 10 kilometers The route continues descending toward Levico Terme before a sudden turn skyward to tackle a new and highly demanding climb up the Passo del Vetriolo the “Strada dei Baiti.” This climb will be followed by a long descent to bring the peloton to the valley floor before taking on the day’s final climb the road features seven kilometers of average descending and two kilometers of flat riding until the finish in Borgo Valsugana Swenson – Insolvibile Erik Swenson and Martina Insolvibile were united in marriage on July 4th Home / Milestones / Weddings Erik Swenson and Martina Insolvibile were united in marriage on July 4th A reception was held at the Haselburg Castle in Bolzano The bride is the daughter of Valentina Grandi and Emilio Insolvibile of Laives The groom is the son of Pam and John Swenson of Cedar Rapids Posted in: Weddings Community May People & Places May Travel May Get to Know Gives Back Podcast Apr Community Apr Curious Iowa Apr By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY - Associated Press Nation and World Apr People & Places Apr Health & Wellness Apr Home & Garden Apr The Gazette has been informing Iowans with in-depth local news coverage and insightful analysis for over 140 years independent journalism with a subscription today © 2025 The Gazette | All Rights Reserved It was a special morning for the Bianconeri who after last night's Champions League win took part in the team photo shoot for the 2018/19 season before today's training session where they posed for photos under the sun first in the formal suits provided by Trussardi in the Away kit and finally in the famous Black & White stripes of the Home strip The Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business news organizations, has acquired a controlling stake in Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based TNW (The Next Web) an events and media company with a focus on new technology and startups in Europe will deepen the FT’s reach into the European technology community and create synergies with its existing events business The move also complements the FT’s recent investment in Sifted a new media and data platform targeting Europe’s innovators and entrepreneurs and the expansion of various other tech-themed editorial products The FT and TNW have already announced a new content partnership for TNW’s flagship tech conference The FT will programme one of the event tracks and will co-host The Assembly an exclusive gathering of technology leaders The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading business news organisations three-quarters of which are digital subscriptions which provides a broad range of information news and services for the global business community Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information XLinkedInEmailLinkGiftFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Noelle HancockSeptember 3 2015 at 2:10 PM EDTBookmarkSaveSometimes you just need pizza It is a truth so universally acknowledged that entire corporations are dedicated to delivering it directly to your face And those moments when you require it and it’s not readily available are very sad It can lead to rash decisions—for instance that you’d foolishly thrown away hours earlier DIAMANTE Laiva brought her fiery personality and entrepreneurial spirit to Love Island However, her time was cut short after one islander chose not to recouple with her after Casa Amor Diamanté Laiva is one of the bombshells on Love Island who arrived during Casa Amor I can’t even describe to you what kind of person I am for starters “I don’t feel the need to whisper behind someone’s back.” “I won’t really be much of a girls’ girl, otherwise I’d go make friends and I wouldn’t be on Love Island." Diamanté Laive is a 21-year-old natural beauty business owner from London. In terms of potential matches, she revealed she already had her eye on one of the boys. “I don’t like a man who's too over excited and ‘talk “Joey has started to grow on me… Ciaran does take my fancy as well we’re similar age and he is quite mature for his age and I like a man with an accent.” Diamanté offered a unique insight that might appear on her dating profile I reached the limit of blocking people…over 500 combined I think." Diamanté Laiva first appeared on Love Island on Sunday June 30 Casa Amor returned earlier than normally this year An insider told The Sun: “This is the earliest ever use of Casa Amor “It means three fledgling relationships will be put under strain at a very early stage and produce maximum drama.” Diamanté was dumped from the villa during Thursday July 4 It's a bit weird how you can tell someone they're your priority and this is how you treat your priority Despite getting close to Sean Stone during Casa Amor, he chose to stick with Matilda Draper However, Diamanté wasn't too happy with this decision and told Matilda just how close she and Sean got while she was away Presenter Maya Jama asked Diamante if there was anything she wanted to say to which she replied: "It's a bit weird how you can tell someone they're your priority and this is how you treat your priority." To which Matilda snapped back: "You're not sat here Diamanté said that she felt "very chilled" about leaving Casa Amor I just can’t wait to go home and drink a cup of tea!" she said she was "surprised" to have not been chosen in the recoupling He’s perhaps not as genuine as we all thought he was…" Maya Jama returned to the villa to find out who wanted to be with who Talk about buyer’s remorse; our co-founder Patrick de Laive has been working out how wealthy he’d have been if he’d bought Apple shares instead of a shiny new 17″ PowerBook G4 back in 2003 Patrick put together this infographic to share his pain with the world using The Next Web Conference Europe 2013 Startup Rally winning tool Infogram: European tech superstars: Hear from Datasnipper investors and innovation champions at TNW Conference on June 19 & 20 See also: Listen to ‘Dance’, the latest single from Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom’s upcoming album Header image: Getty Images Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week Sign In Subscribe Now director of The Venue Performance and Visual Arts society have collaborated to produce Single Mingle Shindig on Sept The casual social singles event is a no-pressure coffee conversation and live music evening for singles who enjoy meeting in person Dating websites and apps have changed the way people meet and build relationships and I found it hard to find somebody who’s like-minded,” said De Laive I want to make it a little easier for people to find out who’s single in town.” “It’s about time someone takes the lead on a singles event in town It’s a great idea,” said Creston resident Amber McGregor The first hour of the evening is a meet and greet Musicians are invited to bring their instruments For more information on the Single Mingle Shindig visit Facebook/mindsethabits-events Also read: Kootenay Save-On-Foods stores raise $19,000 for medical transport service Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. 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