34 h. ago Emmerdale's Daisy Campbell reveals new business and it's worlds away from soap

Emmerdale star Daisy Campbell, who played Amelia Spencer, has announced she's opened her first business, just months after leaving the ITV soap following a 13-year stint

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36 h. ago Emmerdale's Amelia star announces new business after soap exit left her with 'so much anxiety'

Emmerdale star Daisy Campbell, who played Amelia Spencer, has announced she's launching her first ever business after being left with "so much anxiety" following her soap exit

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64 h. ago World's most violent cartel operates like corporate business to run global drug

How murder and kidnapping has made the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel the most feared and powerful drugs cartel in the world.

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3 d. ago World's largest airport terminal leaves pilot floored as he shares reality inside

Beijing Daxing International Airport opened in 2019 with the hope that it would one day become one of the world's busiest airports

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4 d. ago Top Russian businessman with Putin ties dies as string of mysterious deaths continues

Mikhail Kenin was one of Vladimir Putin's closest aides, but was mysteriously struck down at the age of 57, in the latest of a bizarre string of deaths of Putin's inner circle

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6 d. ago Businessman discovers World War II air raid shelter hidden under his office

Entrepreneur Steve Shaw, from Stoke-on-Trent, made the find in the bowels of the Trinity Buildings in Hanley, Staffordshire.

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7 d. ago Oil exploration in the Congo basin rainforest could be a disaster for nature and the climate

The Democratic Republic of Congo is putting one of the best-preserved tropical ecosystems left on Earth up for auction, and the impact could be felt worldwide• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to get the newsletter in fullThe “worst place in the world” to explore for oil is open for business. Again. Swathes of the Congo basin rainforest, home to okapis, lowland gorillas, bonobos and other rare wildlife, are being auctioned off by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the second time in three years.This round of licensing includes 52 blocks across 124m hectares (306m acres) of swamps and rainforest in some of the best-preserved tropical ecosystems left on Earth. Opening it up for fossil fuel extraction could be a disaster for nature and the climate.DRC to auction oil and gas permits in endangered gorilla habitatThe rangers turning the DRC’s ‘triangle of death’ back into a thriving wildlife reserveThe secret life of the Congo rainforest – in pictu...

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1 week ago The Breakdown | The Lions will endure but who can we expect in the squad for 2029?

Ben Earl’s unambiguous backing shows how the tourists’ future could work even in a new world of rebel leaguesThe average worker bee, in the busiest months of the year, generally lives for up to seven weeks. Talk about a short and sweet existence. It is not dissimilar with British & Irish Lions tours. One moment players are winning a major series, the next their team abruptly ceases to exist. That’s all, folks, unless you can make the next trip in four years.That is a lifetime for many professional athletes, particularly those who routinely operate on a week-to-week basis and are about to enjoy a long-awaited summer break. So you would expect someone like England’s Ben Earl to roll his eyes and change the subject when asked if he would like to be involved in the scheduled next men’s tour to New Zealand in 2029. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago It’s a new world when it comes to bringing care workers from overseas

Grace McGill on the challenge of new immigration rules for care workers

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3 w. ago Businesses ordered to shut as frantic search for missing woman launched by cops

Rachel Booth was captured on CCTV at a nearby garage in the early hours of this morning, and is thought to be wearing black leggings and a black top.

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4 w. ago Antiques Roadshow expert leaves guest gobsmacked over huge value of 'scary' bowl

Antiques Roadshow expert Duncan Campbell left a guest gobsmacked after revealing the huge value of a 'scary' and 'poisonous' bowl that the man kept stored under his stairs.

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4 w. ago Chelsea transfer news: Alejandro Garnacho, Jorrel Hato, Morgan Rogers, Rodrygo and more

Chelsea’s summer business is unlikely to slow down after their victorious Club World Cup campaign

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4 w. ago World’s largest crane ‘Big Carl’ lifts reactor dome into place at Hinkley Point C

Big Carl lifted the 14-metre tall steel construction onto Hinkley Point C’s second reactor building.

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4 w. ago New Dumfries golf simulator business offers chance to take on world

CL Golf is the brainchild of Ross Murray and caters for all ages and abilities.

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