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The watch had been left forgotten in a drawer for more than 45 years. (Representational AI photo) A rare Rolex Daytona made in 1967 and kept in a family drawer for more than 45 years sold for CHF 1.143 million at auction in Geneva. The 18k yellow-gold watch, a Reference 6239 with a black and…
For years, the land beside the River Trent in Rugeley had a very different purpose. It formed part of the former Rugeley Power Station site and included a golf course used by the station’s staff. According to Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, the course closed in 2017, and the 64-acre site is now being transformed into a…
Sikh Spiritual Centre Toronto/Image: SSCT website Two Ontario gurdwaras are facing a lawsuit over more than $13 million in loans that were secured against their properties, adding another legal dispute to the growing list of cases involving lawyer and former Liberal MP Rajvinder Grewal.Sikh Spiritual Centre Toronto (SSCT) and Nanaksar Thath Ishar Darbar were sued…
Illegal hunting and the ivory trade have reduced the populations of elephants in Africa drastically over the past century. Millions of these mammals once roamed the iconic jungles, but their long ivory tusks made them targets of big game hunters and poachers who have decimated their numbers by roughly 95% over the past 100 years….
Photo: dairyadventures/ Instagram In 2024, Narelle Zanker turned her 4,000-acre family dairy farm near Mannum into a living classroom where visitors could bottle-feed calves, watch milking in action and learn where their food really comes from. Two years later, her agritourism venture Dairy Adventures had welcomed more than 1,200 guests and earned her the 2026…
Frecklington’s fascination with coachmaking began when he was just eight years old. For more than half a century, Jim Frecklington turned wood, metal, leather and gold into something increasingly rare: magnificent horse-drawn carriages built by hand. His workshop on Sydney’s northern beaches became the unlikely birthplace of vehicles destined for royal ceremonies, but his final…
She wrote about her family ties to Malanda, her childhood nearby and her hopes of eventually raising children in the town she had always considered home. The personal appeal made an impression. In a property market where a higher offer can seem impossible to beat, Karli Bryant discovered that sometimes a house is worth more…
Kirsty Waugh. Image Credit: Worcester News Kirsty Waugh from Tunbridge Wells has turned her own name into a worldwide fundraising mission while continuing treatment for a brain tumour. This 12-year-old girl has tracked down 14,000 people called Kirsty across 50 countries, bringing them together through an online map and a growing collection of photographs. The…
PC: Egypt State Information Service A newly discovered tomb at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis has revealed the burial place of a senior Old Kingdom official, along with a wider network of burials. An Egyptian archaeological mission found the tomb of Sekhentyu-Ptah during its first excavation season in the west of the Bubasteion. The site contains a…
Vatican City occupies only about 44 hectares, making it the smallest independent state in the world. Its population is around 800 people, with thousands more travelling into the territory each day to work. Yet the tiny state is preparing for an energy project on a very different scale. The Vatican plans to invest about €100…
