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An antiques expert tricked the Palace of Versailles into buying fake 18th century royal chairs, a court has heard. Pontoise Criminal Court, near Paris, was told that Bill Pallot, 61, convinced the palace to pay €840,000 (c. £700,000) for two chairs that its experts thought had belonged to

A house listed on Rightmove has sparked intrigue with its unusual interior featuring a living room entirely adorned with beer cans.

US food ordering and delivery app DoorDash has formed a new partnership with Klarna, enabling US customers to utilise flexible payment options for their orders.

RM Sotheby's is is set to auction a unique lot of six near-new Porsche 911s, accompanied by a Rolfo Aguria transport trailer and MAN tractor truck. This "full-size Hot Wheels set" comprises five 991.2 generation GT3s, alongside a rare 991.1 911 R.

A Washington, D.C., homeowner has taken an unconventional approach to selling his home by including photos of a Lego replica in the listing.

An innovative blood drive is offering free cannabis in exchange for donations. The latest in a series of "Bleed for Weed" events is taking place this weekend in Rockford, Illinois, where cannabis is legal for both medicinal and recreational use.

Three people have been convicted in England in connection with the theft of a solid gold toilet worth nearly £5 million. The 18-carat lavatory was one of a series created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and titled America.

Eggs are being smuggled into the US from Mexico and Canada to satisfy black market demand amid skyrocketing prices. Egg prices have become synonymous with inflation in the US, where the price of a dozen eggs roughly doubled in a year to reach a record $5.90 (around €5.40 or £4.54) in Febr

The Swiss government's c. £90 million Bombardier Global 7500, intended as a symbol of national efficiency, has become an embarrassing logistical headache as officials realised upon delivery that not only is the runway in the capital city too short for the jet to take off, but that the jet is a

The island nation of Nauru is offering citizenship for around £81,200 under a new scheme aimed at tackling the impact of climate change. The Pacific Ocean country is the world's smallest independent republic and third-smallest country, with a population of around 12,000 people.

The UK's broadcasting regulator has fined a religious TV channel for advertising "miracle water" that it implied could cure cancer and erase debt. The Word Network, based in the US, was slapped with a £150,000 fine in relation to two episodes of the Peter Popoff Ministries, hosted by televange

A collection of over 400 19th-century German toys has sold for nearly £200,000 at a Berkshire auction. The toys, crafted from wood, papier-mâché, and composition, originated from the Sonneberg and Erzgebirge regions of Germany.

A software developer who set up his employer's computer systems to fail in the event of being fired is facing up to 10 years in prison after his plan came to fruition. Texas man David Lu, 55, began to sabotage his employer's systems after being effectively demoted in 2018, according to the US Depart

A Shanghai HR manager has been jailed for over ten years after defrauding his company of millions by creating fake employees. The fraudster, identified as Yang, worked for a technology firm where he exploited his control over hiring and payroll to invent 22 non-existent staff members, funneling thei

A cryptocurrency project connected to US President Donald Trump has reportedly generated at least $350 million (c. £271m) in revenue for its creators. The memecoin project, associated with the tradable Official TRUMP ($TRUMP) token, has accrued $314m (c. £243m) from token sales and $36m