Jean-Michel Basquiat breaks US art record with £85m sale
Painting by Basquiat, who died aged 27, is most expensive at auction of any US artist, also breaking record for a black artist
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John, I’m only decorating: David Bowie’s old apartment on sale for $6.5m
The New York apartment where Bowie lived in the 90s is on the market – and his piano’s included in the price
Trump’s paradise: how Mar-a-Lago became a presidential playground
Florida’s Palm Beach has long been an exclusive enclave of wealth and fame. But now the president’s palatial club is open to the world’s gaze as ‘the Weekend White House’. Not everyone is happy
World gets thirst for British gin as exports hit record of nearly £500m
Foreign sales of spirit outperform those of British beef, with the US the biggest overseas market
Snapchat to make high-profile stock debut after revealing IPO plans
The disappearing picture message service will likely be valued at up to $25bn, cementing co-founder Evan Spiegel’s status as one of the richest people in tech
Oscar nominations 2017: the full list
All the nominations for the 89th Academy Awards, which take place on 26 February at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood