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• Summer is almost here, which means it's time to start shopping for swimsuits.
• Swimsuit shopping can be stressful because of societal beauty standards that don't often include realistic body types.
• These 11 swimwear items are sold in a variety of sizes that will look good on anybody.

Swimsuit season is upon us.

While many women feel pressured to achieve the ideal "swimsuit body" during this time of year, an increasing number of plus-size models are gaining popularity and redefining what a swimsuit body looks like. They're empowering women to wear whatever swimwear they like in the process.

Here are 11 swimwear items — including one-pieces and bikinis — that will suit anyone regardless of their size or shape, and make swimsuit shopping less stressful.

A yellow floral one-piece.

Pairing a bright color with a fun print is bound to make a statement by the pool. We love the lace V-neck detail on this swimsuit.

Sea Angel Floral Lace Halter One Piece Swimsuit from Target, $39.99

PLUS-SIZE Sea Angel Floral Lace Halter One Piece Swimsuit from Target, $31.49

A bikini with butterfly sleeves.

You could wear a plain old triangle bikini, or you could spice up your suit with some sleeves. This bikini incorporates frills — which are super on-trend right now.

Ashley Graham x Swimsuits For All Bonsai Bikini from Swimsuits For All, $88

A cutout one-piece.

Make an impression at your local pool in this wave-print one-piece. The side cutouts make the suit look like a bikini from the side, while the front looks sleek and sophisticated.

Clean Water Wave Print High Neck Color Block One Piece Swimsuit from Target, $39.99

PLUS SIZE Clean Water Wave Print High Neck Color Block One Piece Swimsuit from Target, $39.99

Making money takes work, but working can suck.

Luckily, there are some ways to make money with little to no effort.

Though some of these methods do take some work up front, they can set you up to earn passive income for the long term.

Here are 21 ways to make money with minimum effort.

SEE ALSO: An accountant explains how to tell whether you can afford to quit your job and be your own boss

1. Become a referral source for local businesses.

A lot of small, locally focused businesses — like landscapers, electricians, and home-improvement companies — spread by word of mouth. Many of them pay referral fees for people to help spread the good word about their business.

So the next time you have your plumber over, ask whether referrals are accepted. And if the plumber does a good job, make sure to take advantage of that and recommend the person to a friend.

2. Write a book and get royalties.

OK, so this one takes a bit of work. But let's say you're an expert on a subject. On Marissa Mayer and the company Yahoo, for example (now available in paperback). Once you actually write the book and get it published, you're pretty much done.

From then on, whenever people buy your book, you get paid in royalties. The precise amount of royalties are contingent on your contract with the book publisher.

If you self-publish on Amazon or another self-publishing platform, there are standardized contracts that pay out depending on how many people download the e-book or read it through Amazon's e-book-lending program.

3. Create an online course and get paid for it.

Let's say you're an expert in a subject but don't think a book is the right way to communicate the knowledge you want to share. 

You can do it with an online course. You can make and upload one to Udemy, for example, and set your own price points. Whenever someone buys the course, you'll get paid.

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• Traveling by train used to be a lot fancier. 
• First class cabins were furnished like living rooms and included radio gramophones.
• Passengers dined on fine china and played cards to pass the time.

Traveling by train was pretty swanky from the 1930s to the 1960s, and it hasn't gone out of style. Today, Japan's Bullet Train can make the trip from Tokyo to Osaka in just two and a half hours, and Amtrak is working on high-speed trains to launch in 2021. 

Still, the lavish furnishings and fine dining of the past hold a special place in the railroad's rich history.

Here's what train travel looked like in the good old days.

People used to dress up for train travel.

No sweats or hoodies here.

Traveling was an event.

Eleven Madison Park, recently crowned the "best restaurant in the world," is moving — for the summer, at least. 

The interior of the three-Michelin-starred resturant, located at the foot of New York City's Madison Square Park, has barely changed since it opened 20 years ago. Now, Chef Daniel Humm and business partner Will Guidara are ready for an overhaul.

Starting June 9, the restaurant will move to a new summer location in the Hamptons while its dining room and kitchen are redesigned back in New York City.

Before the temporary relocation, Humm and Guidara are having some fun, serving up an 11-course retrospective tasting menu highlighting signature dishes from the restaurant's history. The full 11-course meal is available for $295 a person, but a condensed, five-course meal is available for $145 in the bar section.

Below, take a look at the award-winning food, along with the years the dishes were introduced to the menu. The dishes appear in the order they are served on the tasting menu. 

SEE ALSO: Go inside the stunning French bistro that was just named the best new restaurant in America

Sea Urchin, 2006: cappuccino with peekytoe crab and cauliflower.

Prawn, 2007: roulade with avocado and yogurt.

Little Neck Clam, 2011: clambake with velouté and parker house rolls.

If you’re always on the lookout for unique food products, then you’re probably a fan of Trader Joe’s. It can be easy to get lost wandering the aisles as you browse all the store’s offerings.

Some days of the week can be a madhouse at the popular store, but it all seems worth it when you get home and sift through your shopping bag full of amazing, low-cost finds.

Before you plan your next shopping trip, take some time to get the inside deal on how to make your store experience even better.

Let’s take a close look at the 15 secrets Trader Joe’s shoppers need to know.

SEE ALSO: The real reasons Trader Joe's wine is so cheap

DON'T MISS: The most popular items at Trader Joe's

1. They accept coupons

If you’re a serious couponer, you might have stayed away from Trader Joe’s. However, there’s a little secret we’d like to let you in on. Contrary to popular belief, you can use manufacturer’s coupons during your Trader Joe’s shopping trip.

Bethany, founder of personal finance site All Natural Savings, said on her blog shoppers can use their coupons at any Trader Joe’s location. “According to their corporate office, there is no official coupon policy available; however, they will accept manufacturer coupons and abide by any limits printed on the coupon,” she said. The store does not offer its own store coupons, so this little tidbit will help you save some money.

2. Stock up on your favorite products

The good news is Trader Joe’s sells unique products. The bad news is these unique products are often removed from store shelves due to limited space, low demand, high production cost, or a combination of the three. Because most Trader Joe’s stores are on the smaller side, there’s a battle for product space. Low-performing products, though they might be your favorite, won’t stay around long.

A writer for the blog Trader Joe’s Rants & Raves shared the horror he felt when he found out one of his favorite products, almonds in the shell, had been discontinued.

We all know this scenario. This sinking feeling. That oh-so-Trader Joe’s feeling you get at the pit of your stomach when you realize, ‘Oh no! Maybe this is not just out of stock! Maybe this is (gulp!) a DISCONTINUED ITEM! If you’re a TJ regular, you know this feeling. It’s a bad feeling.

So if you are absolutely in love with a particular product, you might want to stock up while you can.

3. Shoppers can win prizes

Do you like to enter contests and win fun prizes? Trader Joe’s is your place. The store sometimes holds various contests. If you happen to win, you could become the happy, new owner of a Trader Joe’s bag stuffed with store goodies. Some recent contests include the Customer Choice Award, Strut Your Stuffed Recipe Contest, and October Recipe Contest.

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• Nicole Hardy spent a year sailing around the world as a crew member on a ship.
• The trip cost around $29,000 and involved gritty work and little privacy.
• Despite the rough conditions, the experience was unforgettable.

You might know Nicole Hardy from her essay in the New York Times Modern Love column called "Single, Female, Mormon, Alone," or from her memoir that followed called "Confessions of a Latter-Day Virgin."

Now she's working on another book about a year-long sailing voyage that took her across three oceans and four continents.

Between the cramped quarters, physically demanding work, and bouts of illness, it wasn't exactly smooth sailing — but it was unforgettable.

Hardy spoke to INSIDER via email and provided a sneak peek of what life onboard the Picton Castle was like.

Nicole Hardy has been traveling as much as possible for over 20 years.

Deciding to sail the world with no experience wasn't much of a stretch.

"Few things have ever sounded as romantic as sailing the world," she said.

Having recently finished a memoir called "Confessions of a Latter-Day Virgin" and wanting to get out of her own head, she decided she would work on a ship.

The book chronicles her Mormon upbringing, the difficulties of remaining celibate while aging out of the Church's singles ward, and (spoiler alert!) her eventual decision to stop repressing her sexuality as an unmarried woman, which she also wrote about for the Modern Love column in the New York Times.

The INSIDER Summary:

•  These secret menu items not only satisfy your taste buds but also keep your waistline in check.
• Opt for Panera's steak lettuce wrap for a healthy, yet filling lunch.
• If Chipotle is your life but you want something light, order a single taco from the kid's menu.
  

There's no denying that we're living in the ultimate era of customization. Everything from the sex of your child to your sneakers can be altered until you get exactly what you want.

For some reason, though, many people fail to realize that their food orders can also be tailored. Which may explain, in part, why so many Americans gain weight as a result of their restaurant habit. But, here at Eat This, Not That!, we know that eating on the run does not have to be synonymous with a widening waistline.

As long as you're cool with straying from your uber low-maintenance customer status, it's possible to beat restaurant boredom while keeping excess pounds at bay. Read on to discover some secret dishes and meal alternations from your favorite fast food and fast-casual chains. And whatever you do during the next time you dine out, be sure to avoid The #1 Worst Menu Option at 40 Popular Restaurants to ensure you maintain your flat belly status!

Chick-fil-a: Spicy Char

Thanks to a line of low-calorie chicken sandwiches, grilled nuggets, and healthy sides like fruit and salads, Chick-fil-A is one of the best fast-food establishments in the nation for those trying to lose weight. Its one major fault: The menu is quite small, which means those who frequent the restaurant are apt to get sick of the selection pretty quickly. For those looking for a way to beat chicken boredom, we suggest checking out The Spicy Char; like everything you'll see here, it's not even listed on the menu! It's made with a char-grilled, unbreaded chicken breast that's been sprinkled with hot and spicy seasonings which can help boost metabolism. The fillet is served on a bun of your choice and comes with toasted dill pickle chips. It's quite similar to the chain's Spicy Chicken Sandwich (490 calories, 21 grams of fat), but lower in calories and fat because it's not breaded or pressure-cooked in oil. Give it a try next time you find yourself at Chick-fil-A, and round out your meal with water and a fruit or side salad.

Arby's: Turkey Classic

Arby's made its name with its signature roast beef sandwiches—good ol' red-blooded American red meat topped with a BBQ special sauce. And the classic item comes in at the 360-calorie mark, making it one of the better items on the chain's menu. (For some context, the chicken sandwiches have an upwards of 650 calories). However, like anything else that gets eaten in excess, it's apt to give you taste bud fatigue. To mix things up—without adding excess calories to your order—ask for a "Turkey Classic." If your server isn't sure what that is, tell him that it's identical to their Roast Beef Classic but that 3-ounces of hot turkey—one of the 29 Best-Ever Proteins for Weight Loss—is used instead of beef.

McDonald's: All-American Burger

What's 250 calories and packs just 20 percent of the day's salt (a rarity in the fast food world)? McDonald's All American Burger. The odds are low that they person taking your order will know the dish by name, so you'll want to place an order for a regular hamburger sans onions and mustard. Since no meal would be complete without some sort of vegetable, we suggest pairing it with a side salad topped with a light drizzle of balsamic dressing. For more healthy orders from the Golden Arches, check out our exclusive report, Every Menu Item at McDonald's—Ranked!.

In November 2017, the latest entry in the long-running "Call of Duty" franchise is planned to launch. But, unlike recent entries in the franchise, the latest "Call of Duty" is taking the series back to its roots.

That's right: Rather than the space-based warfare that's become common in recent years, the newest "Call of Duty" game is returning to World War II. 

So, what can you expect from this year's game? Here's everything we know about "Call of Duty: WWII" so far!

SEE ALSO: The newest 'Call of Duty' game is returning to where the series started: World War II

In "Call of Duty: WWII," you'll play as Ronald “Red” Daniels, a United States Army private. Red is a member of the US 1st Infantry Division.

Red's tour of duty will put him at the forefront of World War II's most famous battles, including D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge.

Here's how Activision describes the game's story: "Joining Allied forces from the UK and the French Resistance, across the beaches of Normandy, to the liberation of Paris and ultimately into Germany, the squad must fight alongside a global and diverse cast of characters to achieve victory."

Only the game's campaign has been detailed so far, but fans should expect a robust online multiplayer component as well. Activision says the multiplayer mode — a fan-favorite of the series — is another return to the "roots" of the "Call of Duty" franchise.

Rather than taking a completely fictionalized approach to the multiplayer section of the latest "Call of Duty," it looks like this year's game will also focus on re-creating World War II-style combat.

Here's how Activision describes it:

"Players will face grounded, chaotic combat featuring an arsenal of classic weapons across many of World War II’s most iconic locations, bringing the harsh brutality of the war to life, while immersing the player in the intensity and emotion of the greatest conflict in history."

That seems to indicate a lack of air-based combat, and a return to standard "boots on the ground" multiplayer. To put a finer point on it, that means no running along walls, no double-jumping, and no superpowers — concepts that only just started popping up in the "Call of Duty" series in the past few years.

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking millennials how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we're tracking every last dollar.

This week: a financial coordinator making $43,000/year who spends it on cabs to and from her boyfriend's place.

Occupation: Financial Coordinator
Industry: Medical
Age: 27
Location: NYC
Salary: $43,000
Paycheck Amount (weekly): $650

Monthly Expenses

Monthly Housing Costs: $640 a month, utilities included. I'm a single parent and live with my aunt and my son.

Monthly Loan Payments: $0 since I qualified for financial aid.

All Other Expenses

Gym membership: $10.45
MetroCard: $31/week, pre-tax
Credit Cards: $70/month. (Why was I so reckless?!)
Savings: I really try to save at least $100/month.
Phone bill: My share on a family plan is $80/month.
Apple Music: I pay $7 and my sister pays the rest of the $14.99 subscription.
Netflix: $0, thanks to my older sister.
Health insurance: $65/week for me and my son. (My son's dad is unemployed at the moment and not helping me financially right now.)

Day One

7 a.m.— I refill my weekly MetroCard before heading to work. $31

8 a.m.— I get to the hospital where we have a Starbucks onsite. I order a grande iced coffee and then go to the cafeteria for tater tots with sausage. I would save a lot more money if I didn't spend so much on food. I almost never cook — I really hate it — so I eat out for breakfast, lunch and dinner. $6

12 p.m.— I go to the hospital cafeteria and buy a really decent-sized salad for lunch, and I get 15% off because I am an employee. I'm trying to eat healthier and go for salads at least three times a week. $4.40

5 p.m.— I head to my dermatology appointment on the Upper West Side. I have pretty nasty eczema out of nowhere and it's driving me insane. My insurance covers me 100%, no copay.

8 p.m.— Finally home after my derm appointment. I have an allergy test on my back and have to go back in two days to remove it. I spend some time with my son and make him a sandwich for dinner. We cuddle a little bit before bed.

Daily Total: $41.40

Day Two

6:20 a.m.— My alarm goes off. I stay in bed for a little bit and browse through Amazon. Prime is legit a lifesaver. I order some cups for my son and new tweezers because I have no idea where I put mine. I jump in the shower and then get my son ready. After I drop him off at school, I head to work. $20

8 a.m.— I go to the hospital cafeteria and order breakfast and a coffee from Starbucks. I use my discount and then head upstairs to my room. $6

12 p.m.— I'm feeling lazy and decide not to walk to the other side of the hospital for my salad. Instead, I go to my regular café and get a ham and cheese whole-wheat wrap. I have water upstairs, so I don't need to spend money on a beverage. During the week, I only drink water and coffee, no juice or soda. $5.40

5:30 p.m. — I make it home from work and call my boyfriend. We usually see each other twice a week, so we chat for a bit and make plans to see each other tomorrow. I make dinner for my son — mac and cheese and a glass of milk — and we watch Moana on our Amazon Fire stick. (Thanks, babe.)

8 p.m.— It's time for bed.

Daily Total: $31.40

Day Three

6:30 a.m.— I snoozed this morning so I'm rushing to get my son ready for school. I don't have to worry about breakfast for him because his school provides free breakfast. He eats waffles or cereal once he gets there at 7:30.

8 a.m.— I go to Starbucks and have a medium iced coffee and sausage with corned beef hash. $6.00

1 p.m.— I take lunch a little later since a coworker brought me another coffee around 11 a.m. I walk over to the other hospital building and buy a crispy chicken salad. $4.40

5 p.m.— I get to my dermatology follow-up appointment. She checks the allergy test (apparently, I'm allergic to nickel) and gives me suggestions for a new body wash and soap to use. I make a mental note to stop by Duane Reade during lunch tomorrow to pick them up.

6:30 p.m.— I'm really lucky to live with my aunt; she's amazing. She picks up my son from school and feeds him once they're home, usually rice and chicken. Once I get home, I make him a ham and cheese sandwich and we cuddle and watch Wall-E until bedtime. I make myself a tuna sandwich before bed.

8 p.m.— I take a Lyft to and from my boyfriend's house; he lives in the Bronx, about 20 minutes away from me. We catch up on The Flash and cuddle. I almost always pay for my own cabs because I make more money than he does, but when we go out for date night (usually once a week, instead of staying in) he picks up the tab. I leave around midnight and climb into bed when I get home. I'm going to be so tired tomorrow. $40

Your animals may be like part of the family, but that doesn't mean they should be eating what you eat. It also means they can't be trusted not to try and gobble up potentially harmful products around your home.

We spoke with a series of pet experts — including pet safety expert and author of "The Safe Dog Handbook" Melanie Monteiro, pet expert Arden Moore at Four Legged Life, and director of the ASPCA's Animal Poison Control Center Dr. Tina Wismer who compiles the ASPCA's annual toxin list — who all gave us a litany of common household items that are damanging to our pets' health.

Keep scrolling to see the list and possible side effects.

Flowers and other plants

According to Dr. Wismer, plants accounted for 5.2% of the APCC's animal poison-related emergencies in 2016.

Not only can indoor and outdoor plants be dangerous, but so can your bouquets. Azaleas, daffodils, oleanders, tulips, and more can all be harmful to your animals. And lilies especially are dangerous — "All varites of lilies are toxic to cats," Monteiro told INSIDER.

For a complete list of plants toxic to pets, visit this site.

Dust (especially from home renovations)

People renovating houses or sanding anything down should be incredibly careful of their pets licking or inhaling those dusts.

"If your house was built in the 1970s, you need to be really careful about lead-based paint," Dr. Wismer cautions pet owners. "If you are sanding these surfaces, your dogs and cats will be inhaling the dust, licking the dust, and can have reactions like seizures and poisonings."

It's also dangerous to children and adults, as well.

Pennies minted after 1982

Monteiro said to avoid any new pennies minted after 1982 "due to high zinc content," which can cause vomiting and anemia.

There's been one case of a dog dying after eating a penny, and the American Veterinary Medical Association cautions pet owners to keep these newer pennies away from dogs as well as cats, too.

"Zinc toxicosis is more commonly seen in dogs, but cats can get sick from eating pennies, too," Dr. Rebecca Jackson, a staff veterinarian at Petplan pet insurance, told CBSNews. "Be sure to bank your spare change before curious pets can get their paws on it — and if they do, get them to the emergency vet immediately."

It's that time of year when the networks are each bringing down the ax on several of their series.

To make room for new shows, executives have been crunching the ratings numbers, reviewing pilots for new series, and making easy and difficult decisions about which shows have to go.

The easy cancellation decisions this year included Katherine Heigl's low-rated legal drama, "Doubt," by CBS. Then there was NBC and DC's critically panned and low-rated comedy experiment, "Powerless."

Among the tougher cuts this year was Fox's decision to cancel the low-rated but critically acclaimed "Pitch," the story of a young woman who breaks into Major League Baseball as a pitcher. In the same vein, Amazon canceled its show "Good Girls Revolt," about the women who paved the way for today's female journalists. HBO also couldn't hang on to "The Leftovers," which was beloved by critics and fans but couldn't pull in the necessary ratings.

And then you have the shows that had run their natural course, such as "Girls,""The Vampire Diaries,""Bloodline," and "Masters of Sex."

Here are all the broadcast shows that were canceled and a selection of canceled shows on the streaming and cable networks:

SEE ALSO: Here are all your favorite TV shows that are coming back for another season

DON'T MISS: 10 TV shows people think are about to be canceled

"Bates Motel" (A&E)

"Black Sails" (Starz)

"Bloodline" (Netflix)

In 2007, science nerds everywhere rejoiced as "The Big Bang Theory" premiered on CBS. For 10 seasons, the stars have entertained audiences with dorky humor on one of the few remaining multi-camera comedies on TV.

Last year, it was the fifth most-watched show on television, and the highest-rated comedy, according to Indie Wire. But after recent reports of a tense contract negotiation for the stars of the show, many people fear "The Big Bang Theory" could be signing off very soon.

So take a stroll down memory lane and see just how far your favorite characters have come since season one.

Jim Parsons plays Dr. Sheldon Cooper, a senior theoretical physicist at Caltech who is a genius, but suffers from a serious lack of social skills.

Anyone who's familiar with "The Big Bang Theory" can agree that Jim Parsons was made to play Sheldon. According to New York Magazine, his audition for the role was "so startlingly good" that he was asked to re-audition "to make sure he hadn't gotten lucky."

In season one, we see Sheldon lose his job and he suffers from a lack of drive thereafter.

Parsons' character gets his groove back and he finds himself in a serious relationship.

As the show progresses, we see Sheldon's confidence bounce back after being fired in season one. He collaborates on a new scientific theory with Leonard and begins studying Dark Matter. He meets Amy, played by Mayim Bialik, and realizes he loves her.

In season 10, Amy's apartment floods, giving her the idea that her and Sheldon should live together as an experiment. However, their relationship will continue to be tested when a familiar character returns who could jeopardize the couple’s relationship.

Johnny Galecki plays Dr. Leonard Leakey Hofstadter, an experimental physicist, who shares an apartment with colleague and best friend Sheldon.

In earlier seasons, viewers see Leonard work up the courage to ask out Penny, an actress out of his league who lives next door and who he falls in love with at first sight.

Though they eventually get together, their relationship experiences a few bump in the road because Penny has commitment issues while Leonard is looking for a more serious relationship.

President Donald Trump once said that he has "the best words." 

As it turns out, many of those words are misspelled.

Since Trump won the presidency in November, he and his team have published a surprising number of official communications that contain typos, spelling errors, and word misusages. 

Here are some of the most notable examples:

"Unpresidented"

President Trump's most infamous typo occurred in December, when he described the Chinese seizure of a US Navy drone as an "unpresidented act."

After the spelling miscue was widely mocked online, Trump deleted the tweet and replaced it with a correctly spelled version four hours later.

"Honered to serve"

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Trump's presidency got off to a rocky start, orthographically speaking. Just a day after assuming the office, the president tweeted that he was "honered to serve you, the great American People, as your 45th President of the United States!"

After Twitter users not-so-kindly pointed out the botched spelling of "honored," Trump deleted the message and reposted it with the correct spelling.

"Tapp my phones"

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In March, Trump brought political discourse to a halt with a stunning claim — that President Barack Obama had wiretapped his office in 2016. 

"How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!" the president tweeted.

The unsubstantiated claim was widely criticized, and FBI Director James Comey later testified that "the department has no information that supports those tweets."

But if baselessly accusing his predecessor of a felony wasn't enough, Trump's original tweet also contained an egregious spelling error — it's "tap," not "tapp."

Kirsty Bertarelli was just named Britain's richest woman again, according to the 2017 Sunday Times Rich List.

And as a multibillionaire she lives an enviably incredible life.

Her fortune is so vast that it eclipses that of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and the Queen combined at £1.01 billion. Bertarelli's net worth is now at £11.5 billion, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2017.

She became Miss UK as a teenager, an accomplished music writer in her 20s, and then in her 30s she became the wife and the mother of three children with Switzerland's richest man, Ernesto Bertarelli, who sold his family's pharmaceuticals firm Serono for £9 billion to Merck in 2007.

Now in her 40s, she is trying to take the world by storm with her singing. She has already supported Simply Red's Mick Hucknall in concert and performed for the prince and princess of Monaco.

Through interviews from The Telegraph,the Mirror, and her website, as well as pictures from her Instagram, we've put together the fairytale that is Kirsty Bertarelli's life.

Kirsty Bertarelli, née Roper, was born in Stone, Staffordshire, on June 30, 1971.

But her tale isn't a "rags to riches" story. Her father, along with her uncles, owned one of the world's largest manufacturers of ceramics, Churchill China.

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The British tech scene can't help but compare itself enviously to Silicon Valley.

It doesn't have the multi-hundred-billion-dollar tech giants like Facebook and Google, or the 11-digit billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and bill Gates.

But at the end of the day, the British tech scene has still produced significant fortunes — including more than half a dozen billionaires. 

The Sunday Times has just released the 2017 edition of its annual Rich List of the wealthiest people in Britain. From Autonomy's Mike Lynch to Skype cofounder Niklas Zennström, there's significant numbers of tech figures present.

Business Insider has rounded up the 25 wealthiest tech entrepreneurs and investors in Britain today. (You can see the full list over at The Sunday Times.)

25. Michael and Xochi Birch — Net worth: £317 million

Where the money came from: Birch started the Bebo social networking site with his wife in 2005. They made £357 million when they sold it to AOL, before buying it back for £600,000 in 2013. 

Ages: 46 and 45

Overall rank on the Sunday Times Rich List: 317

24. Jan Mol — Net worth: £365 million

Where the money came from: Mol founded software company Volmac in 1966, and now funds his son Michiel's projects, including space exploration via the Space Expedition Corporation.

Age: 76

Overall rank on the Sunday Times Rich List: =365

23. Peter Wilkinson — Net worth: £385 million

Where the money came from: The veteran entrepreneur founded Sports Internet Group, which was sold to BSkyB for more than £300 million, as well as InTechnology, 

Age: 62

Overall rank on the Sunday Times Rich List: =313

Last week Deutsche Bank released its annual "Mapping the world's prices" report, cataloguing the cost of goods and services in a cross section of the world's biggest and most powerful cities around the world.

The bank looks at everything from the cost of a packet of cigarettes to how much the average rent costs on a two-bedroom apartment, to determine the cost of living all over the globe.

One factor Deutsche's survey examines is how much people earn on average every month. The figure, which deducts taxes, is a handy indicator of the wealth of a city. 

Broadly speaking, the cities that rank highly are in the northern hemisphere in developed western economies, but southern hemisphere powerhouses like Australia and New Zealand also feature.

Unsurprisingly, people living in cities where the cost of living is high tend to have higher salaries, with financial centres like London, New York, and Frankfurt featuring prominently.

Check out the cities where people earn the most below.

24. Edinburgh, United Kingdom — average monthly salary net of taxes: $2,293

23. Ottawa, Canada — $2,446

22. Amsterdam, Netherlands — $2,493

LONDON — The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union didn't enjoy the backing of many politicians — but received financial support from some of the country's wealthiest figures.

We learnt last month the groups that made up the Leave campaign were mainly funded by five of Britain's richest businessman.

The campaign received a total of £24.4 million in donations and loans between February 1 and June 23 last year, according to the Sunday Times. £14.9 million of that sum came from five of the nation's richest businessmen.

This included Nigel Farage-ally Arron Banks and Crystal Palace football club co-owner James Hosking.

The Sunday Times has just released a full list of the biggest donors to the Leave campaign and exactly how much money they gave. Scroll down to discover the Brits who bankrolled the Brexit campaign.

21. Tessa Keswick — £20,000

Keswick is a prominent writer and political activist, having served as a special adviser to Ken Clarke for six years in the 1980s and 90s. She is married to Sir Henry Keswick, a businessman who owned Brexit-backing magazine The Spectator during the 1970s

T=18. Chris and Monica Miller — £25,000

The Miller family, led by brothers Michael, 63, and Chris, 66 owns Harris & Sheldon, the Coventry-based industrial and property conglomerate which in turn owns some of Britain’s leading hunting and fishing destinations, including Junction Pool, probably the most famous salmon beat in Scotland. The family's net worth was £126 million in 2017

T=18. Lady Annabel Goldsmith — £25,000

Wealthy aristocrat Goldsmith made much of her money after the death of her second husband, financier James Goldsmith. She has a history of political activism and founded eurosceptic pressure group the Democracy Movement in the late 1990s.

The mother of former MP and Conservative Party candidate Zac Goldsmith, Goldsmith is the eponym of famous London nightclub Annabel's.

LONDON — If you're down near Blackfriars or Waterloo this week, you might spot something unusual on the roads.

Citymapper has launched an experimental "pop-up" bus.

The London transport app is branching out into developing bus software, it announced on Monday. To kick its efforts off, it is running a temporary bus route ("CMX1") in central London.

The vehicles are pretty distinctive — they're bright green! — and run in a circular route at the heart of the British capital on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Early on Tuesday morning, I headed down to check out what all the fuss was about:

Here's where my journey began: Outside the Royal Courts of Justice at 7.50AM. The bus runs via official London bus stops, but there's nothing to advertise it at the stop. (You can check their locations via the app.)

As I waited, I saw a big green vehicle approaching in the distance. Could this be the Citymapper bus?

No, it's just a rubbish truck.

LONDON — Theresa May will on Tuesday set out plans to freeze energy bills, saying that there must be an "absolute price cap" on what consumers pay to heat and light their homes.

The policy is almost identical to that set out by former Labour leader Ed Miliband ahead of the 2015 general election. However, the reaction to May's policy has been somewhat different.

Here's how the Daily Mail reacted to Miliband's proposal in 2013.

And here, by contrast, is how they've reacted to May's almost identical policy.

And it's not just the newspapers. The Conservatives were also vehemently opposed to Miliband's policy, describing it as "dangerous" and "Marxist".

Here are all the times leading Conservatives argued against Labour's plans to freeze bills.

Boris Johnson

When Ed Miliband first announced his energy bill freeze, Boris Johnson said that it amounted to a "Wonga-like" pledge that would leave consumers paying more. 

"I find it rather incredible that he can seriously pretend to want to do something for the hard-pressed energy consumers in this country, and I find it astounding that so many people are falling for his Wonga-like offer," he wrote in the Telegraph.

"He says he will imitate the catastrophic policies of the emperor Diocletian, by imposing a price freeze on energy bills for the 20 months succeeding the election. And, er, then what? Well, then the energy companies will, of course, recoup their losses by whacking the prices jaggedly upwards again.

"In the meantime, the Labour government would have achieved all sorts of undesirable outcomes. By their meddling jiggery-pokery, they will send out the worst possible message to anyone thinking of investing in this country, or buying shares in British businesses.

"Worse still, perhaps, he will trigger all sorts of perverse behaviour by the companies – none of which is likely to be in the interests of the consumer. The energy companies will sullenly cut costs by laying off staff – so that you spend even longer waiting for a human being to answer the phone, and have to wait in all day for a repair man to come."

Michael Fallon

Conservative Defense Secretary and former Energy Minister Michael Fallon said in 2013 that freezing energy bills was "extremely dangerous".

"Tony Blair took [Labour] away from that; he knew that only business can create wealth and jobs," he said at his party's conference.

"Now they are signalling the kind of Labour government that would intervene in industry on a scale we haven’t seen since the 1970s, when they tried to control the price of bread."

"You don’t reduce the pressure on the cost of living by directly interfering in the way that companies invest here," he added. "That is extremely dangerous."

David Cameron

Former Conservative prime minister David Cameron led the charge against Miliband's "Marxist" policy.

"I know you want to live in some sort of Marxist universe where you can control these things but you need a basic lesson in economics," Cameron told Miliband at prime minister's questions.

"'This isn't a policy, it's a gimmick..."

"Now it is obvious why you want to talk about the cost of living, because you do not have an economic policy anymore."

While many teenagers make their pocket money working in shops or delivering newspapers, for Alex Macheras, things were a bit more glamorous.

Now 20, Macheras travels the world — often in first class — testing out new planes before they're delivered to their clients.

This involves testing the seats in every cabin, enjoying the food, and usually sipping on a glass or two of celebratory Champagne, then sharing photos of his experiences to his followers on Instagram and Twitter.

He told Business Insider that he's been interested in aviation as long as he can remember — and was approached to start providing aviation analysis to the likes of BBC, Sky News, and LBC from the age of 14, which eventually led him into the world of aircraft deliveries.

Here's how Macheras makes a living.

This is 20-year-old Alex Macheras, the aviation expert who travels the world in first class on empty planes, testing out every seat before they're delivered to their clients.

He shares updates and photos of his fabulous, Champagne-filled life to his 13,000 followers across Instagram and Twitter.

He told Business Insider that he's been interested in aviation as long as he can remember.

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"I was born with the travel bug," he said. "There are videos of me as a toddler pointing up at the sky. It was never in my family — my parents worked in cuisine and motorsport, so I wasn't born into anything."

He studied aviation wherever he could, and even took flying lessons. "My family used to joke that at eight years old I could do the safety demo in five different languages," he added.