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For the first time, retail investors have the opportunity to gain exposure to Elon Musk's private space exploration company, SpaceX, through blockchain-based fractional shares offered by the investment platform Republic. This development signals a significant shift in the accessibility of investment

A teenager has been appointed as interim leader of an English county council with an annual budget of over £400 million. Reform UK emerged as the largest party on Warwickshire County Council after the local elections in May, with 23 of the 57 seats.

An island off the west coast of Scotland, complete with a ruined 20th century castle, is on the market for £5.5 million.

French president Emmanuel Macron has called for house music to be recognised by Unesco as part of France's intangible cultural history. It appears to be a direct response to Berlin's techno scene being recognised as part of Germany's national intangible cultural heritage last year.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has unveiled a controversial tax policy aimed at attracting wealthy non-domiciled individuals back to the UK. The proposal would allow new or returning non-doms to pay a one-off fee of £250,000 to gain a stable, indefinite tax regime on offshore income and a 20-ye

Two rival sausage makers are set for a courtroom battle amid allegations of corporate espionage. Hormel Foods alleges in a US lawsuit that Johnsonville conspired with two of Hormel's former employees to obtain sausage recipes and sensitive commercial information, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

An Edinburgh building materials supplier is offering free food and extended opening hours to help customers hit by traffic delays.

A TikTok content creator who offers cryptocurrency trading advice was reportedly kidnapped in northern France and held for a €50,000 ransom, only to be released when his abductors discovered he did not have the funds.

A remarkable collection of historic gold coins, discovered hidden within the walls of a French house, has sold for more than €3 million (c. £2.56m) at a Parisian auction.

A project to improve security at the House of Lords has turned into an embarrassing fiasco, with a new entrance door costing nearly £10 million, yet still requiring staff to manually operate it.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a stark warning to homeowners about the "freemen on the land" movement, a group promoting the pseudolegal theory that individuals are not bound by mortgage contracts they do not consent to. This conspiracy theory, gaining traction through social media

Blended whisky brand The Famous Grouse has again made available an edition of its whisky for Father's day with the label instead reading 'The Famous Dad'.

Banks in China have been banned from offering trendy Labubu dolls to new customers. The dolls, created by Hong Kong designer Kasing Lung, have become a global trend, thanks in part to their embrace by TikTok influencers.

A senior corporate lawyer has come forward to claim a mysterious pile of cash seemingly abandoned near rubbish bins. Thai lawyer Thaweewat Sengkaew turned up at a police station to claim ownership of the 12 million baht in cash (around £272,300).

A construction worker from Leeds has bagged a new house and a Mercedes as part of a competition prize bundle worth nearly £850,000.