21+ hour, 12+ min ago   (334+ words) ARMY VET REVEALS MODEST PLANS FOR WINDFALL AN Army veteran says he will stick with his plasterer’s van and two-bed terrace despite winning a house, two cars and £100,000 in cash. Newcastle United fan Paul Chollerton, who lives near Durham, says…...

21+ hour, 11+ min ago   (606+ words) How does a deaf person direct a delivery app rider, or deal with a customer service call from their bank? How does a blind person choose the right shoes for the day? Apps are stepping in to let volunteers connect…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (362+ words) PARENTS FEARED THEY’D LOSE NEWBORN TWIN ‘‘WE knew something wasn’t right.’’ Just days after the birth of twins Edward and Edie Wilson in March 2025, parents Luke and Lucy had become concerned about how hard Edward was finding it to breathe....

21+ hour, 4+ min ago   (381+ words) U.S. Senator Rand Paul visited the Gold Depository at Fort Knox located in the State of Kentucky that he represents in the U.S. Senate. This story is from the August 16, 2026 edition of The Business Guardian. India has demonstrated economic resilience through successive…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (356+ words) WITH DROUGHT CHANGING THE RHYTHM OF GARDENS, IT'S TIME TO DECIDE WHAT COMES NEXT ONE of the strange things about making TV is that months of work can come to an abrupt halt. For weeks, sometimes months, life becomes consumed…...

20+ hour, 56+ min ago   (465+ words) Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday it boosted the size of its investment in Alphabet by 83% in the second quarter, making the parent of Google and YouTube its third-largest stock holding. Berkshire said in a regulatory filing that it owned nearly…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (448+ words) 1892: Mae West, actress, was born in Brooklyn. A hat-check girl once said of her jewellery: ‘‘Goodness, what beautiful diamonds.’’ ‘‘Goodness,’’ replied West, ‘‘had nothing to do with it.’’ 1896: The first pedestrian to be knocked down and killed by a motor…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (423+ words) Queen and Charlie Chaplin put down roots there, Prince and Deep Purple immortalised it, so CASEY COOPER-FISKE visited Montreaux to see why artistic legends flock to this inspiring spot on Lake Geneva FOUNDED by tourism boss and music promoter Claude…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (443+ words) MARION McMULLEN finds 20 facts to mark the 20th anniversary of BBC teatime favourite The One Show 1. The One Show launched on August 14, 2000, with Adrian Chiles and Nadia Sawalha. Wildlife presenter Kate Humble was also part of the show. Myleene Klass later…...

21+ hour, 10+ min ago   (389+ words) Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd. is one of India’s leading railway engineering and rolling stock companies with a long operating history in freight wagons, railway components, steel castings, rail EPC, electrification and infrastructure. This story is from the August 16, 2026 edition of…...