Turner's 'Mother's Frustration' Sells for £1.8m
J.M.W. Turner's lost watercolour, 'Mother's Frustration', fetches a record £1.8m at auction, its value boosted by a chance encounter with Francis Bacon. Discover the full story of this remarkable find.
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Holocaust Survivors Call on Farage to Apologise
A group of 11 Holocaust survivors have written an open letter to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, urging him to tell the truth and apologise for alleged antisemitic comments made at school. Read their powerful plea.
Guardian corrects errors in Sir Tom Stoppard obituary
The Guardian has issued corrections regarding the fate of Sir Tom Stoppard's family in the Holocaust and the date of his play. Read the full details of the clarifications.
Tattersalls December Mares Sale Breaks Records
The Tattersalls December Mares Sale shattered European auction records with a £60m day. Barnavara sold for a world-leading £5m. Read the full breakdown of the historic sales.
Tattersalls Sale Hits Record £60m Day
The Tattersalls December Mares Sale broke the European auction record for a single day, generating £60m. Barnavara sold for a world-leading £5m. Read the full report.
Record £23m for Fabergé's Winter Egg in London
A historic Fabergé egg, commissioned by Tsar Nicholas II, has sold for a world-record £22.9m at Christie's London. Discover the story of this imperial masterpiece.
Faberge Egg Sells for Record £22.9m at London Auction
A historic Faberge egg, the Winter Egg, has sold at Christie's in London for a staggering £22.9 million, setting a new world auction record. Discover the story behind this imperial treasure.
Johansson: Backer Tried to Cut Holocaust from Film
Scarlett Johansson reveals a financier tried to force her to remove Holocaust references from her directing debut 'Eleanor the Great'. She refused, the backer pulled out, but Sony Pictures Classics saved the project.
Long-lost Rubens painting fetches €2.3m at auction
A rediscovered Peter Paul Rubens painting, 'Christ on the Cross', sold for nearly €2.3 million in France, far exceeding its estimate. Discover the story of the Flemish master's lost work.
Camden's £1m rubbish house for auction
A derelict Camden house filled with rubbish is on sale for £925,000. Discover why this prime London property is a developer's dream despite its shocking condition.
Mother jailed for hiding children's bodies in suitcase
Hakyung Lee murdered her two children in 2018 and hid their bodies in a suitcase stored for four years. The grim discovery was made when the unpaid storage unit was auctioned online. Read the full shocking story.
Unknown Renoir painting fetches €1.8m in Paris
A previously unknown Pierre-Auguste Renoir painting, 'L'enfant et ses jouets', sold for a stunning €1.8m at auction. Discover the story behind this remarkable find.
Marianne Faithfull's personal items up for auction
An intimate collection from Marianne Faithfull's estate, including diaries, art, and a Carrie Fisher trunk, is being auctioned in London. Discover the stories behind these iconic pieces.
Gordon Murray S1 LM Sells for Record $20.6m
The first Gordon Murray S1 LM hypercar sold for $20.6m in Las Vegas, setting a new record for the most expensive new car ever sold at auction. Discover the story behind this iconic sale.
Civilisations: Ancient Rome's Lessons for Modern Crises
As BBC Two's Civilisations: Rise and Fall explores the British Museum's artefacts, discover what history warns us about being on the brink of disaster. Plus, tonight's TV highlights.
Titanic watch that stopped as ship sank sells for £1.78m
A gold pocket watch belonging to Titanic victim Isidor Straus, which stopped the moment the ship sank, has sold for a record £1.78 million at auction in Wiltshire.
Titanic watch sells for record £1.78m at auction
A gold pocket watch belonging to Titanic victim Isidor Straus has sold for a record £1.78m, becoming the most expensive piece of Titanic memorabilia ever sold. Discover the tragic love story behind the artefact.
Henry Beck's 1932 Tube Map Draft Sells for £100k
Henry Beck's annotated 1932 Tube map draft, excluding New Cross Gate for being 'too small', heads to auction valued at £100k. Discover a pivotal piece of London's design history.
Titanic watch sells for record £1.78m
A gold pocket watch owned by Isidor and Ida Straus, who died on the Titanic, has sold for a record-breaking £1.78m, becoming the most expensive piece of Titanic memorabilia ever sold.
Superman comic sets world record at $9.12m auction
A pristine 1939 Superman No 1 comic discovered in a California attic has become the world's most expensive comic book after selling for $9.12 million. Read the incredible story behind this record-breaking find.
Frida Kahlo painting sells for $54.7m, sets new record
Frida Kahlo's 1940 self-portrait 'El Sueño' sells for $54.7m at Sotheby's, setting a new world record for a female artist. Discover the story behind this iconic painting.
Frida Kahlo: Record sale amid missing art scandal
As Frida Kahlo's painting sets a $60m record at Sotheby's, a major scandal unfolds over missing masterpieces from her museum. Explore the investigation into Mexico's art patrimony crisis.
Nuremberg Trials Archives Go Online After 25 Years
Harvard Law School launches fully digitised Nuremberg trials records after a 25-year preservation project, offering unprecedented public access to the landmark Nazi war crimes proceedings.
French probe into Grok AI's Holocaust denial comments
French authorities expand investigation into Elon Musk's Grok chatbot after it spread Holocaust denial content on X platform. Learn about the legal implications.
France blocks €2m Pascal calculator export
A rare 1642 calculating machine by Blaise Pascal withdrawn from Christie's auction after French court halts export. The 'first calculator' may be classified as national treasure.
Gustav Klimt painting sells for record $236.4m
A Gustav Klimt portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has sold for a record-breaking $236.4m at Sotheby's, becoming the most expensive modern artwork ever auctioned. Discover the full story.
Klimt portrait sells for £179.7m, second highest ever
A Gustav Klimt portrait, once looted by the Nazis, has sold for $236.4m at Sotheby's, becoming the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. Discover the story behind this masterpiece.
Nazi execution files auction sparks survivor outrage
Holocaust survivors condemn 'shameless' auction of Nazi documents including Gestapo execution files. Campaigners demand cancellation of controversial sale in Germany.
Holocaust Artefacts Auction Sparks Outrage
A German auction house faces calls to cancel a 'shameless' sale of over 600 Holocaust documents. Survivors urge basic decency. Read more and join the call.
Gene Hackman's Secret Art & Film Collection Auctioned
Discover the hidden artistic life of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman. Over 400 items from his private collection, including unseen paintings and a lost Silence of the Lambs script, go to auction at Bonhams.
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