In early 2024, Josh and Tish Scripps were feeling the squeeze. Between paying their rent and bills, and the ever-increasing cost of living, they decided to trade bricks and mortar for a life on water.

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Dottie Turnbull bought a narrowboat in 2021 for £30,000, or about $40,000. She renovated the boat herself, turning it into her dream home on the water. Turnbull told Business Insider the boat saves ...

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I’ve never thought of myself as particularly adventurous. I prefer staying home with a good book, my feet kept firmly on the ground. And yet, in June 2021, my husband Nigel and I decided—having never ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Phil Campion, 51, has gone from an upbringing in children’s homes, to the Army and SAS, then guarding the likes of Dizzee Rascal and Oasis to filming a documentary in Syria for Sky and Sky Atlantic.