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Donald Trump once offered a baffled lawyer a deed to a horse in an ultimately unsuccessful bid to settle a $2 million legal bill, according to a new book. Servants of the Damned: Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump and the Corruption of Justice, by David Enrich, recounts how the lawyer confronted the futu

An American university sports team has racked up a whooping $450,000 (c.£400,000) food order bill over 14 months. Rutgers University offers its American football team a plethora of perks among which was unlimited food deliveries using the popular food ordering app DoorDash (Deliveroo's US equi

The death of one of the world’s all-time best dressage horses has sparked a complex legal battle over the ownership of his sperm. Totilas, a former world record holder for top dressage score in grand prix freestyle dressage, died in 2020 — but 120 millilitres of his frozen semen remains

A mural by world-famous graffiti artist Banksy is set to go to auction, including the attached building, with expectations of the sale bringing between $16 million (£14m) and $30m (£26m). The famed mural, commonly known as "Swing Girl" or "Girl on a Swing", is located on Los Angeles' Sou

A debate in Liechenstein's Landtag - the country's generally the legislative assembly - was interrupted when a 4.1 magnitude earthquake was felt. The disruption came as MPs were discussing whether to mandate earthquake insurance in the country. Footage shared by the Landtag shows that two tremors we

A rare baseball card has gone for $12.6 million (£10.9m), setting a new record for the most ever paid at auction for any sports item, card or memorabilia. The card, featuring New York Yankees hall of fame player Mickey Mantle, is thought to be one of just a few remaining copies in near-mind co

A Melbourne resident received a windfall of $10.5 million (£6.2m) when she was accidentally transferred the amount by cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com. The error happened in a routine $100 (£59) refund was being processed to her account by the crypto platform, but the company o

French tax authorities have benefitted from new artificial intelligence (AI) technology bringing in an extra €10 million (£8.5m) in tax revenue. The AI technology, developed by Google and Capgemini, was used to detect undeclared swimming pools in France. It was being trialled in the regio

A new card game inspired by party hit Cards Against Humanity has been refused patent protection in Bulgaria for insulting the country’s “ancient and eternal values”. Much like the US game, Cards Against Bulgarianness sees players combine cards with short phrases to create funny and

More than two dozen people have been sanctioned by Chinese authorities over "tragically ugly" illustrations in a school textbook. An inquiry into the maths textbook, published nearly a decade ago, was launched after the illustrations were widely mocked on Chinese social media earlier this year.

The owner of a churros shop in Stirling is set to face trial for allegedly annoying nearby residents with the sweet smell of the Spanish treat. Richard Wilmot, 31, denies annoying the occupants of the flat above his shop by not complying with an abatement notice served by Stirling Council contrary t

A £65m superyacht, linked to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, has been put up for auction in Gibraltar attracting 63 bids. The 72.5-metre superyacht, Axioma, was detained by the Gibraltar government in March following sanctions affecting the owner, billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky, The Guardian rep

A 20-year-old student has crystallised a $110 million (c.£93.5m) profit after a one-month bet on the stock of American retail chain Bed Bath & Beyond. Jake Freeman, currently an applied mathematics and economics university student, raised $27 million (c.£23m) through friends and fami

A wine seller who allegedly sold millions of bottles of cheap wine disguised with counterfeit labels from more prestigious regions will appear in court next month. Felipe Gimenez, owner of Tarragona wine company Reserva de la Tierra, has been summoned before a judge to answer charges of fraud, misle

Japan's national tax agency has launched a competition for ideas to encourage more young people to increase their alcohol intake amid a growing trend of sobriety.