In 2011, Jimmy Choo was sold to Labelux for £525.5 million, roughly $800 million at the time. At 27, Tamara Mellon was at a difficult point in her career. In 1995, she had lost her job at British Vogue, had gone through rehabilitation for drug use and was living in her parents’ basement. A few…
Pic credit: Stephen Kirby/SWNS A baby’s name is often chosen for its meaning, family history or cultural tradition. But for Katie Murphy, 33, and Stephen Kirby, 32, the choice came down to circumstance and a car park that would define their son’s entire origin story. Katie and her partner welcomed their son in unexpected circumstances,…
Representative Image of a community event with people donating plastic tubs for recycling, showcasing teamwork and environmental awareness (AI Generated Image) Teddy Michaelides, a seven-year-old from Netley, Hampshire, has turned a local recycling problem into a campaign involving thousands of plastic confectionery tubs. Teddy began collecting the tubs after learning that the plastic containers used…
Beatrix Potter used the success of The Tale of Peter Rabbit to buy Hill Top, a 17th-century farmhouse and 34-acre farm in the Lake District village of Near Sawrey, in 1905. Potter was 39 and had already published six books with Frederick Warne & Co when she bought the property with proceeds from Peter Rabbit…
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he wants to “hijack” US President Donald Trump’s immigration adviser Tom Homan and bring him to Britain to help “secure our borders”.Speaking at an event in the US where Homan was a guest, Farage said: “I’ve got terrible news for you. We’re hijacking…
Scottish gran wins £4 million Cornwall mansion with £15 Omaze entry. (Photo: SWNS) A 72-year-old grandmother from Scotland was left stunned after initially believing she had won a horse, only to discover that she had actually scooped a £4 million coastal mansion in Cornwall with a £15 Omaze entry.Mary Dickson, from Castle Douglas in south-west…
Access to nature remains uneven across England, with hundreds of communities lacking convenient routes to green or blue spaces. New analysis by The Wildlife Trusts and Liberal Democrats for Nature and Climate found that 238 parliamentary constituencies, 44% of those in England, have at least 20% of properties located more than a 15-minute walk from…
Princess Diana’s brother claims Charles was ‘giddily elated’ after Diana’s death. Charles appeared “giddily elated like a lottery winner” when he spoke to Princess Diana’s brother shortly after her death in 1997, according to a new memoir by Diana’s younger brother, Charles Spencer. In an extract from his forthcoming book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,…
Noah Woods’ father Rhys paid tribute to his three-year-old son after his body was found in a Suffolk pond. (Photo: Suffolk Police/Noah Woods tributes) Three-year-old Noah Woods, whose disappearance sparked a large-scale search involving emergency services, police officers and members of the public across Suffolk, has been remembered by his grieving father as “the sweetest…
Representative Image of a restored Victorian fort on a picturesque Welsh island with solar panels and scenic ocean views (AI Generated Image) In 2017, British tech entrepreneur Mike Conner bought Thorne Island, a ruined 19th-century fort off the coast of Pembrokeshire in Wales, for about £500,000 after seeing a video about the property online. At…