The total came to $832m and included works by old masters including Monet, Matisse and PicassoTwenty-two world records have been set at a Christie’s auction, including the $832m total for the priciest private collection of artworks and other treasures, owned by Peggy and David Rockefeller. Related: Nude Modigliani painting expected Read more
Sir Philip Green and Jamie Olivers' fortunes take a tumble Via: Rich List 2018: Chemicals mogul Jim Ratcliffe named UK's richest man
'Zero class despite their toff parents spending ludicrous amounts on their 'education',' claims critic Via: Private school apologises after pupils 'black up' as slaves for Instagram photo
The Melbourne chef’s food bible has been reissued with old and new favourites, including this bite-sized classicThere’s only one thing better than a few tasty bite-sized nibbles to start a meal off on the right foot, and that’s a glass of bubbles – or two. Choose your nibbles well, as Read more
Experts rebut terrorists’ religious justification for beheading and kidnappingThe jihadist manual behind the brutality that underpinned Islamic State has been revealed for the first time in new analysis of a 579-page text, written by the Isis ideologue Abu Abdullah al-Muhajir.The text attempts to legitimise the barbarous acts of the jihadist Read more
The 87-year-old French director has brought some revolutionary fervour to this year’s festivalIn the middle of May 50 years ago, Jean-Luc Godard helped to shut down the Cannes film festival in an act of solidarity with student demonstrators across France. This spring the French-Swiss film director’s subversive spirit has once Read more
Tabletop games join trend for ‘the real thing’ over digital – and for having fun with other peopleForget Candy Crush, Fifa and Call of Duty – millennials are putting down their Xbox controllers and smartphones and picking up their dice as they embrace games their parents and grandparents used to Read more
The BBC drama A Very English Scandal is about to revisit a saga that combined tragedy with farce while arguably exposing the Establishment's sense of entitlement Via: Jeremy Thorpe and his downfall: The 1970s gay sex scandal that involved attempted murder, a dead dog and the Liberal Party leader
Infighting between senior ministers dismissed as simply 'noisy debate and technical discussions' Via: Theresa May urges public to 'trust me' to deliver Brexit amid increasingly bitter cabinet rows
Muswell Hill Murderer, who hid victim's remains inside his north London flat, was serving a full life term Via: Dennis Nilsen death: Serial killer who murdered at least 12 young men dies in prison aged 72