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Boy's Redditch food bank, started at age 9 with £40, now runs six sites

At just nine years old, Isaac Winfield set up a pop-up food bank in Redditch after seeing local families struggle to get enough to eat. The initiative started with a modest £40 and has since grown into an established community service. It now operates from six locations and helps around 5,000 people each year. Donations are welcomed without stigma or barriers to access. His mother says the community has responded warmly and that his example has inspired others.

Hidden Georgia O'Keeffe painting bought for $3,800 could now fetch up to $3 million

A Georgia O'Keeffe painting that had been stored out of sight for nearly forty years in a closet in New York's East Village has resurfaced. The work was originally purchased in 1963 for $3,800. It is now estimated to be worth between $2 million and $3 million. The painting is scheduled to go up for auction on November 18. Before the sale, it will be put on public display at Rockefeller Center in early November.

Stage-III Pollution Curbs Imposed Across Delhi-NCR as Air Quality Worsens

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has imposed Stage-III restrictions under GRAP across the entire National Capital Region with immediate effect. The move is a precautionary step taken after Delhi's average Air Quality Index reached 382. The restrictions come ahead of Diwali, a period when pollution levels are typically a concern. The measures aim to curb rising pollution in the region before conditions deteriorate further.

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