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An athlete who defrauded a teammate has now also beaten her victim to a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Julia Simon came first in the women's 15km biathlon – which combines skiing and rifle shooting. Her victim and teammate, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, came in 80th place.

A manufacturing blunder in China has resulted in a windfall for a factory worker whose error birthed an unlikely cultural icon in the form of a crying horse plushie.

A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, issued a formal apology after a promotional error led to the accidental distribution of over $40 billion (c. £30bn) in Bitcoin to its users. During a marketing event on Friday, intended to gift users small cash rewards of roughly 2,000 won (c. &

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has sent a Valentine’s Day card to every MP and MSP, urging politicians to “turn on” the North Sea and end policies that are accelerating job losses, weakening energy security and increasing emissions.

Macau’s Grand Emperor Hotel has dismantled its signature "golden pathway", selling the 79kg of bullion that once lined its lobby floor for approximately $12.8 million (c. £9.6m).

The Royal Australian Mint has been forced to defend its new commemorative coins depicting Queen Elizabeth II after they were widely mocked on social media. The $5 and 50c coins, which mark 100 years since the late monarch's birth, have been criticised for bearing little resemblance to her.

Monday 15 June 2026 has officially been confirmed as a national bank holiday to mark Scotland’s participation in the men's football World Cup finals. The holiday was proposed by First Minister John Swinney to allow people, businesses and other organisations in Scotland to celebrate after the t

A woman in China has been blamed for a series of car accidents after repeatedly removing traffic mirrors outside her home for better feng shui. Police were called to the neighbourhood in Shanghai after the local property management company and neighbours failed to convince the woman to desist, the S

A stoneware crock has sold for 320 times more than its owner had hoped, fetching $32,000 (c. £23,375) at auction. For nearly thirty years, the 30-gallon (around 113.5 litres) crock sat neglected on Lois Jurgens’s back porch in Nebraska, as a makeshift table for grilling tools. The 91-yea

Rodents have pushed London-based broadband provider G.Network into administration, leaving its future uncertain, by causing a potential rescue deal by rival Community Fibre to collapse.

Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries have signed an open letter titled "Time to Win", urging world leaders to curb rampant inequality by taxing the super-rich. Signatories including actor Mark Ruffalo and Disney heirs Abby and Tim Disney argue that extreme wealth concentration

A Glasgow restaurant famous for its links to the artistic and cultural community of the city’s west-end, and in particular Scottish author and artist Alasdair Gray, could soon become a listed building, as Historic Environment Scotland (HES) today launched a public consultation on a proposal to

Hasbro, the company behind the popular Magic: The Gathering card game, is being sued by shareholders for producing too many cards. A group of investors allege that Hasbro's CEO, the former president of its Wizards of the Coast subsidiary, and other company officials have "devalued" the brand th

Residents of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, were recently left dismayed when a metal bar was unexpectedly installed in a hole in a wall outside a local NatWest branch.

A small Italian eyewear firm, iVision Tech, has experienced a dramatic surge in value following an inadvertent endorsement from French President Emmanuel Macron. Shares in the Milan-based company rose by 65% last week after Mr Macron was photographed wearing their aviator-style sunglasses during the