Diplomat’s stunning 17th-century ‘autograph book’ sells for £2.5million 

A  Bavarian diplomat and art dealer’s 17th-century autograph book that included endorsements from leading figures of the period has sold for £2.5million. Philipp Hainhofer became the most distinguished autograph hunter of his age after creating the 208-page album while the Thirty Years’ War raged in central Europe. He collected signatures from a whole host of … Read more

Saudi Arabia sets 1,000-person limit on Hajj pilgrims – down from 2.5million in a normal year

Saudi Arabia sets 1,000-person limit on Hajj pilgrims – down from 2.5million in a normal year – and bans foreigners from Mecca as country battles coronavirus The Hajj pilgrimage is the largest gathering of Muslims in the world   It lasts for five or six days as pilgrims travel to the ‘House of Allah’ in Mecca … Read more

Ferris Bueller lookalike house on Grand Designs is on sale for £2.5million

A luxury woodland property that featured on TV’s Grand Designs and is based on a home in the Eighties’ movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off has gone on sale for £2.5million. The elevated design of Natural Bridges, set in an eight-acre wooded valley in Mawgan Porth, Cornwall, was inspired by the residence of Cameron Frye – … Read more

NRL star Anthony Watmough sells his stunning Sydney beach cottage for $2.5million

NRL star Anthony Watmough sells his stunning Sydney beach cottage for $2.5million and makes a tidy $300,000 profit in less then a year By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:16 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 09:19 BST, 23 May 2020 Former NRL Manly Sea Eagles star Anthony Watmough and his wife Elle … Read more

Britain sends £2.5million of PPE gear 5,000 miles round the world to St Helena

Britain sends £2.5million of PPE gear 5,000 miles round the world to St Helena – even though tiny island has NO cases of coronavirus Masks, gloves and gowns have been sent to the isolated island in Atlantic Ocean Comes amid warnings of crippling shortages of PPE within the NHS Two reports of people with symptoms … Read more

Britain sends £2.5million of PPE gear and even ventilators 5,000 miles round the world to St Helena

Britain sends £2.5million of PPE gear and even ventilators 5,000 miles round the world to St Helena – even though tiny island has NO cases of coronavirus Masks, gloves, gowns and five ventilators were sent to island in Atlantic Ocean Comes amid warnings of crippling shortages of PPE within the NHS Two reports of people … Read more