World

England’s historic Hammerhead Crane in Cowes, Isle of Wight, faced the risk of collapse because of severe corrosion before emergency stabilisation works secured the Grade II* listed structure. After years of legal proceedings and appeals, the Isle of Wight Council recovered £358,000 from the site’s former owners to cover the repair costs. According to the…

Glasgow’s Rogano restaurant was unable to reopen after flooding and an electrical fire damaged its premises, prompting a legal dispute between its tenant and landlord. The case reached the UK Supreme Court after Forthwell Limited sought to recover profits lost by Lynnet Leisure (Rogano) Limited, the company that operated the restaurant.According to the UK Supreme…

A former charity finance employee in the UK has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison after diverting a £91,966 payment intended for a breast cancer organisation into his personal bank account. Tameem Choudhury, 29, formerly employed by Breast Cancer Now, redirected the money by sending altered banking details to The Royal…

A layer of artificial fabric reduced melting on a section of China’s Dagu Glacier by 15% over one year, as per the study. Researchers covered about 500 square metres of Dagu Glacier No. 17 with non-woven geotextile in August 2020 and monitored changes in the ice through October 2021.According to the research published in Remote…

Representative Image of the historic Hampden Smelter and railway, highlighting their role in Kuridala’s mining prosperity (AI-generated image) Kuridala, about 65–70 km south of Cloncurry in Queensland, grew into an important copper-mining settlement before and during World War I. Its development was closely tied to the Hampden Smelter and a railway connection that helped transport…

A British comedy fundraiser that began with a televised appeal in 1985 has grown into one of the country’s best-known charitable initiatives, raising more than £1.6 billion over four decades. Founded amid the humanitarian crisis caused by famine in Ethiopia, Comic Relief brought comedians and entertainers together to encourage people to donate to those in…

Billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg is giving $155 million to Boston’s Museum of Science, an institution he visited as a child and credits with sparking his lifelong love of learning. Announced in August 2026 through Bloomberg Philanthropies, the gift is the largest in the museum’s history and supports a new 10,000-square-foot public science venue named the…

Image Credit: Jeremy Norwood/Smithsonian The Smithsonian Institution has raised $2.5 billion through its Campaign for Our Shared Future, reaching its fundraising target a full year ahead of schedule. Announced on 5 February 2026, the achievement marks the largest fundraising campaign in the history of a cultural organisation. Launched in 2018, the initiative brought together donors…

When American naturalist and conservationist Paul Rosolie first travelled to the Peruvian Amazon at 18, he was drawn to one of the world’s most extraordinary wildernesses. Two decades later, his work has evolved from exploring remote forests and studying wildlife into a long-term effort to protect the rainforest from illegal logging, road expansion and other…

Prince William and Kate Middleton may have been informed about allegations against Thomas Markle through a letter sent to their joint office with Harry and Meghan in 2019. (Photo: Instagram) Prince William and Kate Middleton may have been made aware of serious allegations against Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle Sr., after a letter detailing the…