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Salmon 50p with King’s portrait leaps to rarest in circulation – Royal Mint

A 50p depicting the Atlantic Salmon and bearing the King’s portrait is the rarest such coin in circulation, the Royal Mint has confirmed. The coin knocked the “highly collectable” 2009 Kew Gardens 50p off the top spot for the first time in 15 years, ...

07 Oct 2024 at 10:53

Crime & Court

Milk haulier avoids jail term for failing to declare €160,000 in VAT

A milk collection haulier who failed to declare over €160,000 in VAT to the Irish Revenue Commissioners a decade ago has been given a suspended sentence on the basis that ‘life has punished him enough’. James Wauchope (75) suffers from severe PTSD ...

24 Jan 2024 at 15:33

Shocks

Couple mistakenly billed £12,000 by water companies for non-existent leak describe four-year debt collection ‘torture’

A couple mistakenly billed £12,000 by two water companies for a leak that did not exist after moving into a new family home have described their four-year debt collection ordeal as “torture”. Anna Pearce, 44, and her husband Andrew, 45, who work ...

27 Aug 2024 at 12:56

Quirky

Hot Wheels obsessive forced to sell models to pay for cancer treatment builds extension to park 13,000-strong collection

A Hot Wheels obsessive, who built a house extension to park his 13,000 toy cars worth more than 65,000 US dollars (£52,000), has said the hobby means more to him than money, after selling some of his extraordinary collection to pay for cancer ...

22 Nov 2023 at 07:00

Quirky

‘I quit teaching after my Kylie Jenner nails went viral – now I have my own business and create 2000s-inspired designs’

A woman who quit teaching after her Kylie Jenner nails went viral has launched her own successful business where she creates 2000s-inspired nail designs, from Tracy Beaker to Twilight. Chelsey Downie, 31, who lives in Lincoln with her ...

13 Jun 2025 at 06:30

New stamps to celebrate Hornby model railways

Royal Mail is issuing a set of 12 stamps to celebrate the world of Hornby Model Railways. Frank Hornby, the inventor of Meccano, produced his first clockwork Hornby Series trains in 1920, followed in 1929 with the first models ...

12 Feb 2026 at 00:01

Quirky

‘I’m the doll lady’ – Woman uses handmade reborn doll collection to provide ‘safety’ and ‘comfort’ in face of anxiety

A reborn doll artist and collector has created lifelike babies and toddlers to act as a “safety measure” when she is out in public and to provide her with “comfort”. Kara Metzger, 24, who lives with her parents, Allison, 59, ...

18 Nov 2024 at 06:30

Quirky

Gothic artist who used to collect Barbie figurines now has an entire room full of 300 creepy dolls worth over £19k

A Gothic artist has turned an entire room of her house into a “shrine” to more than 300 “creepy dolls”, as she thinks collecting “makes life so much more interesting and fun” and has spent over £19,000 on her “addictive” ...

04 Jul 2023 at 07:00

Quirky

Nail technician creates 2000s-inspired nail art featuring Tracy Beaker and Twilight characters from her nostalgic studio

A Noughties-loving nail technician has become a successful entrepreneur selling nostalgic nail art featuring Tracy Beaker, Groovy Chick and Twilight characters from a studio filled with Beanie Babies and Busted posters. ...

11 Apr 2025 at 21:01

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PICTURES | Bargain hunters converge on Longford for Lakelands Vintage Club Autojumble and Collectors Fair

Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery Bargain hunters flocked to the Lakelands Vintage Club Ltd Autojumble and Collectors Fair on Sunday, January 14 in Ballymahon Farmers Mart. Longford Leader / Longford ...

18 Jan 2024 at 20:33

Record-breaking royal memorabilia collector flies across world for coronation

A record-breaking owner of one of the largest collections of royal memorabilia in the world has flown from rural Australia to join the crowds in London during the King’s coronation. Jan Hugo, 64, owns more than 10,...

05 May 2023 at 14:42

Quirky

Man who has spent £60k on collectables and kept peel from Ian McKellen’s tangerine says his ‘obsession’ brings him joy

A collector who has spent approximately £60,000 on items such as vinyl records, celebrity autographs, vintage Star Wars figures, and even stole and kept the peel from Sir Ian McKellen’s eaten tangerine at a film ...

26 Oct 2023 at 12:12

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