Merseyside

A tape thought to contain “possibly the first ever demo version” of David Bowie’s 1972 hit ‘Starman’ drew strong competition at Omega Auctions’ latest sale.

A copy of a previously unheard studio recording made by a young David Bowie comes up for sale at auction next week.

A bookshop’s tweet announcing it had sold a book that had been on its shelf for 27 years went viral over the weekend.

Football Sport Auctions Limited, a Merseyside company specialising in auctioning football memorabilia, ceased trading in April owing large sums to a long list of consignors.

More than two decades since the first sale of golfing memorabilia, this once-booming niche market stands at an important crossroads.