8 d. ago Grand Designs ‘saddest ever property’ finally sells after a decade of turmoil

Chesil Cliff House destroyed owner’s marriage and left him millions of pounds in debt

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1 week ago Final tragic twist in saga of Grand Designs' 'saddest ever' episode as owner reveals he's suffered another heartache

Edward Short, 52, had left Channel 4 viewers in floods of tears in his quest to renovate a depilated lighthouse into a luxury eco-friendly home on the north Devon coastline.

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1 week ago Grand Designs ‘saddest ever property’ sells after over a decade of turmoil

Chesil Cliff House destroyed owner’s marriage and left him millions of pounds in debt

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1 week ago Saddest moments of 'saddest ever' Grand Designs home as it finally sells

The brutal 12 years of misery Chesil Cliff House inflicted on owner Edward Short left him millions of pounds in debt and cost him his wife – but his spirit is intact as he joked about buying it back

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1 week ago Grand Design's 'saddest ever' house that left owner in £7m debt finally sells after 12 years

The cliffside house became infamous after its construction left its owner Edward Short, 57, in £7 million of debt

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1 week ago 'Saddest ever' Grand Designs home finally sells after 11 years of misery and £7m of debt

Chesil Cliff House was the subject of the 'saddest ever' Grand Designs episode after owner Edward Short's dream home left him in £7m of debt and his marriage in tatters

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1 week ago Home on 'saddest ever' Grand Designs episode finally sells after 12 years of renovating

Owner Edward Short saw his marriage end and spiralled into £7m of debt thanks to the house

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2 w. ago Major update on luxury lighthouse that featured on 'saddest ever' episode of Grand Designs after 'cursed' owner poured millions into dream renovation

Edward Short and his wife Hazel put their life savings into building their fantasy eco-friendly home. But it ended up costing them their marriage and left Mr Short in drowning in a £7million pool of debt.

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2 w. ago ‘Shut it down and start again’: staff disquiet as Alan Turing Institute faces identity crisis

Whistleblower warns UK’s top AI research body in danger of collapse due to threats over funding and new directionWhen the UK government announced the creation of the Alan Turing Institute in 2014 it promised a “fitting memorial” to the renowned computer scientist and artificial intelligence pioneer.More than a decade on, Britain’s leading AI institute is in turmoil as staff warn it may be in danger of collapse and ministers demand a shift in focus to defence and security work. Continue reading...

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