Naomi Campbell has welcomed her first child, a baby girl. Getty Images
Naomi Campbell has welcomed her first child, a baby girl. Getty Images
Naomi Campbell has welcomed her first child, a baby girl. Getty Images
Naomi Campbell has welcomed her first child, a baby girl. Getty Images

Naomi Campbell welcomes baby girl: supermodel, 50, becomes first-time mum


Sophie Prideaux
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Naomi Campbell, 50, has announced the birth of her first child.

In a post on Instagram announcing the arrival, the supermodel shared an image of herself cradling the little girl’s feet.

“A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother,” she captioned the picture. “So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you my angel. There is no greater love.”

Campbell had not publicly announced that she was expecting a child, and did not disclose any further information, such as when the baby was born or what her name is.

However, Campbell has in the past spoken openly about her desire to be a mother, saying that it would happen for her when the time was right.

In a 2017 interview with ES Magazine, the British star said that she "thought about having children all the time", adding: "But now with the way science is I think I can do it when I want."

The post has received hundreds of thousands of likes, and has been flooded by well-wishes from Campbell’s followers and celebrity peers.

“Oh my goodness congrats lady! What a blessing!!!,” wrote actress Zoe Saldana.

“Oh my God!!!!! Today is the day?? How absolutely incredible,” designer Marc Jacobs commented. “How lucky she is and how lucky you are! What a wonderful Mother you will be. Blessings all around.”

Campbell has been one of the world’s most in-demand models since she was discovered at the age of 15, and has walked for some of the world’s most renowned fashion houses, including the likes of Versace and Vivienne Westwood.

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'The worst thing you can eat'

Trans fat is typically found in fried and baked goods, but you may be consuming more than you think.

Powdered coffee creamer, microwave popcorn and virtually anything processed with a crust is likely to contain it, as this guide from Mayo Clinic outlines: 

Baked goods - Most cakes, cookies, pie crusts and crackers contain shortening, which is usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Ready-made frosting is another source of trans fat.

Snacks - Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavour the popcorn.

Fried food - Foods that require deep frying — french fries, doughnuts and fried chicken — can contain trans fat from the oil used in the cooking process.

Refrigerator dough - Products such as canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls often contain trans fat, as do frozen pizza crusts.

Creamer and margarine - Nondairy coffee creamer and stick margarines also may contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN MARITIME DISPUTE

2000: Israel withdraws from Lebanon after nearly 30 years without an officially demarcated border. The UN establishes the Blue Line to act as the frontier.

2007: Lebanon and Cyprus define their respective exclusive economic zones to facilitate oil and gas exploration. Israel uses this to define its EEZ with Cyprus

2011: Lebanon disputes Israeli-proposed line and submits documents to UN showing different EEZ. Cyprus offers to mediate without much progress.

2018: Lebanon signs first offshore oil and gas licencing deal with consortium of France’s Total, Italy’s Eni and Russia’s Novatek.

2018-2019: US seeks to mediate between Israel and Lebanon to prevent clashes over oil and gas resources.

Who was Alfred Nobel?

The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.

  • In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
  • Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
  • Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
Libya's Gold

UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves. 

The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.

Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.