A book thief who stole more than 500 books and original broadsides worth over £200,000 from Manchester Central Library has today escaped a jail term.
Norman Buckley, 44, of Hulme, Greater Manchester, was given a 65-week sentence, suspended for two years, and sentenced to do 250 hours of community service. He was also handed a 12-month […]

Graffiti artist and prankster Banksy has broken his own auction record after one of his works fetched 62,400 pounds, auction house Bonhams said on Wednesday.
The spray paint on steel work of an embracing couple wearing deep-sea diver’s helmets — produced for the cover of rock group Blur’s Think Tank album — sold for 10 times […]

Online auction house QXL Ricardo’s latest results have underlined the importance of buying back its Polish subsidiary, a deal that the group did even though it had accused the vendors of stealing the business.
QXL posted a second-quarter pre-tax loss before acquisitions of £98,000 compared with a profit of £23,000 a year earlier.
On continuing operations, however, […]

Estate agent’s The Venmore Partnership has generated sales in excess of £6m from its latest property auction.
More than 400 people attended the event at the city’s Marriott Hotel, which was overseen by Cathy Roberts - the UK’s first female property auctioneer - and Phil Furlong, a partner with The Venmore Partnership.
In total, 88 properties went […]

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A letter which the first wife of Henry VIII wrote to the Holy Roman Emperor, detailing her marital troubles, is to be sold at auction in New York.
In the letter, Catherine of Aragon, who failed to give the English king an heir, begs the emperor to ask the Pope to intervene to support her marriage.
Catherine […]

RARE books and memorabilia from a polar explorer are to be auctioned.
Cambridge-educated scientist Raymond Adie was summoned to Downing Street by Margaret Thatcher during the Falklands conflict to advise on the harsh conditions British troops could expect to face on the remote islands.
This added an unexpected twist to his glittering scientific career spent researching Antarctica’s […]