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A distinctive Arts and Crafts bracelet by renowned Scottish jeweller Sibyl Dunlop (1889–1968) has sold for more than triple its £8,000 estimate at auction.

A pet shop owner has condemned a couple caught on CCTV stealing birds by shoving them down their trousers. The couple entered Paradise Pets in Swindon last week and allegedly stole four canary birds.

A UK government minister's verified X account was recently hacked to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency dubbed "$HCC" or the "House of Commons" coin. Several posts, featuring the House of Commons logo and describing the scam coin as a "community-driven digital currency", appeared on the Leader of t

A Scottish boarding school has become the first in the UK to accept bitcoin as a form of school fee payment.

An accountant has lost a £700,000 court claim against developers after refusing to complete the purchase of a £1.5 million flat in south London's Aykon London One tower, nicknamed the 'Versace Tower' for its fashion house-designed interiors. Mi Suk Park, 54, paid a £381,000 deposit

Speedy Gonzalez has been caught with an enormous haul of stolen supermarket goods, police say. A local police department in the US state of Georgia went viral after announcing the arrest and charging of a 40-year-old man seemingly named for the world-famous cartoon character.

A remarkable Paraíba-type tourmaline, weighing 181.61 carats and named the "Kat Florence Lumina", is set to be auctioned at Bonhams Hong Kong on 22 May.

A Belgian royal with an allowance of nearly €400,000 per year has failed in a legal bid to be recognised as a self-employed worker entitled to social security. Prince Laurent, brother of the Belgian king, asked the Brussels Labour Court to recognise him as self-employed and his princely endowme

A low wall, just two bricks high, has become the focal point of a dispute between a property developer and a landowner. Lioncourt Homes, which is building 70 homes at the Priory Meadows site in Hempsted, near Gloucester, plans to remove the wall to create an emergency access route. However, Roger Wh

Buskers who poorly perform the same songs again and again are effectively carrying out "psychological torture" and must be stopped, a judge has said. The City of London Magistrates' Court this week ordered Westminster Council to take stronger action against buskers in Leicester Square, the BBC repor

An international flight was forced to turn back around two hours into its journey after the pilot realised he had forgotten his passport. The United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai – with 257 passengers and 13 crew members onboard – was redirected to San Francisco after the

Motley Fool subscribers and fans of the acclaimed HBO television series 'The White Lotus' may have experienced a brief flutter of excitement – or perhaps suspicion – yesterday, 1 April. A sophisticated-looking website, whitelotusipo.com, appeared online, announcing an Initial Public Offe

Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn generated excitement among travellers with the announcement of a novel 'Pint to Gate' self-serve tap offering free non-alcoholic Lager 0.0% at Edinburgh Airport. The prospect of a complimentary pre-flight refreshment quickly captured attention. However, the innovativ

Hong Kong Customs has intercepted a record-breaking gold smuggling attempt at the city's international airport on 25 March, seizing approximately 145 kilograms of suspected gold bullion valued at around HK$110 million (c. £11m). This represents the largest gold seizure by Hong Kong Customs to

A thief caught stealing hundreds of Cadbury Creme Eggs has been banned from Cambridgeshire. Deon De Groot, 26, must stay out of the county for three months after being found guilty of taking over £200 worth of the chocolate snack from a supermarket.