Kemi Badenoch vows to scrap stamp duty under new ‘golden rule’
Kemi Badenoch has pledged to abolish stamp duty land tax as part of her plan to revive home ownership and stimulate the housing market — describing it as an “unconservative…
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Ancient Egypt’s Karnak Temple Once Rose from the Nile River, Serving as a Tribute to Deities
With centuries of construction to its name, Ancient Egypt’s illustrious Karnak Temple wasn’t built in a day. The site — complete with colonnades, courtyards, and even a sacred lake —…
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Britain’s most inspiring business speakers revealed for 2025
Britain’s first female fast-jet pilot Dr Jo Salter has been named the UK’s most inspirational business speaker, topping a major new ranking by the Motivational Speakers Agency. The poll, compiled…
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How to visit the Tsaatan reindeer herders in Mongolia
By Joan Torres Leave a comment Last updated on October 7, 2025 Wanna travel to Mongolia with Against the Compass? Join a group of like-minded travelers in our next scheduled…
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Women’s Menstrual Cycles May Have Once Been Synced With The Moon, But Artificial Light Has Disrupted That
It was once a commonly held belief that women’s menstrual cycles were linked to the moon’s cycles, a theory that researchers from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) think is highly likely. Although…
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Dick Van Dyke jokes about not making it to his 100th birthday
Despite being almost 100 years old, age hasn’t dulled Dick Van Dyke‘s wit. The 99-year-old knows how keenly everyone is watching him in the lead-up to his next birthday on…
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Will Uniswap reach $1000, $100?
Metric Value Trend Current Price $7.80 Steady Trading Volume $294.1 M Steady Uniswap (UNI) operates as a decentralized exchange (DEX) using an automated market maker (AMM) system. It enables peer-to-peer…
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Access to finance still a postcode lottery, warns UK business bank
Small businesses in deprived urban areas are less likely to secure finance than those in more affluent or rural parts of the UK, according to new research by the British…
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Ancient Teeth Carry Clues on Farming Villages That Welcomed Outsiders with Open Arms
Once history’s first farmers settled down to start a more sedentary life, they began to see the value of close-knit communities. And they didn’t just forge bonds with their immediate…
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Furniturebox secures £1m Barclays funding to drive innovation
Furniturebox, the fast-growing UK-based online furniture retailer, has secured £1 million in new funding from Barclays to support continued innovation, product development, and international growth. The funding comes in the…
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