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PICS: This Massive, 56-Year-Old Robot Can Be Yours For £8,000

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK Tech

Are you rich, lonely and want a giant robot to hug? Then today is your lucky day. A nine foot tall humanoid robot built in 1957 is to be placed up ...

Westminster School are Slapping You in the Face With a Big Wad of Cash

Luke Hurst | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Luke Hurst

Exciting opportunities for young people are thin on the ground, and when we get to a stage when young people are expected to pay for unpaid internships, we truly have witnessed the death of social mobility.

Behind The Iron Curtain: Rare Photographic Artworks From The Former Soviet Union (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK

Two baby faced marines pose with a teddy bear, while a shorts-clad chimpanzee holds a camera in front of the Kremlin. They make up a collection of...

The People's Dress? Dianna Frocks To Fetch £1m

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.05.2013 | UK Entertainment

Ten of Diana, Princess of Wales's dresses are going under the hammer today, when they are expected to fetch nearly £1 million. Among the cocktail ...

Picasso's 'Golden Muse' Sells For More Than £28.5m

PA | Posted 06.02.2013 | Home

A Picasso painting has fetched more than £28.5 million at auction. The impressionist's 1932 piece, Femme Assise Pres d'une Fenetre (Woman Sitting ...

Observatory Up For Grabs In Government Online Sale

PA | Posted 24.01.2013 | UK

A former mortuary is among disused public sector buildings being offered for sale or rent on a new Government property search website. The £50,000...

Many Careless Owners: Del Boy's 'Pratmobile' For Sale

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK Entertainment

A lime green Ford Capri which appeared in an episode of Only Fools And Horses is expected to sell for £30,000, after a fan picked it up for just £40...

'Wizard Of Oz' Dress Sells For Huge Amount

PA | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK Entertainment

Judy Garland's blue pinafore she wore in 'The Wizard of Oz' has sold for 480,000 dollars (£301,000). US auction house Julien's Auctions said the g...

Oldest Surviving Vauxhall Up For Auction

PA | Posted 01.11.2012 | UK

A car believed to be the oldest surviving Vauxhall could sell for as much as £80,000 when it goes to auction on Friday. The 1903 Vauxhall two-seat...

Einstein's 'God Letter' Effect on the US 2012 Elections

Hannah Gal | Posted 12.12.2012 | UK
Hannah Gal

As I thank Gazin for his time I am astounded at this great man's ability to impact the 2012 US elections; unlike the UK, US election candidates' religious beliefs are a deal breaker for many voters. Even with the freshly reported significant rise in the number of openly declared US atheists, this remains a burning issue on the US political agenda.

Jo Wood Explains Rolling Stone Ronnie's Memorabilia Sale

WENN | WENN | Posted 30.09.2012 | Home

The ex-wife of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood claims she is selling off her former husband's huge collection of rock memorabilia because it has ...

For Sale: Winston Churchill's Chair

PA | Posted 17.11.2012 | Home

Could this be Sir Winston Churchill's personal railway seat? The old and tatty chair is believed to be the seat which Sir Winston used in his perso...

£59,000 For Elvis' Bible

PA | Posted 10.09.2012 | UK

A bible used by Elvis Presley today sold at auction for £59,000. The holy book, given to Presley on his first Christmas in Graceland in 1957, was ...

Murderbelia: Reggie Kray And Charles Manson's Letters Go Under The Hammer

PA | Posted 06.08.2012 | Home

Prison letters written by London gangster Reggie Kray and US death-cult leader Charles Manson are to go under the hammer in Glasgow. The "murderbel...

Elvis Presley's Bible To Go Under The Hammer

Barcroft Media | Sara C Nelson | Posted 01.08.2012 | UK

A bible owned and inscribed by Elvis Presley is one of 100 items being auctioned to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the king of rock n' roll's dea...

Price Wars: Chewbacca's Head Sells For £110,000

WENN | Posted 01.08.2012 | UK Entertainment

The original Chewbacca head worn by actor Peter Mayhew in the Star Wars movies has been sold for ($176,000) £110,000 at a Hollywood memorabilia auct...

Jane Austen's Ring Sells For £152,000

WENN | Posted 11.09.2012 | Home

A gold ring once owned by British author Jane Austen has sold at auction for more than five times its estimate. The Pride and Prejudice writer's si...

Constable Painting Sells For World Record Price

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.09.2012 | Home

A painting by John Constable has sold for £22,441,250 - a world record price at auction for the Romantic artist. The Lock, finished in 1824, is th...

Constable Painting Sells For Record Price

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.09.2012 | Home

A painting by John Constable has sold for £22,441,250 - a world record price at auction for the Romantic artist. The Lock, finished in 1824, is th...

'Birkin' Bentley Sells For Record At Goodwood Festival Of Speed

The Huffington Post UK | David Hobbs | Posted 29.06.2012 | UK

A record-breaking British car from the inter-war years broke another record on Friday when it sold for £5 million at the Goodwood Festival of Speed t...

Daphne Guinness Collection Auction at Christie's

Christine Babington Smith | Posted 27.08.2012 | UK Style
Christine Babington Smith

Last week Glamnet's owner, Joanne, was invited to preview the Daphne Guinness Collection which will go under the hammer at Christie's tonight. Daphne was there to present the collection, and talked movingly about her friend and fellow fashion muse Issie: "the sale was the only poetical way for me to say thank you to my friend who I carry in my soul. She meant so very much to me."

VIctorian Vampire-Slaying Kit Sold For Thousands

Huffington Post UK/PA | Felicity Morse | Posted 23.06.2012 | UK

A Victorian vampire-slaying kit has sold at auction for £7,500. There were bids a-plenty for the bloodthirsty box, according to auctioneers in Nor...

Cannes: High Heels and Heidi Klum at amfAR

Jane Witherspoon | Posted 25.07.2012 | UK Entertainment
Jane Witherspoon

Last night was the biggest charity event on the Cannes Calendar and I had bagged one of the most sought after invitations in town. I was off to the amfAR dinner and party. The annual Cinema Against AIDS ball attracts all the A-listers and is a fantastic event for a great cause.

Paintings Of Queen's Visit To Ireland To Be Auctioned

PA | Posted 17.05.2012 | Home

The Queen laying a wreath in Dublin, Michael Hanrahan Two paintings capturing the Queen's historic visit to Ireland a year ago are being auct...

Kate Moss Donates Topless Picture To Kid's Charity

Posted 01.07.2012 | Home

Her image has been used to sell countless clothes and beauty products over the years - now, a topless Kate Moss picture will help raise funds for a ch...