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An aircraft pilot who posed as a lawyer because he wanted a career change has been fined more than £2,300. During a short-lived fake legal career, Nathaniel Whitehall appeared in court, signed documents describing himself as a solicitor and prepared wills for clients.

The Toronto Police Service has confirmed the closure of a licensed, fully-stocked bar at its headquarters after an officer who had allegedly drunk there was charged with impaired driving. The decision was communicated to senior officers in May, with the liquor licence not due for renewal. A spokespe

A first-edition copy of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, found in a Dundee charity shop, has fetched over £10,000 on eBay.

A jury has determined a document penned in 2014 by Aretha Franklin and found beneath a sofa cushion years later to be a legitimate will.

Ripper and Co, a bar in Portsmouth inspired by murderers including Jack the Ripper, has sparked controversy and complaints. The venue, due to open later this month, has been criticised for making light of the Ripper's infamous 1888 murders.

A US property developer is building houses solely for what he calls "patriotic Americans", with the stipulation that the Stars and Stripes flag must always be displayed. The estate, known as 1,776 Gastonia, will feature 43 homes exclusively available to individuals aged 55 and above. The starting pr

A pair of previously unknown portraits by the renowned Dutch artist Rembrandt were sold at a Christie's Old Masters auction in London, surpassing expectations and fetching a staggering £11.2 million including fees. Thought to be the final pair of Rembrandt portraits in private hands, these bus

A Fife man's collection of DC Comics has sold at auction for more than twice its £10,000 estimate. The collector from Kirkcaldy sold the lot for £27,000 on Tuesday.

Police are on the hunt for an unusual serial thief who has stolen metal grates from dozens of urinals in public parks. At least 37 urinals across 16 parks in the Japanese city of Sapporo have been hit by the thief, whose motivation is unclear, TV station UHB reports.

A microscopic handbag, painstakingly modelled on the Louis Vuitton's famous OnTheGo tote, recently fetched a staggering $63,750 (around £50k) at an auction hosted by Joopiter, an online auction house established by Pharrell Williams. Uniquely crafted by the New York-based art collective MSCHF,

A man has been handed a prison sentence exceeding six years for perpetrating a green energy Ponzi scheme, which claimed to transform cow manure into energy, defrauding investors of over $8.7 million (£6.9m). The six years and nine months sentence for Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sh

A construction worker has gained some online attention after sharing a story about how he got revenge against a former co-worker using $40 (£31) and some fake coins to make him believe he had struck gold. Redditor u/lrze403 works for a construction company that remodels homes that ha

A banker, originally from a Welsh council estate, is set to sell his renovated folly in Wales, featured on the 2009 edition of Grand Designs, for a price of £1.85 million. The dilapidated property, spread over 24 acres, was purchased and refurbished by Dean Berry and wife Sarah. The updat

A Gustav Klimt portrait, "Lady With a Fan", has set a new auction record at Sotheby's in London, selling for $108.4 million (£85.3m). This marks a high point for the city's high-value art market, surpassing the European record set by Alberto Giacometti’s “Walking Man I” in 20

A jumper worn by Princess Diana is set to go up for auction.