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The deadline for donations to conservation groups aiming to raise £30m to buy a vast upland estate has been extended.

The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust said they were close to raising the full amount to acquire the Rothbury Estate in its entirety and would take out a loan for anything they fell short by.

Pete Batchelor, from the Northumberland Trust, said: "The more funds raised through our fundraising appeal, the smaller the loan will be."

Meanwhile, the window for public donations to the fund, backed by major figures including Sir David Attenborough, had been due to close on 30 September but has been extended until the end of October.

The cash amassed so far includes seven figure sums from anonymous philanthropists, the auction of a rare guitar and local crafters making Valentine's Day hearts from Coquetdale wool.

Fundraising efforts gained support from people around the world after Sir David Attenborough backed the appeal last year, but it has not been popular with everyone, including some in the farming community who saw the plans as "a folly".

The land includes the Simonside Hills in Northumberland

Batchelor, said: "We have been overwhelmed by the generosity and support of the local community and people from across the UK and beyond.

"To ensure we raise the funds required we will continue with our fundraising campaign to the end of October, which is our deadline to complete on the purchase."

However, he confirmed the trust had agreed to take out a low-interest loan to cover any funding gap between what has been raised and the total needed.

The group had already bought a section of the land, but sought donations to allow it to buy the rest.

Rothbury Estate was owned by the Duke of Northumberland's youngest son Lord Max Percy and had been in the family for about 700 years.

It includes 12 farms, more than 1,800 acres (728 hectares) of woodland, 23 residential properties, a caravan park and a pub.

The Wildlife Trusts said it wants to reduce the number of sheep on the estate from 1,500 to 500 and quadruple the number of cattle to 200.

HOUSTON / GLOBENEWSWIRE / August 13, 2026 / KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) (the “Company” or “KULR”), a developer of safe, high-power energy systems that enable physical AI across space, defense, drones, data centers, robotics, and other mission-critical applications, today announced its financial results for the second quarter 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results:

Revenues: Revenue decreased 43% to $2,080,177 in the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, from $3,652,471 reported in the same year-ago period.

Gross Margins: Gross margin was (31)% in the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared to 20% in the same year-ago period.

Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) Expenses: SG&A expenses decreased 9% to $6,307,097 in the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, from $6,941,599 reported in the same year-ago period.

R&D Expenses: R&D expenses increased 23% to $2,985,659 in the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, from $2,436,754 in the same year-ago period.

Operating Loss: Loss from operations increased 19% to $11,204,578 in the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared to $9,451,040 reported in the same year-ago period.

Net Loss: Net loss for the second quarter of 2026 was $21,970,816, or a net loss of $0.47 per share, compared to net income of $8,142,149, or net income of $0.22 per share from the year-ago period. The net loss in the second quarter of 2026 was primarily driven by a $10,591,667 change in fair value loss associated with the Company’s bitcoin holdings.

Management Commentary KULR Chief Financial Officer Mike Kimel commented, “During the second quarter of 2026, we continued sharpening our focus on KULR’s core energy platform and simplifying the business around our highest-priority growth opportunities. The Bitcoin treasury strategy provided meaningful financial flexibility, but its volatility also had a significant impact on our reported results, including approximately $10.6 million of non-cash change in fair value losses, making the underlying performance of our battery business more difficult for shareholders to assess. Since quarter-end, we have exited Bitcoin mining, repaid the Coinbase loan in full, and begun reducing our Bitcoin holdings in a deliberate and disciplined manner. These actions are designed to reduce balance-sheet volatility, improve financial visibility, and allow us to concentrate our capital and execution on scaling the core business while maintaining a disciplined approach to shareholder dilution. Importantly, we did not issue any shares through the ATM during the first half of 2026.”

The Company reported a cash balance of $12.8 million as of June 30, 2026.

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KULR Technology Group, Inc. sold approximately 333 bitcoin (BTC) between July 9 and July 23, 2026 at a weighted average price of about $64,538 per BTC, generating roughly $21.5 million in gross proceeds as part of its treasury management operations.

The company used the net proceeds to fully repay borrowings under its $20.0 million credit facility with Coinbase Credit, Inc., leaving no principal outstanding and with accrued interest expected to be paid in August 2026. With repayment, 565.00 BTC pledged as collateral is expected to be released, and KULR plans to use remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes. As of July 23, 2026, it reports holding approximately 760 BTC and states that it maintains a largely debt-free balance sheet while retaining exposure to bitcoin.

KULR leaves the Russell 3000 index today, which means you may get index funds selling to rebalance their portfolios

There could be a drop, hopefully not. In any case, don't be surprised if it does

Other than the bitcoin fiasco, I'm excited about this company. Here's hoping for a successful year going forwards!

This of course is not financial advice

She hasn't confirmed how or why the slow worm was involved

I had this realisation recently where I reflected on my life's trajectory:

• Had severe OCD. Withdrew from uni twice. Couldn't work for multiple years. Hospitalised just in time for my 20th birthday.
• Worked on myself to reduce the OCD, got a job
• Met my soulmate and got married within a year
• Wrote a book about living with severe OCD
• Had a play written about it
• Now consider myself a happy person

It feels like my life can be summed up as "Was finally awarded a stable life after years of hardship", but it still feels weird I had a play written on that part of my life

I'd love to know what cool things have happened to you along the way in your life? If there's cool achievements that have happened, anything you feel hasn't been appreciated that you think was neat?

Got a notification to vote for an upcomimg AGM in November. No proposals were shown when I looked, but at least we have a date

Does anyone have any expectations going into this meeting? It is in November so there's time to have a think about it

Maybe they'll update the AGM details at a later point with proposals to vote on

Well folks, looks like CEO Mo has seen the light: On today's earnings call, he's confirmed they're not buying bitcoin for 2026. A nice little turnaround from when they were constantly diluting to add to the bitcoin treasury. It looks like the mining operations are continuing, but otherwise cash will only be used for their products. In any case, Q1 financial results are an improvement from Q4 2025.

"Revenue rose 98% to $4.85 million, gross margin improved to 29%, SG&A and R&D fell, operating loss narrowed, but net loss increased to $28.1 million due to a $20.8 million non-cash mark-to-market loss on bitcoin. Cash totaled $19.0 million as of May 13, 2026."

I have some skin in the game: About 1400 shares at around $2.4.

I do think they need to do a lot to regain trust, but this feels like a step in the right direction. NFA.