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A local house builder from Cambridgeshire is doing its bit to save one of Britain's most beloved endangered species of bird, the swift.

The boss of London plumbing company Pimlico Plumbers has gone undercover in Channel 4's latest series of the Secret Millionaire.

Charlie Mullins, spent his time working as a handyman on Longford Estate in Warrington, earning just £64 a week. In contrast, Mullins presides over a plumbing business in London that employs 160 staff and turns over £15m a year.

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Television presenter, Kevin McCloud has been given the go-ahead by planners to build 42 eco-homes in Swindon.

Millionaire businessman Simon Saunders (who launched the 36,000 pounds Atom car which was featured on TV's Top Gear) sparked anger among fellow beach hut owners when he built a huge wooden chalet that dwarfed a row of traditional huts along a stretch of Britain's beautiful Jurassic Coast.

Competition is hotting up for Hollow Lane House on the Wentworth Estate as a string of celebrities and wealthy house hunters search for their new home.

Bruce Forsyth and ex-footballer Graeme Souness are thought to have viewed the £9m house, while the Jackson family and Lewis Hamilton have sent runners to view it for them.

Scientists have looked at the impact of predicted rises in temperature in urban areas over the next century and they have warned that cities would face increased flooding in winter, but a shortage of water in the summer.

Aired on Wednesday at 9pm, Channel 4's Secret Millionaire shows Mullins' eight-day experience on an estate.