The extraordinary rags to riches story of two billionaire brothers who turned a single petrol station in Bury into an empire of 5,900 branches can be revealed today as they emerged as favourites to buy Asda. Mohsin Issa, 49, and his brother Zuber, 48, whose parents came to Britain from India ‘with nothing’, built EG … Read more
People who lived hundreds of years ago during the ‘Wild West’ era have been called inquisitive, restless, dominant and inventive – and a new study reveals remnants of this pioneer personality still exists today. Using an algorithm, researchers at the University of Cambridge found those living in mountainous areas have distinct blend of traits that … Read more
Helmets, harnesses and crampons are obvious choices for mountaineers to pack when scaling the highest peaks around the globe – but in the heady days of the brave pionners attempting such feats for the first time, so too did they pack cigarattes in their thousands. For their first ascent of Everest in 1953, Edmund Hillary and … Read more