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Helene Ball, an 81-year-old retired teacher, has won a court battle against Derbyshire County Council after workers cemented a metal fence panel across a 3ft gap in the rear wall of her Matlock property in April 2023, blocking the gate that had provided access to her garden for years. Ball successfully proved the gate had been in use since the 1960s, establishing a right of way, and a first-tier tribunal ordered the council to pay £50,000 in costs. Here’s how the dispute unfolded, and what Ball had to say about her three-year fight.How the council blocked Helene Ball’s garden accessIn…

Quote of the day by Agatha Christie: ‘Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more,’ a life lesson on prioritising self-preservation from the ‘Queen of Crime'(Photo: X/@agathachristie) Agatha Christie is one of the world’s most well-known authors. Over the course of her career, Christie wrote around 66 detective novels and 14 to 15 short-story collections, alongside many other works. She even published some works under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. The ‘Queen of Crime’ lived quite an interesting life and became one of…

You know that feeling when you walk into the office already a little frazzled, laptop bag digging into your shoulder, coffee not yet kicked in, and you just dive straight into emails before you’ve even properly sat down? Turns out that rush might be quietly sabotaging your whole day without you even realising it. There’s a small, almost boringly simple habit that psychologists and workplace researchers keep pointing to, something that takes maybe five minutes and yet seems to genuinely shift how people feel for hours afterward. It’s not a productivity hack or some elaborate morning routine. It’s honestly a…

India Under-19 team (Photo/screengrab) There was no stopping Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan as he followed his Player of the Match performance in the series opener with a century to help India Under 19 beat Australia Under 19 by 103 runs in Rajkot and seal the three-match Youth ODI series with a game to spare.Chauhan hit 122 off 100 balls, with 15 fours and two sixes, as India posted 341 for 7 after being asked to bat first. It was his second fifty-plus score in as many games. He shared a 132-run partnership with VK Vineeth for the third wicket to put…

Rock star Jon Bon Jovi made a quick multi-million-pound property deal in South Florida, selling a newly built oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach for $19.85 million (£15.8 million), just two years after buying the original property for about half that amount. According to property records and local real estate reports, first detailed by The Real Deal, the musician completed the sale of the custom-built home on North Ocean Boulevard in July 2020. On the same day, he bought a much larger oceanfront estate farther south on South Ocean Boulevard for $43 million (£34.2 million). The two deals represent one of…

Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s joyful dance during the farewell of Bappa at her home recently went viral, with several content creators recreating her moves on social media. However, behind the celebratory performance was a more emotional moment for the actor. Speaking to Hindustan Times, Shilpa revealed that her dance was also a way of dealing with the sadness of bidding farewell to Lord Ganesha after welcoming him home.Shilpa Shetty Kundra explains the emotions behind her viral danceShilpa Shetty Kundra acknowledged that she had noticed social media users recreating her Bappa farewell dance. She explained that dancing has always been part of…

When Indian breads come to mind, naan, roti, paratha and kulcha often take centre stage. They are familiar, widely available and deeply woven into the country’s food culture. But travel further south and the idea of what counts as a bread becomes far more varied. Across Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, cooks have long transformed rice, millets, lentils and wheat into breads with completely different textures and cooking techniques. Some are crisp and lacy, others soft and layered, while a few are cooked directly over a flame until they develop a smoky, charred edge. Here are…

Yu Zidi (Reuters/AP Photo) At just 13, Yu Zidi is already swimming towards a rivalry that could define the next era of women’s swimming.The Chinese teenager claimed her second gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, winning the women’s 200m individual medley in 2:06.10 — a time that took her to within 0.40 seconds of the world record held by Canadian Olympic champion Summer McIntosh.The result has only intensified the anticipation around a potential Yu-McIntosh showdown. The two could meet as early as next year’s World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, before the spotlight turns to the 2028 Los…

Priscilla Chan’s education initiative, The Primary School, is closing after a decade of operations and reportedly more than $125 million in funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). Founded to combine education with healthcare and family support, the project sought to address challenges affecting children’s development and learning. Following the closure announcement, CZI committed more than $10 million towards community services in East Palo Alto and Belle Haven. The funding will support local healthcare, early childhood development and family wellbeing. The development highlights the challenges of sustaining privately funded education models and the role of philanthropy in supporting communities beyond…

The team of ‘Hanuman Ansh’ met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in New Delhi on Monday, following the film’s impressive theatrical run. Director Vishal Chaturvedi and lead actor Shobhinaw Satyaa were present during the meeting.A source was quoted by Hindustan Times saying, “During the interaction, the Home Minister spoke about Neem Karoli Baba, on whom the film is based upon, with deep respect and shared his knowledge of Indian culture and traditions. He also encouraged the makers to continue bringing stories rooted in India’s spiritual and cultural heritage to the screen. Vishal was joined by producer Mahaveer…