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From MS diagnosis to £20m empire: How Antonia built a celebrity wig brand

Antonia Okonma Shittu transformed a multiple sclerosis diagnosis into a £20 million wig business serving celebrities including Serena Williams and Naomi Campbell, proving that serious health conditions need not derail entrepreneurial success.

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A selfie of Antonia with model Naomi Campbell. The pair and close together and smiling at the camera. Naomi's hair is sleek, dark and long.

Young Londoner Earns £120,000 Annually by Creating Viral Social Media Clips

A 22-year-old London clipper earns over £120,000 annually by creating short viral videos for social media. The profession, which involves distilling longer content into 30-60 second clips, has become increasingly lucrative as brands seek cost-effective alternatives to traditional advertising.

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Composite image showing Eknoor Singh on the left, a young man with a beard and a turban, and popstar Dua Lipa on the right, singing into a microphone

Burnham to seek new EU deals on trade, energy and mobility at November summit

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will push for new post-Brexit agreements on trade, energy and youth mobility at an EU summit on 20 November, claiming the deals could add £10 billion annually to the UK economy by 2040 while addressing severe trade damage affecting Scottish salmon and other British exp...

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham making a statement on international affairs in the House of Commons. He wears a navy suit with a white shirt and a pastel tie with broad grey, lilac and cream stripes. HIs black hair is swept sideways and he wears dark brown spectacles.

French supermarkets hit by major cyber attack that heated fridges to 50C

Hundreds of French supermarkets suffered a coordinated cyber attack that heated refrigeration units to 50C, destroying millions of euros worth of perishable food. The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the incident affecting major chains including Super U, Intermarché, and...

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Intermarché - one of the two chains known to be affected - has more than 2,000 stories across France but only a proportion of those were hacked, reports suggest

GE Aerospace to invest £57m in Prestwick aircraft repair expansion

GE Aerospace is investing £57m to expand its aircraft maintenance facility at Prestwick, creating around 150 jobs. The project includes a new 55,000 sq ft building and is supported by £27m from the Ayrshire Growth Deal and £6m from Scottish Enterprise, with completion targeted for early 2028.

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Tom Cruise's Digger faces $245m loss as box office collapse deepens

Tom Cruise's satirical black comedy Digger faces a projected $245m loss for Warner Bros. after collapsing at the box office, with second-weekend ticket sales dropping 60%. The film's $35m global total falls far short of its $280m production budget.

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Cast member Tom Cruise attends a premiere for the film Digger in Los Angeles, California, US September 28, 2026

UK inflation hits three-year high as Nobel economics prize announced

UK businesses face their sharpest inflation pressures in three years as energy and material costs surge, while the Nobel Prize in Economics is announced today. The government confronts a £35bn budget shortfall, and the EU caps Chinese hybrid car imports.

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Stanlow Petrol Refinery in Ellesmere Port, England.

Heating oil customers face fuel or food choice as prices surge 74% in seven months

Around 1.7 million UK households relying on heating oil face bills of £550 to fill a 500-litre tank as prices surge 74% in seven months. For those on fixed incomes, rising costs force impossible choices between heating and food. The government has announced regulatory changes, but campaigners say...

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A large red and blue truck parked up delivering domestic heating oil through a red pipe, seen at the front of the shot.

Deloitte Helped Falsify Documents to Hide Abramovich's $672m Fortune, Investigation Finds

An investigation has found that Deloitte helped falsify documents to hide Roman Abramovich's $672 million in assets and evade tax through a network of offshore companies in Cyprus. The scheme involved backdating transfers and creating shell companies to conceal wealth from authorities.

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A composite image with four sections showing Chateau de la Croe, a white neo-classical villa surrounded by cypress and other trees; the Pelorus, a white super-yacht; the Fyning Hill estate viewed from the air, showing a large mansion with half-timbering; and Le Grand Bleu, another superyacht with a navy blue hull.

UK faces £35bn fiscal gap as Putin undermines Trump's Ukraine ceasefire

UK newspapers lead on a £35 billion fiscal gap warning from the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Russia's attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure hours after Trump announced a ceasefire. Zelensky rejected the deal, while international attention focuses on Riyadh airport attacks and their impact...

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"Tax rises needed to plug £35bn gap, UK economists warn chancellor" reads the headline on the frone page of The i Paper.

Unregulated Debt Advisers May Worsen Your Financial Troubles

As credit card defaults rise, unregulated debt advisers are using pressure tactics and misleading claims to steer struggling households towards expensive solutions. Free, impartial advice is available—here's how to spot the difference.

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Nebraska ranchers face soaring costs while reassessing Trump loyalty

Nebraska ranchers face mounting costs from tariffs, fuel prices, and foreign beef imports, forcing some Trump supporters to reconsider their political allegiances ahead of the November election.

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Yvette Mannon rides her horse on her ranch amidst her cattle grazing

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