Those who grew up in the nineties will be stunned to discover how much the toys of their childhood are now worth, according to experts. Big name brands including Super Soaker, Beanie Babies and Furbies have seen their value skyrocket in the decades since they first hit shelves, with some worth thousands of pounds. Researchers … Read more
Three brothers left empty-handed after their sister pocketed their dead mother’s £850,000 fortune have launched an appeal. Remo, Nino and David Rea have already lost one court fight with their sister Rita over their mother Anna’s decision to leave everything to her only daughter in her will. Anna Rea died, aged 86, in July 2016, … Read more
A body that represents British dentists has called for a crackdown on DIY braces sold online which promise to straighten teeth in just six weeks but could, in some cases, lead to irreparable damage, including the loss of teeth. The braces being offered are known as aligners – removable moulds that fit over the teeth … Read more
You pair of hawkers: Furious Earl accuses interior design pair who inherited most of £33m family fortune of flogging his history – including a £300,000 tiara – in £2m auction Gloria Wesley left most of her £33m fortune to a pair of interior designers The two men are now selling many of the Dowager Countess … Read more
The death of millionaire socialite Steve Bing could revive a family feud over whether his two children – a son with actress Liz Hurley and a daughter with tennis player Lisa Bonder – will inherit the family wealth. Bing, 55, took his own life in Los Angeles on Monday, leaving a $590million fortune and a … Read more
A cannabis tycoon dubbed ‘Dr Pot’ and his business partner earned £13million last year as their company’s medicinal drugs were approved for use by the NHS. Dr Geoffrey Guy, who earned the nickname after founding Cambridge-based GW Pharmaceuticals in 1998, made £5.8million in 2019 as the company’s chairman. GW’s chief executive Justin Gover pocketed an … Read more
Of the many outraged voices amid the Black Lives Matter protests, few have been more prominent or persistent than The Guardian newspaper. As statues are torn down and long-established companies take to their corporate knees in apology, the paper and its columnists have been vociferous in calling on Britain and its institutions to acknowledge and … Read more
Dragons’ Den turned down a potential £360million fortune after rejecting craft beer company BrewDog at a screen test – and it’s now worth a staggering £1.6billion Co-owners James Watt and Martin Dickie set up the craft beer company in 2007 Duo, from Aberdeenshire, applied to Dragons’ Den in 2008 offering £100k stake James revealed how … Read more
New York housewife Jean Nidetch was out browsing the shops one day in the Autumn of 1961 when something happened that would change her life — and subsequently the lives of millions of women worldwide. She was spotted by a neighbour who came over to gushingly compliment her on her ‘marvellous’ appearance. ‘When are you … Read more
With overseas holidays still mired in quarantine issues, it looks as if many families will holiday in the UK this summer. It will be a return to a bygone era when most people opted for fashionable resorts including Southport, Scarborough and Bognor Regis. A knock-on effect of this refocusing on the UK holiday resort is … Read more