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Scottish prawn trawler Sustain hit rocks near Ullapool after its skipper fell asleep; he was exhausted after days at sea and no watch alarm was fitted | World News
PC: Marine Accident Investigation Branch On the evening of 16 November 2023, the prawn trawler Sustain ran aground on rocks...
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In 2008, Jamie Oliver launched a programme to teach everyday cooking skills; by March 2024, it had delivered food education to more than 115,000 people in schools and communities across the UK
Jamie Oliver, known for his television cooking shows and campaigns around food education, launched the Ministry of Food in Rotherham,...
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Mine water treatment by-product ochre is being used to stabilise contaminated soil at a former lead works in Chester; the site could make way for 126 new apartments | World News
PC: Mining Remediation Authority A long-derelict brownfield site in the heart of Chester is being prepared for a new residential...
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Two 14-year-old UK conservationists are recruiting 20 children, aged 8 to 13, to raise harvest mice at home and help rebuild their declining population | World News
Image: Wild Pets/ Youtube Two 14-year-old conservationists in Devon, England, are inviting children to take part in an unusual wildlife...
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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....
