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15-year deal will include fire safety, energy retrofits, bathroom and kitchen upgrades

Kier Places and Morgan Sindall Property Services have been named among 10 partners on a major upgrade programme with L&Q. The housing association has

Housing association L&Q has signed 15-year deals with 10 contractors for next stage of its major works investment programme

A Chinese vase expected to go for less than $2,000 at a French auction on Saturday instead fetched a record-breaking $8.8 million.

A north Norfolk village church has held a traditional summer event that saw people enjoy games and a dog show and peruse stalls for bargains.

The rare, blue-and-gold vessel was crafted in 18th-century China

A blue vase decorated with gold and silver that once sat in a kitchen actually belonged to a Chinese emperor and was just sold for $1.8 million.

The blue gilded vase was made for the court of the Qianlong Emperor - the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty in China.

A rare Chinese vase created in the 18th century for the court of the Qianlong Emperor and bought for a few hundred pounds in the 1980s, sold at a hre

Sana Noor Haq, CNN