1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (468+ words) Property had been neglected and overrun with feral cats until being transformed in major renovation Donald Trump’s childhood home has sold for nearly $2m (£1.5m). The US president’s father, Fred Trump, built the Tudor-style home in the Jamaica Estates neighbourhood of Queens…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (488+ words) A mix of boat trips, snorkelling and diving can be your gateway to mesmerising underwater worlds Beneath the restless roll of the world’s oceans lies a network of hidden sanctuaries. Marine protected areas are the national parks of the sea....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (718+ words) Rentokil’s lawyers seek to strip a charity’s trademark after using the word ‘Pestival’ on an ‘I Scream Van’ during a marketing stunt A pest control business has been accused of trying to “exterminate” a festival that celebrates insects. Lawyers acting…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1259+ words) Surge in price discounts and distressed sellers creates midterm election headache for Republicans Melissa Lawford has been part of the economics team since 2023 and spent a year in DC covering the US economy under Donald Trump. Before that, she was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (536+ words) Brick structure had ‘harmful overbearing impact’ on Bournemouth home, say planning inspectors Developers have been ordered to demolish a 16ft wall that blocked a woman’s sea view and left her feeling “trapped” inside her own home. The two-storey block in front…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (744+ words) Suffolk farmer Daniel Bunting spent years making the Stour a nature haven, but says it has been decimated by an army of waterborne tourists “The boom in paddleboarding has been a disaster for many British rivers,” says Daniel Bunting, who…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (258+ words) Teddy the terrier reunited with owner after rescue team’s ravine mission A dog missing for nearly three weeks on a mountain in the Lake District has been rescued. Teddy vanished on Aug 2 on Helvellyn, England’s third-highest peak. Volunteers had been…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (287+ words) Toxic algae warning closes Kingston bathing site following spring launch Swimmers have been warned against taking a dip in London’s first official bathing site on the Thames because of pollution from potentially toxic algae. The Environment Agency has also advised…...