When on holiday in Berwick the artist often gave his work away. Now a new exhibition reveals the value of drawings that survived in a shoebox A 1958 drawing of a family with their dogs by LS Lowry from one of his many holidays...
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Read MoreGeneral manager resigns after test event problems at 23,500-capacity venue, with shows rescheduledThe beleaguered Co-op Live arena has postponed gigs by the comedian Peter Kay for the second time, on the day its general manager...
Read MoreHigh court judge orders actor turned politician to pay £90,000 damages to each individual for social media libelThe actor and rightwing activist Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay £90,000 each in damages to two...
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Read MoreIn first interview since his stabbing, writer tells how knifeman was ‘last thing my right eye would ever see’ Salman Rushdie has said that his first thought upon seeing the man who would stab him on stage in August...
Read MoreEx-prime minister, who lasted just 49 days, says she struggled to cope with death of monarch and self-inflicted economic disasterIn a new memoir, Liz Truss recounts the advice she was given by Queen Elizabeth II when they met in...
Read MoreWatchdog examining claims key details have not been disclosed about altar tablets it is facing calls to returnThe British Museum is being investigated by the information watchdog over claims it has been overly secretive about...
Read MoreExclusive: Sculpture bought by US billionaires was made almost 20 years after date that appears in its nameA Damien Hirst shark preserved in formaldehyde that was purchased by American billionaires was dated to the 1990s even...
Read MoreChancellor says date would allow a spending review to be carried out in time for next AprilSir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Tory MP and former business secretary, has described as “barmy” a ruling from Ofcom saying that GB...
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