A guest on the Antiques Roadshow last night was mocked for his rather unenthusiastic reaction after an expert revealed his Chinese table was worth up to £120,000. The episode saw Fiona Bruce and the team head to Culzean Castle in South Ayrshire, and the console was named one of the most expensive pieces of furniture … Read more
President Joe Biden says Xi Jinping doesn’t have a democratic ‘bone in his body’ – and asserts the U.S. can avoid a ‘conflict’ with China and that he won’t ‘do it the way Trump did’ Biden told CBS the U.S. and China would focus on ‘rules of the road’ Drew line from Trump policy which … Read more
President Joe Biden says Xi Jinping doesn’t have a democratic ‘bone in his body’ – and asserts the U.S. can avoid a ‘conflict’ with China and that he won’t ‘do it the way Trump did’ Biden told CBS the U.S. and China would focus on ‘rules of the road’ Drew line from Trump policy which … Read more
Inside China’s bold plan to build a $39BILLION city on Australia’s doorstep as Communist superpower fires another extraordinary shot in escalating dispute By Levi Parsons For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:04 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 21:10 GMT, 4 February 2021 A Chinese company has lodged a proposal to build a $39billion city on … Read more
Former Australia Post boss Christine Holgate’s lavish spending has been revealed in startling credit cards records, including a $9,000 carol service in her office. Records show that cards held by the CEO and her office were used to buy $200,000 on a chauffeur service and treated her staff to $1,500 worth of ice cream when … Read more
The SOS signal that saved two international students who were lost in the outback for two days without food or water after getting their car bogged – as their tale of survival is told for the first time The students bogged their car in outback in a remote part of South Australia Pair etched ‘SOS’ … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has made working from home a key fixture in the new-normal for countless Britons. And, when you can afford a luxury eight-digit property to house your home-office space, the world is your oyster. Here, we round up some of the most-expensive properties on the market in the world’s richest locations: London, New … Read more
HOT OR NOT: Josh Dasilva is another gem unearthed by Brentford after slipping through the net at Arsenal… while no statistics can mask the size of the task facing Mikel Arteta Dasilva was the hero as Brentford beat Newcastle to reach Carabao Cup semis Anthony Joshua helped out amateur boxing clubs with ‘substantial’ donation Arteta … Read more
Pall Mall club gets taxpayers’ cash to furlough its staff until March despite £3.5 million in reserves The Oxford and Cambridge Club in Pall Mall used furlough money to pay staff Accused of ‘milking’ the taxpayer by continuing to charge full fees while closed Wealthy members offered set up fund to help pay staff, but … Read more
Talk about perfect timing! Street photographer captures images at exactly the right moment to create impressive optical illusions Edas Wong is based in Hong Kong and has over 19,000 followers on Instagram Photographer has impressed thousands of fans with his remarkable illusions He has become something of an expert in capturing perfectly-timed snaps By Jessica … Read more
Neighbours at war over Hong Kong businessman’s $1.3million development to build luxury huts that now look like ‘piles of shipping containers’ Neighbours have complained after development in Far North Queensland looked nothing like its proposal Hong Kong developer Benny Wu bought De Brueys Boutique Wines in Mareeba in 2015 for $1.3million A local said they thought … Read more
A pair of Chinese ceramic bowls, valued at just £200 at auction, sparked offers of more than £50,000 after a bidding war broke out between collectors. The items, listed as a pair of 20th century Chinese copper-red and blue-ground Sanduo bowls, were sold by Olympia Auctions in west London. The listing describes them as being … Read more
Hong Kong, Paris and Zurich are the world’s most expensive cities, a new survey has found. Researchers looked at the prices of 138 products and services – including food, drink, clothing and household supplies in around 130 cities worldwide – to draw up the ranking of the most and least costly metropolises. Damascus, the capital … Read more