Jeweller sells £4,250 Meghan Markle nappy-cream lid
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A UK jeweller has given punters a new way to celebrate the upcoming birth of Meghan Markle's baby in the form a £4,250 diamond-encrusted nappy cream lid. The Meghan Sparkle - handcrafted by a family-run jewellers based in Norwich - has both the UK and US flags engraved on it. All proceeds will go charity.
Churchill’s top hat and cigar found at rubbish tip
A top hat and cigar owned by Sir Winston Churchill have been found at a rubbish tip. The items, which were found with letters revealing details of the war time prime minister’s daily life, have been valued at £10,000. The man who made the discovery said he had three sheds full of items discovered there.
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A man stripped down to a red G-string and walked through Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery in what the establishment described as an “unsanctioned performance”. No artworks or visitors had been threatened by the performance, the gallery added.
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