Bookkeeper, 73, who stole £800,000 from vintage wine dealer is jailed

A 73-year-old bookkeeper who was hired by a rare wine dealer after it was plundered by another employee has been jailed after stealing more than £800,000 from the company.  Patricia Mann was hired by Vintage Wines Ltd, which supplies and stores rare bottles for wealthy clients, to sort out a financial mess left by a previous … Read more

Bargain Hunt is censured by BBC watchdog after antique dealer said false claims tarnished his name 

Bargain Hunt was censured by the BBC complaints watchdog after an antique dealer said false on-air claims that a ring he sold to contestants wasn’t a Victorian original tarnished his name.  The jeweller said the programme had damaged his reputation in the industry when it suggested a ring he sold was made in the 1950s, … Read more

Bargain Hunt is censured by BBC watchdog after antique dealer said false claims tarnished his name 

Bargain Hunt was censured by the BBC complaints watchdog after an antique dealer said false on-air claims that a ring he sold to contestants wasn’t a Victorian original tarnished his name.  The jeweller said the programme had damaged his reputation in the industry when it suggested a ring he sold was made in the 1950s, … Read more

Maria Sharpova engaged to art dealer Alexander Gilkes… who is ex-husband of Meghan Markle’s BFF

Maria Sharpova engaged to art dealer Alexander Gilkes… who is ex-husband of Meghan Markle’s BFF Misha Nonoo: ‘This was our little secret’ By Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com Published: 19:36 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 19:37 GMT, 17 December 2020 Maria Sharapova announced her engagement to art dealer Alexander Gilkes who happens to be the … Read more

Russian billionaire’s ex-wife, 48, had affairs with art dealer and 20-year-old web designer

The wife at the centre of Britain’s biggest divorce battle had two affairs with younger men while married to her Russian oligarch husband, her son has claimed. Tatiana Akhmedova’s flings included a relationship with a New-York based art dealer and a 20-year-old web designer whose brother was best friends with her son Temur, he claimed … Read more

Drug dealer who tried to murder a policeman rescued from being deported to Jamaica at the 11th hour

A Jamaican drug dealer who tried to murder a policeman was one of 23 serious criminals to avoid deportation after 11th-hour legal challenges. Michael Mitchell, 44, was sentenced to 25 years in jail after firing a gun from point-blank range at PC Shaun Callow, who had been pursuing him on foot. The brave officer, who was … Read more

Drug dealer jumped into river with £700 stash of cocaine and heroin to try and evade police

Moment county lines drug dealer jumps into river with £700 stash of cocaine and heroin to try and evade police – only to be fished out by officers moments later and arrested Footage shows dealer Finn O’Neill, 23, jumping into the River Cam in Cambridge He was approached by an officer on a bike and tried … Read more

Art dealer ‘likely forged email from Microsoft’s Paul Allen offering £10m for a Picasso’ judge finds

An art dealer likely did forge an email from late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen offering $10million for a Picasso painting, a judge found. Siblings Sean, Lauren and David Carpenter claim Astrid-Caroline Cole falsified an email exchange with billionaire businessman Paul Allen, in which he allegedly offered to buy the Spanish artist’s work Le Sauvetage for $10million … Read more

Art dealer ‘likely forged email from Microsoft’s Paul Allen offering £10m for a Picasso’ judge finds

An art dealer likely did forge an email from late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen offering $10million for a Picasso painting, a judge found. Siblings Sean, Lauren and David Carpenter claim Astrid-Caroline Cole falsified an email exchange with billionaire businessman Paul Allen, in which he allegedly offered to buy the Spanish artist’s work Le Sauvetage for $10million … Read more

Former soldier who sparked fury with his Cenotaph XR protest is convicted drug dealer

The former soldier who hijacked the Cenotaph Remembrance Day ceremony is a convicted heroin dealer who was accused of abusing his disabled wife, MailOnline can reveal. Standing proudly to attention dressed in his military fatigues, Donald Bell’s Armistice Day actions on behalf of Extinction Rebellion (XR) caused fury from veterans after he walked over other … Read more