Monopoly mystery

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

The past may be a foreign country, but it often feels very familiar. The first edition of MoneyWeek appeared 25 years ago this week, on 4 November 2000, just as a huge stockmarket boom based on a pote

When a musical automaton of a conjurer was consigned to Roseberys’ Fine & Decorative sale, specialist Jack Wallis knew it would strike a chord. The piece was amongst 10 automata up for sale that day,

Opening the mysterious packages, Kat couldn’t believe her eyes. And what was inside would change the course of her life…

In a John Behan bronze, collector Jacqueline O’Donovan, a child of the Irish diaspora, can sense the desperation of a starving people forced to flee their land

Helen Harris always enjoyed her afternoon tea with Martha Evert, and as she knocked on the door carrying a treat of two chocolate muffins, she looked forward to an hour or two of catching up with her