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Rachel Watkyn secured £60,000 from Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis on Dragons’ Den in exchange for a 40% stake in Tiny Box Company, after entering the programme with no previous experience of running a business. Founded in 2007, the company grew from her difficulty finding ethically produced packaging for her jewellery business into what she…

Australia has brought the critically endangered smoky mouse back to a forest area in New South Wales where it had not been seen since the 1990s. Nearly 50 individuals were released into the Nungatta Feral Predator-Free Area in South East Forest National Park. The reintroduction marks the first return of a threatened species to the…

A company co-founded by Mike Tyson is pursuing a $10 million claim against Hulk Hogan’s estate over a celebrity beer brand deal. Carma HoldCo, a celebrity licensing and branding company, filed the breach of contract claim in Florida over Real American Beer, saying it was cut out of the partnership. Those accused of wrongdoing deny…

Representative Image (AI-generated) A Missouri couple who bought land without road access secured a legal route through their neighbour’s property, but a dispute over who would own that road led to an appeal. On August 26, 2026, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, reversed a ruling that would have transferred ownership of the road…

Representative Image (AI-generated) A Missouri trust dispute involving a $220,000 payment ended in a procedural setback for the recipient after an appeals court dismissed her challenge because she missed the filing deadline. In its October 20, 2026, ruling, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider Diane Longsdon’s appeal…

Australian designer Xavier Earls has developed Bush Cradle, a modular wildlife habitat system made from hempcrete tiles that mimic natural shelters such as tree hollows, fallen logs and rocky crevices. The system is designed to help conservationists create customised refuges for native animals facing habitat loss. Its four interlocking tile designs can be assembled into…

China began a large-scale vegetation restoration programme in 1999 to improve the environment. On the Loess Plateau, however, the rapid growth of vegetation coincided with a decline in groundwater storage and worsening groundwater drought. The region in north-west China already faces frequent droughts and severe water shortages, making the availability of groundwater important for vegetation…

For generations, a Queensland farming family relied on a well that had supplied water for around 140 years. But in 2019, farmer Keogh says the water turned muddy and cloudy after a neighbouring property began test-pumping groundwater. Now, plans for a commercial bottling and processing facility near Warwick have intensified concerns among local farmers, as…

Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking Look up at the night sky and it’s hard not to feel a little small. Earth is one planet. It goes around a star that, honestly, isn’t anything unusual, and that star isn’t even near the middle of our galaxy. Past our solar system there are billions more…

A newly built Nando’s drive-through in Cranbourne North, Victoria, has sold for $5.845 million to a New South Wales-based private investor. The 2025-built property features a purpose-built dual-lane drive-through and has a long-term lease with Nando’s Australia.According to Real Commercial, Stonebridge’s marketing material estimates the property’s annual net income at $319,035 as at October 2026….