A city in San Bernardino County, California, near the San Gabriel Mountains
Shrey Parikh, 14, from Rancho Cucamonga, has won the National Spelling Bee after a 32-word spell-off against Ishaan Gupta, setting a record for a 90-second round. The victory concludes a six-year run in competitive spelling and follows a prior miss in 2024. Parikh’s win includes a $50,000 prize and a Scripps Cup.
Zoopla finds a widening gap between house and flat prices since 2016, with houses up 43% and flats 10%, widening the house-to-flat ratio from 1.3x to 1.7x. Regional disparities are strongest in the Midlands and North, while Scotland remains stable. London shows a different pattern, with slower price growth.