3 d. ago Siblings shocked after school photo turns up in charity shop hundreds of miles away

Jade Kirkum, one of the siblings in the photo, said their story shows the ‘power of social media’

Culture

3 d. ago Siblings reunited with school photo found in charity shop 300 miles away

Chris Kirkum, one of the siblings in the photo, said he was ‘quite taken aback’ by the find.

Culture

4 d. ago Woman can't believe what she finds in charity shop as people tell her to 'sell for £1m'

A woman who walked into a charity shop couldn't believe her luck after unearthing some items that could be worth a fortune - and to top it off, she was able to take it home for free

Economics

9 d. ago Rare royal ring bought for £15 in charity shop could be worth huge sum

The ring was commissioned to commemorate George IV’s sister and dates back to the 19th century

Economics

1 week ago Auctioneer 'dazzled' as he realises true value of royal ring bought for £15 in charity shop

It was purchased in a charity shop

Economics

1 week ago Rare royal mourning ring worth thousands found in charity shop

The ring dates back to the early 19th century when it was commissioned by George IV to commemorate his sister after her death.

Politics

1 week ago The brutal reality of Britain's shoplifting epidemic: Tearful charity shop owner reveals harrowing toll of daily struggle with thieves and violent customers who attack him

EXCLUSIVE: Tone Jarvis-Mack, founder of The Fertility Foundation, says aggressive behaviour and shoplifting is 'out of control' across Britain's retail sector.

Economics

1 week ago What are the 15 most wanted 90s & 00s singles to look out for in charity shops, according to Discogs?

15 classic CD singles you bought back in the day that Discogs users are still after

Politics

2 w. ago Spies, lies and betrayal: my ruinous relationship with an undercover cop

He was the first partner Kate Wilson ever moved in with; they were together for 16 months, and friends for years afterwards. Then she found out he had been spying on her all alongIn February 2004, Kate Wilson – then 25 and known to her friends as Katja – decided to make a Valentine’s card for her partner, Mark. He was an affectionate person – he would write her poems, give her gifts, text her love messages – and she wanted to reciprocate in some way. “He was quite demonstrative and I was not. That was a little bit awkward for me,” she says. “The gesture of making a card for Valentine’s Day, which to my anarchist self was soppy and commercial, was a big deal.”More than a decade later, Wilson read the incident back, as recorded in a police log:Sunday 15th February. 19.37 Call from Source who has received a Valentines card from Katja. This has put Source’s mind at rest re the challenges about being an undercover/informant. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago 'I opened love poems book in charity shop and couldn't believe what was inside'

A woman was left in tears by the message that she found inside a book of love poems while out browsing in a charity shop. She had opened it to see if she wanted to buy the book

Politics

3 w. ago Woman opens book of love poems in charity shop and sobs after seeing note inside

A woman said that she was left 'crying at the thrift store' when she opened a book of love poems. She decided to look inside to see whether she wanted to buy it, and was confronted with a message

Politics

last month Woman who was disemboweled, raped and nearly decapitated during horrific South African attack features in true crime podcast 30 years after attack

Alison Botha was just 27 when she was subjected to a sickening attack that left her having to hold onto her intestines as her partially-decapitated head 'flopped backwards'.

Events

last month 'I got a £100 haul from charity shop for just £33 using this little

A charity shop lover has shared the haul she got from a charity shop using a hack many may not know about - and she managed to bag over £100 worth of clothes for just £33

Economics

last month Woman shares her trick for bagging huge haul from charity shop for just £33

Hope shared her incredible haul of fashionable clothing from the British Heart Foundation in Manchester, which she said was 'the best charity shop' - but how did she get it so cheap?

Economics

last month Woman who was disemboweled, raped and nearly decapitated during horrific South African attack writes book about experience

Alison Botha was just 27 when she was subjected to a sickening attack that left her having to hold onto her intestines as her partially-decapitated head 'flopped backwards'.

Events