Max Beckmann self-portrait poised to fetch record price at German auction Rarely seen work painted during artist’s Dutch exile from Nazi Germany has an estimate of €20m-€30m The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022
Lowry's iconic 'Going to the Match' masterpiece has finally come home £8.1m painting will remain on public view, free of charge Manchester Evening News · Nov 24, 2022
Historic auction of T-rex bones set to net £21million pulled at the last minute A £21million auction of a T-rex skeleton has been called off after doubts were raised over its authenticity, with one expert claiming the specimen had been mixed with replica bones Daily Mirror · Nov 23, 2022
Mum put tiredness and night sweats down to menopause before life-changing diagnosis Julie Robinson felt weak, clammy, breathless and nauseous when she was diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), and was told she would need treatment straight away Daily Mirror · Nov 20, 2022
Andy Burnham pays emotional tribute to Mani and Stone Roses for "making North proud" at fundraiser "I don't think I'd be standing here today if it wasn't for the hope that you gave us back then" Manchester Evening News · Nov 20, 2022
Salford bookie Fred Done has bought his first ever horse - and it's for a very special reason “We have been in unprecedented times in the last couple of years and the NHS has been at the forefront of it. I thought this was an ideal opportunity to give something back" Manchester Evening News · Nov 18, 2022
Art from Microsoft founder Paul Allen sells for $1.5 billion Works by artists including Cézanne, Seurat, and van Gogh sold for a record-breaking $1.5 billion during the first part of Christie’s two-day auction of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul G The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022
Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen’s artworks sell for $1.5 billion “We may never see this range and quality of masterpieces in one private collection again,” the auctioneer said. Fortune · Nov 10, 2022
Paul Allen's Art Collection Tops $1 bn at Christie's Paintings and sculptures from the collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were auctioned off for a historic $1 billion Wednesday, Christie's auction house said, with records set for works by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, Seurat and Klimt. At the end of the night Wednesday, five paintings entered the exclusive… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 10, 2022
Paul Allen's art collection tops $1bn at Christie's NEW YORK: Paintings and sculptures from the collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were auctioned off for a historic US$1 billion on Wednesday, Christie's auction house said, with records set for works by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, Seurat and Klimt. Bangkok Post · Nov 10, 2022
18-carat pink diamond expected to auction off for up to $35M A pear-shaped 18-carat pink diamond is set to be sold at auction on Tuesday and expected to fetch between $25 million and $35 million, Christie’s says The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022
Microsoft co-founder’s collection poised to raise $1bn in ‘largest art auction in history’ Proceeds from sale of 150 works owned by the late billionaire Paul Allen will go to charity The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022
Symptoms of lung cancer as NHS nurse who had back pain given terminal diagnosis He is now trying to raise awareness of the symptoms Wales Online · Oct 31, 2022
Nurse's world 'collapsed in' as sporadic back pain was actually terminal cancer Raad Islam, 32, is now hoping to raise awareness of one of the most deadly forms of cancer - lung cancer - after being diagnosed in 2021 and feeling like his whole world "collapsed in on itself" Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022
Daily Record · Oct 28, 2022 Nurse who went to GP for sporadic back pain told he has terminal lung cancer Raad Islam said he was left broken after the shock diagnosis.
Manchester Evening News · Oct 28, 2022 Man went to the doctor with sporadic back pain and gets horrifying diagnosis Raad Islam now wants to raise awareness of the condition after his heartbreaking diagnosis
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022 Salford museum pays £7.8m for LS Lowry’s Going to the Match Purchase of 1953 painting beloved by football fans made possible by gift from charitable foundation
Manchester Evening News · Oct 17, 2022 The miracle tablet that has kept a beloved granddad's deadly prostate cancer at bay for a DECADE A biopsy showed Jim had stage 4 - the most advanced stage - prostate cancer. It had spread to the lymph nodes and wasn’t curable, but then Jim was placed on an experimental trial
Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2022 Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s $1bn art collection comes to London ahead of likely record-breaking New York auction The late billionaire’s collection is expected to smash records when it goes under the hammer in New York next month
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 David Hockney painting of Mediterranean sunrise sells for £21m Early Morning, Sainte-Maxime has sold at auction in London for nearly three times its lower estimate
Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2022 Your essential guide to the best of Frieze The legendary art fair returns this week with a reinvigorated buzz drawing in A-listers, buyers and, er, Rishi Sunak. Robbie Griffiths reports need to know and, yes, the works of art that have collectors in a whirl
Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2022 The art and soul of the party... Your definitive guide to all things Frieze Week From what not to say at a performance piece to why Tottenham is London’s new hotspot, ES presents the definitive guide to all things Frieze Week. Compiled by Amah-Rose Abrams
Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022 Dad thought he'd pulled muscle playing golf before shock terminal cancer diagnosis Lee Young, from Denton, Greater Manchester, discovered a lump on his side that hadn't been there before and was sent for investigative tests
Manchester Evening News · Oct 8, 2022 Dad who thought he had pulled muscle playing golf diagnosed with incurable cancer 'Being told you have cancer is one thing, but being told they can't do anything is another thing entirely'
Bangkok Post · Oct 6, 2022 Live and Let Buy: James Bond auction sets record LONDON: A James Bond sale in London featuring the fictional superspy’s Aston Martin cars, suits and wristwatch has raised £6.9 million ($7.8 million) for charity — more than all previous 007 sales at Christie’s auction house combined.