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Free Soul: A UK founder and his mother burned through £15,000 developing a vegan supplement, then fitted kitchens to fund their first stock; Free Soul now turns over £55 million a year and employs 50
Arjun Sofat, a former analyst at an investment bank, started the company with his mother, Rohini Sofat, in 2017 A...
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A 12-year-old Surrey girl handed her father £500 of savings and asked for a mushroom-shaped house; he built a two-storey backyard hideaway with a glass floor and trapdoor that went on to win Shed of the Year in 2017
The Mushroom Shed was designed to resemble a mushroom. A 12-year-old girl from Surrey, England, gave her father £500 from...
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A woman paid about £80 for a Dior bag in a Cotswolds charity shop without knowing if it was genuine; experts identified it as a rare 2003 Koi Saddle Bag, and it later sold for £7,870 | World News
A woman paid about £80 for a Dior bag in a Cotswolds charity shop without knowing if it was genuine;...
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Richard Branson was 29 when he bought an island to impress a girl, offered $100,000 for a $6 million property; in 2007, he bought 125-acre Moskito Island for $15 million, now divided among nine families
Richard Branson was 29 when he pursued Necker Island, initially offering $100,000 despite its $6 million asking price. (Photo: Owen...
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Latvian Men Accused of Spying After Allegedly Breaking Into UK Airbase Used by US, NATO
UK police arrested two Latvian men on espionage charges after they allegedly broke into the RAF Molesworth airbase, used as...
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UK, Germany to Forge Partnership to Counter Hybrid Threats
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes British Prime Minister Andy Burnham with military honors at the Chancellery in Berlin on Oct....
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Prince William’s charitable foundation funded homes on Duchy land in Cornwall; in August, the first phase was handed to a charity, providing accommodation and support for 16 people facing homelessness
As the first residents prepare to move in, the project represents the Duchy of Cornwall’s first housing development specifically designed...
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In 2016, Cumbria began trialling waste-plastic roads; a year later, an A7 project reused 500,000 bottles or 800,000 bags; five years later, the trials were deemed successful
Kingstown Road and Scotland Road form one of the main routes into Carlisle, and by autumn 2017 they had a...
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An Oxford professor ran the London Marathon dressed as an academic in 2 hours 55 minutes; he broke a Guinness record and raised money for a children’s hospice | World News
Oxford Professor Alexander Betts has set a Guinness World Record at the 2026 London Marathon dressed as an academic. Betts,...
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Queen Elizabeth II opened London Zoo’s Lion Terraces in 1976; 40 years later, she returned to open a new home for endangered Asiatic lions | World News
Representative Image of key moments in ZSL history, from royal openings to animal exhibits ( AI Generrated Image) A royal...
