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Wake Forest University’s annual Hit the Bricks fundraiser has set another record, drawing 2,406 runners and walkers and raising nearly $407,000 for cancer research and patient care. The Oct. 1 event surpassed the previous year’s fundraising and participation records, according to Wake Forest News, while the university’s Hit the Bricks website and Office of Civic…

When David Beckham launched 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund in February 2015, he set out to help protect vulnerable children and give them a better chance of reaching their potential. The initiative went on to support work addressing violence, bullying, child marriage and barriers to education, particularly among girls. Its projects in Nepal, Indonesia,…

A proposal to build 3,750 homes between Borehamwood and Shenley has been removed from Hertsmere Borough Council’s emerging Local Plan following public consultation, according to the council’s September 29 announcement and its updated planning documents. The decision forms part of a wider revision that has taken four major housing extensions, with a combined capacity of…

Representative Image of an ornate Chinese porcelain dish with dragon designs and a yellow glaze found beneath a dusty sofa ( AI Generrated Image) For decades, a large, dirt-covered porcelain dish lay beneath a sofa in a north London home, its significance unknown to the family who kept it. Now identified as a rare example…

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s huge new range. Image Credit: TNI/The Sun Kim Kardashian and her former husband, Kanye West, expanded their property holdings in Hidden Hills, California, in 2019 by purchasing a 1.5-acre ranch for nearly $3 million. The property had a unique layout, with a single-storey house on one side of a road…

Representative Image of young activists planting and nurturing vegetables in a garden to promote hands-on environmental education ( AI Generrated Image) When Ted Turner died on 6 May 2026, aged 87, tributes focused largely on the media empire he built and his role in founding CNN. Another part of his legacy began with an environmental…

Meryl Streep once owned a Hollywood Hills home that brought mid-century modern architecture into the spotlight. Built in 1954, the Honnold & Rex Research House combined concrete, wood and expansive glass walls, with a double-height living room and a courtyard featuring a swimming pool and spa. The four-bedroom property reflected a period of architectural experimentation…

Image credit: Eric Mansperger/360 Productions Julia Roberts and her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder, once owned an 8.3-acre beachfront estate on the Hawaiian island of Kauai that sold for $19.99 million in December 2020. Located on the island’s North Shore, the property, known as Limahuli Ocean Estate, features a residence, a swimming pool, landscaped grounds and…

A 67-year-old school bus driver in Maryland has lost her route after allowing a 10-year-old student to rescue an injured kitten from the side of a rural road, prompting parents and community members to campaign for her reinstatement. According to CBS News Baltimore, The Baltimore Sun and The Independent, the incident has sparked a debate…

Selma Blair arrested for physically assaulting flight attendants. Actor Selma Blair was arrested Sunday at John F Kennedy Airport in New York on allegations that she assaulted flight attendants on a Delta Air Lines flight. The Delta Air Lines flight 938 was parked at the gate when the incident allegedly happened. The flight reached JFK…