The battle between high street and high-end played out at London Fashion Week, with John Rocha and Mulberry vying for catwalk dominance against Whistles, Topshop Unique, and Rihanna for River Island, reports the Irish Examiner's Annmarie O’Connor.

A warehouse which burned to the ground destroying priceless works of modern art was burgled shortly before the blaze broke out, British police said today.