22 h. ago Alcohol valued at £90,000 stolen from Shotts High Street premises

Around 2.50am on Sunday, November 9, a trailer parked within a secure premises in High Street, Shotts, was stolen. The trailer contained high value whisky and liqueurs.

Economics

49 h. ago 'Startled' Antiques Roadshow guests can't contain their shock as they learn eye

BBC 's Fiona Bruce returned to host the programme from Lister Park and Cartwright Hall in Bradford, where guests brought in their prized possessions to be evaluated.

Events

5 d. ago House prices hit new record high of nearly £300,000 says Halifax, as values rise at fastest pace since January

House prices have hit a new record high after the biggest monthly jump since January, according to the latest figures from Halifax.

Economics

6 d. ago ‘We can have art and greenery’: Black Muse festival marks opening of sculpture park in Benin City

Project in southern Nigeria to honour the city’s centuries-old artistic traditions and bring a new audience to contemporary artFor weeks, residents of Iyekogba in Benin City have seen a 15-metre-high tower rising up in the middle of their quiet, residential neighbourhood. On 8 November, the building, a domed bamboo pavilion, will finally be unveiled at the start of Nigeria’s inaugural Black Muse art festival.Designed by the renowned Nigerian architect James Inedu-George, the pavilion is the centrepiece of the Black Muse sculpture park, a 3,500 sq metre landscaped site created to honour the city’s centuries-old artistic tradition and bring a new audience to contemporary art. Continue reading...

Culture

7 d. ago Savills reveals the areas where house prices are forecast to rise the most over five years

House prices are forecast to continue rising at a subdued pace, according to leading estate agent Savills, but some areas will massively outpace the average.

Politics

7 d. ago House prices will rise 22.2% in the next five years adding £80,000 onto typical value, says Savills

This will vary across Britain, though, with two regions tipped for growth of nearly 29% while another is set for less than 14%.

Economics

9 d. ago Antiques Roadshow guest speechless over Pablo Picasso heirloom found in Scotland

Antiques Roadshow expert Will Farmer was left stunned after a guest brought in an unusual jug that was made by iconic Spanish artist Pablo Picasso

Culture

1 week ago Antiques Roadshow expert fights back tears as guests reveal their late dad's dying wish

The recent episode of the BBC One series, which sees everyday people bring items from the past for valuation from a series of experts, saw Raj Bisram take a closer look at some very special diving gear.

Events

1 week ago Antiques Roadshow expert moved after valuing Swansea diver's 'incredible' items

Antiques Roadshow expert Raj Bisram was moved as he heard the story behind a collection of diving gear

Culture

1 week ago Antiques Roadshow guest stunned over huge value of late father's legacy items

Antiques Roadshow expert Raj Bisram was left emotional as he heard the story behind a collection of diving gear

Culture

2 w. ago North Lanarkshire crime: Appeal after robbers forced way into house and stole £15k worth of gold jewellery

The criminals stole gold jewellery with a value of around £12,000 to £15,000 as well as a four-figure sum of cash

Events

2 w. ago Noel Gallagher's handwritten lyrics for Oasis hit Don't Look Back In Anger are sold for FIVE times their value as bidding war climbs to £20,000

The singer's words sold at auction for five times more than their valuation. Collectables company Propstore initially valued the handwritten relic for £4,000.

Events

2 w. ago BBC Antiques Roadshow guest left gobsmacked at whopping value for 'dirty glass' ring

An Antiques Roadshow guest brought in her mother-in-law's surprisingly valuable jewelllery collection.

Culture

2 w. ago The sleepy Irish 'village' housing 2,300 migrants in a luxury hotel tearing itself apart after a 'failed African asylum seeker

Riots have convulsed quiet Saggart for the past two nights after the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old Irish girl by a 26-year-old African migrant due to be deported outside the Citywest hotel.

Events

2 w. ago Kyiv unleashes Halloween a week early with an afternoon rave in photos

Partiers kicked off Halloween early with a costumed rave that packed a Kyiv concert hall with hundreds of revelers dressed as Pennywise, the Joker, Medusa and more. The daytime techno bash, complete with an on site tattoo parlor, art installations and bean bag lounges, started hours before sunset to beat the city’s midnight curfew. Organized by Laboratorium, the event is part of a recurring electronic music and art festival series that’s become a staple of Kyiv’s underground scene.

Culture

2 w. ago Colonial inversions and parliamentary takeovers: the strange, surreal photos of Michael Cook – in pictures

Conditioned takes a retrospective dive into Bidjara artist Michael Cook’s oeuvre of layered, stylised photographs, prising open the space between Indigenous and European perspectives and experiences• Conditioned by Michael Cook is out now in Australia ($A65, Perimeter Editions)• Tarnanthi turns 10: how a small South Australian festival became a super-sized champion of First Nations art Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Thousands of illegal weightloss jabs valued at more than £250,000 are seized in record raid on UK warehouse

At least 2,000 pens labelled as containing tirzepatide and retatrutide were seized along with tens of thousands of empty pens and raw chemicals.

Economics

2 w. ago Lost Salvador Dalí painting bought for £150 sold at auction for £45,700

Illustration of ‘old sultan’ by surrealist artist found at a house clearance sale by Cambridge antiques dealerTo the untrained eye, it looks more like an alien has landed on Chewbacca’s head than a masterpiece by Salvador Dalí.But the watercolour and felt-tip painting – bought two years ago for £150 – has been sold at auction for £45,700, after it was identified as a lost illustration of an “old sultan” by the great surrealist artist. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Antiques Roadshow guest's 'incredible' Titanic artefact worth £15,000

Antiques Roadshow expert Lisa Lloyd revealed the value of a shilling that was recovered from the Titanic wreck site as the BBC programme filmed in Swansea

Economics

3 w. ago Antiques Roadshow guest can't stop beaming as she learns life

The unbelievable valuation took place on Sunday's edition of the show, which took place in Swansea, and began with a period photograph, letter, and an Edwardian shilling on the valuation table.

Culture