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‘I’m left with a year of nothing’: UK gap year students lose thousands of pounds as tour operator closes
The volunteer travel operator GVI has gone into liquidation, leaving scores of UK school leavers and gap year students who had paid thousands of pounds for overseas conservation placements with cancelled trips and no refunds. The company continued advertising and taking bookings until it removed its website and ceased trading on 1 July, informing customers…
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Water firm CEO’s £660k payment ‘hard to accept’, says surfer
People criticise a £660,000 extra payment to Yorkshire Water’s boss amid rising bills and pollution.
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Plan for huge earth dam and flood reservoir at popular Endcliffe Park in Sheffield
It would protect facilities within the park, and homes and businesses downstream
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Aussies issued grim warning about house prices as top economist forecasts ‘biggest correction’ the country has ever seen
A leading economist has warned that Australia may be heading towards the “biggest correction in house prices we’ve ever seen”. Christopher Joye, chief investment officer at Coolabah Capital, told a podcast that Sydney and Melbourne would be hit hardest, describing the situation as the “mother of all house price corrections”. The warning matters because the…
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‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works?
A rewilding venture at Boothby Wildland, a former 1,525-acre arable farm south of Grantham in Lincolnshire, is attempting to prove that restoring nature can be commercially profitable. The project is led by Sir Charles “Charlie” Burrell, the aristocrat behind the celebrated Knepp estate in West Sussex, whose company Nattergal bought the intensively farmed site for…
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Heated Rivalry’s Emmys Snub Isn’t for the Reason You Think
The acclaimed HBO Max series Heated Rivalry received no nominations at the 78th Emmy Awards, a surprise given its status as one of the platform’s most-watched shows and a breakout pop culture hit of 2025. The article clarifies that the snub was not a judgement on the show’s quality but the result of a technical…
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England World Cup bank holiday plan as Reform faces money-laundering probe
Banking staff have reported Reform UK’s senior figures to the NCA over money-laundering concerns, while Starmer plans a bank holiday if England win the World Cup, amid injury worries and refereeing rows.
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Truecaller clashes with India’s telecom regulator over anti-spam rules
Truecaller has publicly criticised the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) over rules governing caller ID apps, arguing that the country’s anti-spam framework is undermining its ability to shield consumers from unwanted calls in its largest market. Chief executive Rishit Jhunjhunwala took to X to accuse the regulator of barring Truecaller from displaying community-reported spam…
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Elon Musk dubs historian Tom Holland a ‘c***’ as he gets into ‘woke row’ over The Odyssey
Elon Musk publicly insulted the English historian Tom Holland on X, calling him “such a c***”, after Holland defended Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. The exchange matters as another flashpoint in the wider “woke” culture war online, drawing huge attention with Musk’s reply reportedly reaching 12 million views on the platform he…
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Oregon Attorney General Seeks 60-Day Delay Of Paramount’s Acquisition Of Warner Bros. Discovery
Oregon’s Attorney General, Dan Rayfield, has asked a court to delay the closing of Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by 60 days and to compel Paramount to hand over documents relating to the merger. A hearing is set for Monday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. The move matters because it adds a fresh…