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Newport man says binned hard drive now worth £569m

[ad_1] BBCJames Howells says he is suing Newport City CouncilA man who accidentally binned a hard drive containing Bitcoin says it is now worth more than £500m following recent price surges.James Howells, 39, has been trying to retrieve the hard drive containing his lost Bitcoin fortune, which he believes is in a Newport landfill site, for over a decade.The hard drive reportedly contains 8,000 Bitcoins – worth around £4m at
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‘Betrayed’ farmers take Budget protest to London

[ad_1] Getty ImagesThe National Farmers' Union (NFU) has accused the government of "betrayal" as thousands prepare to gather in London for a rally against the planned changes to inheritance tax rules for farms."To launch a policy this destructive without speaking to anyone involved in farming beggars belief," NFU president Tom Bradshaw will say in his speech on Tuesday.The recent Budget announcement means that previously-exempt farms worth more than £1m would
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Fenland town’s wonky Christmas tree wish comes true

[ad_1] John Devine/BBCMarch Town Council requested another wonky Christmas tree after last year's leaning tree "put March on the map"A Cambridgeshire market town which became the centre of a global news story about its wonky Christmas tree last year has had this year's delivered – and it is a wonky one again.March Town Council said it had been inundated with requests to try to replicate the "banana" shaped tree this
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The 10-year-old with his own woodworking business

[ad_1] BBCRoy and Alfie set up Wally Boy Workshop in January this yearA 10-year-old boy and his grandfather have joined forces to set up a luxury woodwork business.Alfie and Roy set up the Wally Boy Workshop at the beginning of the year.They have now sold more than £1,000 worth of high-end chopping boards, all from Roy's garage workshop in Wallingford.Alfie said any profits he made went into his savings, which
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Skulls of Jigsaw Murders victims found in Edinburgh University archive

[ad_1] University of EdinburghAn X-ray of Isabella Ruxton's skull was a crucial piece of evidence in the caseA search has been launched for the families of two women killed 90 years ago in the Jigsaw Murders, after their skulls were rediscovered in a university storeroom.The deaths of Isabella Ruxton and Mary Rogerson in Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, made headlines around the world in 1935.The case broke new ground in forensic
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Farmers’ protest heads to London

[ad_1] Jacob AnthonyJacob and his father Peter say the changes to inheritance tax mean they would be forced to sell off land, making their farm less viableA Welsh farmer has had sleepless nights and been left feeling "angry and scared" since changes to inheritance tax rules were announced.Jacob Anthony, 31, is one of hundreds from Wales set to travel to Westminster to join farmers from across the UK in protest
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British Airways flights delayed due to ‘technical issue’

[ad_1] British Airways passengers are stranded on the tarmac in multiple airports in the UK and internationally after a "technical issue" disrupted operations.The problems started at around 17:00 on Monday, with passengers posting to social media that they were standing in the cold waiting to find out what was happening to their flights.British Airways has confirmed there is a problem affecting some of its computer systems that is causing delays.But
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Huw Edwards tried grooming me as a school pupil, claims man

[ad_1] PA MediaHuw Edwards was given a six month suspended jail sentence at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in SeptemberA man has accused former news presenter Huw Edwards of attempting to “groom” him when he was 18 and still in school.Saying he behaved inappropriately towards him, the man - now in his early 20s - said Edwards invited him to the BBC’s London offices when he was a pupil.He alleged Edwards messaged
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Family wants ‘justice’ for her daughter

[ad_1] FamilyHarshita Brella was the subject of a domestic violence protection order in the months before her death, police confirmedThe mother of a woman who police say was murdered before her body was left in a car boot in east London has told the BBC: “I just want justice for my daughter”.Harshita Brella’s mother, Sudesh Kumari, spoke through tears to the BBC from the family home in Delhi. Ms Brella's