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World - / Aug 29, 2026 - Haunted Drake's Island with Grade-II listed house, 6.4-acre site, tunnels goes on sale for over £2M - Drake's Island, a 6.4-acre historic island in Plymouth Sound, Devon, has gone on sale for offers above £2 million. The former military site features a Grade-II listed Governor's House, underground tunnels, Tudor fortifications and planning consent for a 43-bed hotel. Fortified in the 16th century, the island also has a mysterious, reportedly haunted past.

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World - / Aug 29, 2026 - New Jersey preserves former farm beside historic Monmouth battlefield after development plans - In 2024, Monmouth County officials approved a massive 192,560-square-foot industrial development on 22 acres of farmland directly adjacent to Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan, New Jersey. The site, once a strawberry farm, sat along Route

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Pakistan hospital fire: 8 officials suspended over deaths of 14 newborns

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Canada Hindu Priest Arrest

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Blueberries vs Grapes: What happens to blood sugar when you eat the whole fruit instead of drinking it?

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Why do some eggs have double yolks? The science behind it explained

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Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans' Charity Hospital to close in 2005; 21 years later, the million-sq-ft building is being transformed into a $500 million medical research hub

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A Virginia farmer protected his land from development and persuaded his neighbours to follow; 25 years later, nearly 2,500 acres of private farms now form a wildlife corridor

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Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $65,000 for betting on Trump speeches

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Quote of the day by Andrew Carnegie: "The man who dies thus rich dies..." - a powerful lesson on what the wealthy should do with their fortunes

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In 1999, a Virginia couple founded a nonprofit riding programme for people with disabilities; after it became a USEF Center of Excellence, their historic 43-acre farm is listed for $8.4 million to fund future services

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A Florida couple turned a former bank into America's first jellyfish museum with 21 tanks and around 20 species

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Trump admin seeks US Supreme Court nod for policy banning transgender from military service

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In 1954, aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin donated over 2,500 acres of his Chesapeake Bay hunting preserve; today the refuge spans 4,548 acres and protects migratory birds

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Scientists took 232 gravity readings across a Utah mountain and discovered 1.55 million cubic metres of ice hidden beneath loose rock, enough frozen water to fill about 600 Olympic swimming pools

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Pakistan: Three missing men found dead with alleged torture marks in Balochistan

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15 newborns killed in fire at Islamabad hospital's gynaecology ward in Pakistan

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Five labourers gunned down at construction site in Pakistan's Balochistan

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Pakistan army officer pulls gun, fires in air amid student protest at Peshawar university- video

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'CTA intentionally prevented': PTI alleges negligence over Imran Khan's hospital visit

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'You are powerful, but remember 1971?' Pakistani politician takes fresh swipe at Army

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Pakistan: Security official killed by unidentified gunmen; 5 cops injured in separate grenade blast

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Pakistan power crisis: Karachi residents riot amid outages lasting hours, block major roads

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'India could use water as weapon': Pakistan minister as Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance

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'In contempt for gathering people': Pak blames ex PM Imran Khan's party for hospital transfer

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'Repeatedly tortured': Imran Khan's sister alleges abuse in jail as ex-Pakistan PM returns to prison

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Imran Khan's kin say Pak govt violated court order for not taking ex-PM to private hospital

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Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan returns to Adiala Jail after medical examination at Islamabad hospital

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The deadly forces behind Nepal's Himalayan disasters

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Nepal floods swept away bank vault with Rs 92.68 lakh, then 29 went after the cash

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Watch: Family watches in horror from balcony as strong floodwaters wash away everything but their house

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Parade, performances, decorated elephants: Sri Lanka's Esala Perahera festival captivates Kandy

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'No need for general assistance': Nepal lists conditions for help with deadly floods

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Nepal floods: Morgues overflow along 200km river trail as grief crosses border

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'Like a movie scene': Chain of events that led to Nepal floods that killed over 600

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Fresh avalanche & overflowing lake disrupt rescue operations in Nepal

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Missing tally rises to 2,482, including 320 Indians, as disaster toll hits 584

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Nepal floods: Toll climbs past 550 on third day as rescuers race against time amid fresh threat

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In 2024, England turned old fishing nets into a 16-metre footbridge; the 3.5-tonne structure needs smaller foundations and less maintenance than a conventional bridge

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Andy Burnham differs from Starmer on assisted dying bill, will skip vote to avoid influencing debate

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Leeds weather forecast: Heavy rain and cooler temperatures expected Saturday, August 29, 2026

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London weather forecast: Heavy rain today, August 29, 2026, with cooler temperatures

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Liverpool weather forecast: Heavy rain and cool temperatures expected Friday

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Manchester weather forecast: Heavy rain expected August 29th, with cool temperatures

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Birmingham weather forecast: Heavy rain and cool temperatures expected August 29th

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Millionaire's £3m Bath mega-mansion sparks planning row as more than 100 residents demand seven-bedroom home be torn down; locals claim it is taller and larger than council-approved plans

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Jason Arday plagiarism accuser Nathan Cofnas faced doubts over expertise, 'far-right agenda' at Ghent

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski calls for data centre freeze in England; says they 'guzzle' energy, water

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Manchester weather forecast: Intermittent rain and cool temperatures expected Tuesday, August 28

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected August 28

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Liverpool weather forecast: Light showers expected August 28, with unsettled conditions to follow

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Leeds weather forecast: High chance of rain throughout Friday, unsettled conditions to continue

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Birmingham weather forecast: light showers expected August 28, with rain continuing into weekend

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27 killed, 50 homes damaged in Russian attack near Ukraine's Kyiv

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Ukrainian drone attacks kill 4, injure 12 in Russia's Belgorod region and Crimea

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Construction workers in Belgium dig up mysterious gold worth $10 million while building sewer under former brewery: 'Our first reaction was actually disbelief and surprise'

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Baltics downplay threat after CIA chief's 'warning to Russia' on Nato

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Ancient Greek elites wore jewellery made from metal that fell from space; scientists identified meteorite iron in 3,000-year-old rings

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Who is King Haakon VIII? Norway's new king who once wanted to escape royal life

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Norway's King Harald dies after more than three decades on throne; Prince Haakon takes over

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Invasive blue crabs cost Italy's shellfish industry tens of millions of euros; scientists release 130,000 octopuses into Adriatic Sea to keep them in check

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In 1921, girl buried 3,500 years ago in Denmark was found with a strange drink, unusual clothes and a child's bones; archaeologists still wonder who she was

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Why did Elon Musk get Ukraine's Order of Freedom honour?

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From Tokyo to London, heatwaves send men to work in shorts

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Russia planning to use nukes? Why CIA chief made 'emergency' visit to Moscow; report

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Scientists found a 4-million-year-old baby tapir in Spain, the most complete juvenile skeleton of its kind ever found in Europe

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Archaeologists found two young horses buried beside a Bronze Age tomb in Germany; the 3,000-year-old ritual may reveal an ancient sacrifice

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Who was aboard mystery US aircraft that landed in Russia? Report reveals

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Archaeologists found a 7,000-year-old pit packed with beaver bones; it reveals how Europe's first farmers used animal fur

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Chinese rescuers manage to reach core disaster zone 50 hrs after flood

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Dam burst, lake overflow, earthquake: Nepal faces fresh crisis as rescue operations halted

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5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes China' s Sichuan province

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Barrier lake near Nepal border could breach in 3 days, China warns as hundreds dead in flash floods

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'Accusation helps nothing': China rejects Nepal's 'dam collapse' claim over floods

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A wooden relic that survived the sack of Jerusalem's First Temple was unearthed by archaeologists, now they are finding shocking answers

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A Mexican entrepreneur turned discarded plastic into low-cost homes for families in poverty; each 430-460 sq ft house used 2 tonnes of waste, took 7 days to build and cost families about $280

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Meet Wesley Goodridge, the Grade 7 Canadian student who built a device to test milk freshness before throwing it away; he won a $10,000 scholarship

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In 1951, an English couple moved with four children to roadless Three Hummock Island; they stayed until 2006 as most of its 7,400 hectares became protected

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In 2009, a Sydney couple moved to a remote Tasmanian island; they stayed for nine years

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A unique 11,000-year-old statue of a human sitting on a leopard was unearthed at Karahantepe

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Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba, once the world's youngest king, dies at 34

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Swiss gardener Jürg Wiesli grows the world's longest chilli, measuring 52.5 cm, breaking his own Guinness World Records after nearly 8 years

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72-year-old South Korean man entered Japan on a 15-day visa, lived there for 33 years before being arrested

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Last known location-Hotel Kailash: NRI couple from Canada Dhaval Shah, Megha missing in Nepal

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Japan killed more than 14,000 bears between April 2025 and January 2026 after record attacks on people; despite the cull, 6 people have been killed this year and the government plans to remove another 8,800 bears

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In 1931, scientists last documented this mysterious lark; 95 years later, birders photographed one alive in Chad

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A young German tourist stole a human skull from Vienna's cathedral catacombs and kept it for about 60 years; near the end of his life, he mailed it back with a confession

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In 1992, Congress ordered the removal of 2 dams blocking the Elwha River; 24 years later the river finally ran free to the Sea

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In 2016, A refugee engineer filled discarded bottles with sand to build his grandmother a safer desert home; the experiment expanded into 25 houses

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For years, visitors left coins for luck in Giant's Causeway's ancient rocks. Years later, more than 10,000 coins have been removed to protect the World Heritage Site

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A New Orleans couple found a 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone in their backyard; the FBI traced it to Italy and returned it 80 years later

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In 1971, a Canadian art student visited a fogbound island to draw wild horses; she stayed nearly 50 years studying its wildlife, and Sable became a national park reserve

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In 2002, Alabama architecture students stacked 72,000 worn carpet tiles into the walls of a family home; Rural Studio has now built more than 200 projects

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A Belgian farmer says he has not irrigated outdoor crops for 26 years; dig just 5 to 10 cm below the dry-looking surface and the soil is still moist

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A Kansas cowboy put 50 wind turbines on his 7,000-acre ranch and turned the wind into his most reliable cash crop, selling electricity to thousands of homes

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A New Zealand sailor spent years living alone on a remote Cook Islands atoll across three separate stays; a year after his final stay ended, Suwarrow was declared a national park

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In 1946, Eisenhower's brothers gave their Abilene family home to a foundation; it opened to visitors the next year

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