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The dispute began in April 2020, when the couple’s business received a special use permit to build a wedding venue. (AI photo) A couple in Kansas, United States, who planned to build a wedding venue have received another opportunity to pursue part of their legal case against Leavenworth County. George Daniel Lynch and Cynthia Lynch,…

A six-year-old girl living beneath one of Europe’s most active volcanoes recently became the only pupil at a school that the Italian media is calling the smallest in Europe and where the bell hadn’t rung for the past 20 years. On September 10, 2026, Aysha went off to her first day of school in Ginostra,…

The property, located at 29-31 Eldridge Street, stands next to Manchester’s new Main Street library. A plan to demolish a historic house in Manchester, Connecticut, to make space for additional library parking has faced opposition from the state’s Historic Preservation Council. The town purchased the two-family property for $455,000 in June 2026, intending to replace…

Representative Image of The Macallan 1926 Fine & Rare whisky bottle displayed against an exclusive auction backdrop ( AI Generrated Image) On 9 October 2026, a bottle of The Macallan 1926 Fine & Rare whisky sold for £2,125,000 at auction, making it one of the most expensive bottles of whisky ever sold. The sale took…

Melinda French Gates and her daughters, Jennifer Gates Nassar and Phoebe Gates, joined other philanthropists in backing a $70 million initiative to improve women’s health and address gender-based violence. Launched in September 2025, the Women’s Health Co-Lab brought together donors through ICONIQ Impact and Co-Impact to support 22 organisations working on maternal healthcare, sexual and…

Farmers in western Victoria protest against the proposed VNI West transmission line. Image: ABC News. Twelve farming families in western Victoria, Australia, have been fined A$814 each for refusing to allow authorised officers onto their properties to conduct surveys for a proposed 480-kilometre electricity transmission line. The families say the project, known as Victoria to…

A historic Beverly Hills mansion once owned by Gone With the Wind actress Ann Rutherford has returned to the market for $35 million, nearly eight years after its last recorded sale for $27.625 million. The property, known as the Rutherford House, is listed at 826 Greenway Drive and combines the architectural legacy of Paul R….

In 2022, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated $500,000 to Water First, a Canadian charity that works with Indigenous communities on water education and training. Four years later, the organisation marked a milestone: eight Indigenous trainees had graduated from a 15-month programme as certified water operators. The graduates completed more than 2,000 hours of hands-on…