When a young Ian Wood splashed out on an imposing presence for his family’s company at the inaugural Offshore Europe conference at the University of Aberdeen in 1973, his father John was aghast.

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The shot – taken by British photographer Ian Wood in St Leonards – came in first for the people’s choice award this year, beating 25 shortlisted images, at the Natural History Museum exhibition.

Signatories on a letter to Rachel Reeves include oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood and business organisations such as the Scottish Chambers of Commerce. The UK government said Acorn had already received ...

A badger appearing to admire a Banksy-style graffiti version of itself has won the Natural History Museum's 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.