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Scottish author Douglas Stuart wins the Booker Prize for his debut novel

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Scottish author Douglas Stuart has won the Booker Prize for his first novel Shuggie Bain – a ‘powerful and moving’ story based on his own experience growing up in 1980s Glasgow. The writer, 44, is the second-ever Scot to win the £50,000 award after James Kelman scooped the prize for How Late It Was, How Late in 1994. … Read more

NS&I’s prize mess! Phone lines in meltdown as savers are forced online

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NS&I is today accused of turning its back on millions of older savers as it forces them online while its customer service operation falls apart. National Savings and Investments (NS&I) wants more customers to use its website, and will soon stop sending Premium Bond prizes in the post after more than 60 years. However, the … Read more

Student, 12, wins $25,000 Samueli Foundation prize for optical illusion project

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Typical school science fair projects include a soda volcano, graphite circuit or a potato battery, but one 12-year-old from New York went beyond with a project that uses an optical illusion to understand our cognitive process. Ishana Kumar, from Chappaqua, submitted the project – called Color Is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Role … Read more

Student, 12, wins $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize prize for optical illusion project

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Typical school science fair projects include a soda volcano, graphite circuit or a potato battery, but one 12-year-old from New York went beyond with a project that uses an optical illusion to understand our cognitive process. Ishana Kumar, from Chappaqua, submitted the project – called Color Is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Role … Read more

British student, 18, wins share of £23,000 prize by doing Rubik’s Cube in just 17.6 seconds

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British student, 18, wins share of £23,000 prize by doing Rubik’s Cube puzzle BACKWARDS in just 17.6 seconds Chris Mills won the event at the Red Bull Rubik’s Cube World Cup on Saturday  Competitors get solved cube and have to match the pattern on a scrambled one Due to Covid restrictions, the tournament took place … Read more

Nominations for Prince William’s £50M Earthshot prize open TODAY

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The search for the recipients of Prince Wiliam’s £50M Earthshot prize has begun, with more than 100 nominating partners spanning every corner of the Earth and seven continents today invited to submit nominations for the first ever winners of  most prestigious environment prize in history.  Launched on 8th October by Prince William and a global coalition … Read more

Big Brother All-Stars: Cody Calafiore wins season 22 and $500,000 grand prize by unanimous decision

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Cody Calafiore was unanimously declared the winner of Big Brother: All-Stars on Wednesday’s two-hour live season 22 finale on CBS. The 29-year-old real estate agent picked up all nine jury votes to nab the title and take home $500,000, with runner-up Enzo Palumbo, 42, scoring $50,000. Da’Vonne Rogers, 32, was voted ‘America’s favorite houseguest,’ and … Read more

Prize problem for Premium Bond holders without email

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Premium Bond holders who do not use telephone or online banking cannot have prizes paid into bank accounts unless they have email address By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 00:37 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 00:37 GMT, 28 October 2020 Premium Bond holders who do not use telephone or online banking cannot … Read more

Stunning image of a red palm weevil wins top prize at this year’s Luminar Bug Photography Awards

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Butterflies and moths, snails and slugs and all other bugs also had their own categories with everything from a tug of war between two ants, a mirrored snailand a swallowtail butterfly winning top prize.  Over 5,000 images were submitted from around the globe, competing for a total prize pool of £23,000. The judging panel contained … Read more