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Two friends built a £17 million business using Instagram after a £30,000 deal fell throughWhen an investor backed out of a £30,000 deal, childhood friends Jessica Lancaster and Charlotte Stagg didn't give up. Starting with just £...
Jessica Chastain bought a historic New York apartment in 2015; restoring Leonard Bernstein’s former home revealed a fireplace sealed behind a wallJessica Chastain had put her historic New York apartment back on the market for $6.49 million last year. The four-bedroom co-op in the Osbo...
Developer Richard Rubin bought a long-shuttered Alabama Ramada Inn in 2021; after a sub-$5 million redevelopment, its 120 rooms were slated for workforce housingDeveloper Richard Rubin is transforming a long-shuttered Ramada Inn in Sheffield, Alabama, into workforce housing through his firm, rm Repv...
Who was Tammy Faye? Televangelist Jim Bakker’s first wife who helped him build a Christian TV empireTammy Faye was an American televangelist and singer known for her work with her ex-husband Jim Bakker. They established a successful Christ...
In 1989, a Philadelphia shopper paid $4 for an old painting. Hidden behind its canvas was a Declaration of Independence copy that later sold for $2.42 millionIn 1989, an anonymous collector from Adamstown, Pennsylvania, paid $4 for an old painting at a local flea market, largely attracted by its ...
In 2019, Lovett Commercial bought Houston's historic 254,808-sq-ft Folgers plant; 7 years later, a $10 million reuse project was turning it into an arts and school hubHouston's historic Folgers Coffee Plant is being transformed into the Frank Liu Jr. Academy of Music and Arts, a tuition-free, open-enrollm...
Hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh deported from Turkiye: Amit ShahAmit Shah confirmed the deportation of hardened narco-trafficker Navpreet Singh from Turkiye to India. Singh had obtained Turkish citizensh...
In 2014, Joan Rivers left a Manhattan penthouse worth $28 million; after relisting for $38 million later, it eventually took a $10 million price cutJoan Rivers’ former Manhattan penthouse has returned to the luxury real estate market with a substantial reduction in its asking price. Sit...
Darjeeling 'Toy Train' chugs into top 50 global destinations in 2027The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) has been named among Lonely Planet’s 50 Best in Travel 2027 destinations, with Darjeeling recognised...
In 1944, a retired IRS auditor Anne Scheiber invested $5,000 in stocks; 51 years later, her portfolio was worth $22 millionAnne Scheiber reportedly retired in the mid-1940s with an annual salary of about $3,150. She had never been promoted. Her pay had also chan...
Who is Miriam Haley? Harvey Weinstein victim speaks out after his 15-year sentence-'It doesn’t go away'Miriam Haley, a former production assistant, tirelessly fought her sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein over many years. Following ...
Jessica Alba helped put $6 million into The Honest Company in 2011; 4 years later, the startup reached a $1.7 billion valuationThe incident that motivated Jessica Alba to co-found The Honest Company with entrepreneur Brian Lee in 2011 was a personal concern in her f...
New York’s dreamy life looks perfect on screen, but what does it really cost? Rent, living expenses and the price of the big-city fantasy explainedNew York’s glamorous lifestyle has been romanticised by Hollywood and shows like Friends and Sex and the City. But a recent conversation be...
Not just The Devil Wears Prada: 6 Anne Hathaway movies to stream before Verity hits the theatresAnne Hathaway is set to star as mysterious author Verity Crawford in the upcoming psychological thrillerVerity, releasing in theatres on Oc...
Justice delayed is justice denied? After an overturned #MeToo movement conviction, Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 15 years-Miriam Haley calls assault a “life sentence” as former mogul faces years behind barsHarvey Weinstein received a 15-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley in 2006. His initial 2020 conviction was overturne...
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison in New York sex assault caseHarvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following his retrial for sexual assault. The original conviction was overturned ...
Harvey Weinstein faces fresh sentencing after years of retrials and legal battlesHarvey Weinstein is awaiting sentencing for sexually assaulting a former production assistant in 2006. After years of trials, he faces a po...
Los Angeles couple Curt and Jessica turned an abandoned dresser left in their garage into a succulent garden: Its drawers became planters for a long-term yard featureAn abandoned dresser unearthed in a garage experiences a stunning makeover as it transforms into a lively succulent garden. This inventive ...
A historic textile mill narrowly escaped demolition; developers preserved its historic elements and transformed the site into a mixed-use developmentA former textile mill in Belmont, North Carolina, has been revitalized into a mixed-use development. This project preserved historical elem...
In 1976, New York suspended a tram over the East River because another subway tunnel was too expensive; the Roosevelt Island Tram still links the island to ManhattanConstructed in 1976, New York City's Roosevelt Island Tramway began as a temporary fix meant to serve until a new subway line was completed...