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Representative Image of a 1915 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Tourer with classic Barker coachwork, showcasing its timeless elegance (AI Generated Image) A 1915 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Tourer spent about a century with one Australian family before emerging from long-term storage and appearing at auction in 2026. Chassis 17CB, fitted with its original Barker tourer…

Representative Image of the Ban Khlong Wan coastline showing dramatic beach changes and fishery pier effects, viewed from above (AI Generated Image) A 400-metre fishery pier on Thailand’s Ban Khlong Wan coastline was followed by dramatic changes in the shape and composition of the shore, with one section of beach advancing by as much as…

Zhang’s husband Liu Ming Chung, the CEO of Nine Dragons, is also a billionaire. In 1985, business tycoon Zhang Yin started a paper-trading business in Hong Kong with about 30,000 yuan, or 3,800 US dollars. More than two decades later, she would be named China’s richest person, with an estimated fortune of $3.4 billion on…

French actress and singer Brigitte Bardot‘s personal items have fetched about €1 million at auction in Paris. The amount is almost 20 times the estimate, according to the auction house Millon. A total of 285 objects, ranging from straw hats, sunglasses and nightgowns to tableware and furniture from Bardot’s homes in Paris and Saint-Tropez, were…

Logan teenager Daisha Auda (Photo: Tyson Parker) Self-taught teenager Daisha Auda from Logan, Queensland, has made television history by becoming the first Torres Strait Islander singer to reach the grand final of The Voice Australia. The 15-year-old singer earned a spot in the top four after a series of standout performances that won over both…

Griffin Hospitality plans to renovate the clubhouse, bar and kitchen while retaining the atmosphere and character associated with the club. The aim is to make the venue more welcoming for bowlers, families and visitors while keeping the sport at its centre. For a club that spent years staring down the prospect of demolition, the future…

The Tank Francaise yellow gold model broke records as the charity’s biggest online auction sale. Image Credit: WalesOnline/BHF A Cartier watch found in a bag of donated items at a British Heart Foundation shop in Hounslow was later identified as an 18-carat gold Cartier Tank Française. The luxury timepiece was sent for authentication before being…

Charlie was given his first drill at two years old. A glimpse of the scrap-metal wolf made by him. In a workshop filled with discarded tools, broken machinery and pieces of scrap metal, 14-year-old Charlie Guiver has found the raw materials for an unusual artistic career. The Dunsborough teenager turns unwanted objects into detailed animal…

Indonesia’s Flores Island was the site of a mangrove reforestation project launched in 2013, with native seedlings planted along the coast between Ende and Sikka. Ten years later, researchers surveyed restored areas at Bangkoor, Kolisia and Talibura to assess plant and animal diversity, carbon sequestration and energy storage. The study recorded 10 mangrove species and…

Greek endurance athlete Asimina Inglezou completed Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trail on foot in 52 days, 6 hours and 23 minutes in 2024, earning the Guinness World Records title for the fastest female completion of the route. She undertook the challenge as part of the 2024 Great Himal Race, a demanding west-to-east crossing of Nepal that…