Twas beauty killed the beast... but how much will they both sell for? Monsters and maidens film poster collection being auctioned

Rarity: This Italian King Kong poster was from Rome, 1949. It is estimated to bring in between $6,000 to $9,000 when auctioned

Artist may sue Olympics organisers claiming Danny Boyle stole his 'grassy mound' idea for Opening Ceremony

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Guerilla gardener plants beautiful miniature flowerbeds in potholes blighting London's streets

London pothole gardener Steve Wheen, 34, has created over 150 little gardens so far, the smallest was just one-inch-square

False Flag: New York art gallery owner accused of trying to sell fake Jasper Johns masterpiece for $11 million

The original: Jasper Johns, Flag, 1960, Bronze: This is the artwork that New York art dealer Brian Ramnarine is accused of trying to sell a counterfeit of

Brian Ramarine, a New York foundry owner has been arrested on a multi-million dollar fraud charge after he allegedly tried to sell a fake Jasper John's sculpture on the open market for $11 million

Here's looking at you Pudsey! Talented make-up artist creates crazy eye catching designs to raise money for Children in Need

Charity eye: Tracy Stokes painted a picture of one-eyed mascot Pudsey over her right eye to raise awareness for the BBC's flagship fund-raising show

Talented Tracy Stokes, from Plymouth, has created a series of eye-catching designed especially to promote Children in Need.

Controversial Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is to be venerated by the National Portrait Gallery after it bought a painting of him with taxpayer cash

The portrait of Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams, pictured, is to hang in the National Portrait Gallery in London, along with the likes of Margaret Thatcher

Mr Adams, whose portrait is pictured, has, in the past, insisted he is proud of his association with the IRA terrorist organisation, but has stopped short of admitting membership.

Two men admit stealing £500,000 Henry Moore sculpture and selling it for just £46 scrap

Guilty: Two men have admitted stealing this Henry Moore sculpture from his foundation in Hertfordshire. The sculpture was valued at up to £500,000 but the pair sold it for just £46 scrap value

Liam Hughes, 22, and 19-year-old Jason Parker, from Coltsfield, Essex, both pleaded guilty to stealing the sundial sculpture and the sculpture's bronze plinth at St Albans Crown Court.

Look away, Ma'am... Buckingham Palace is burning! 96ft replica that took five months to build is razed to ground in a spectacular hour and a half

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Thousands of people gathered over the weekend to watch a huge model replica of Buckingham Palace burn to the ground after it was set alight - by Edward Heath.

War on Christmas: Children's toys destroyed by artist who refuses to play nice

Serial object destroyer Alan Sailer has turned his twisted attention to exploding much-loved toys

Serial object destroyer Alan Sailer, from Camarillo, California, has turned his twisted attention to exploding much-loved toys. The high-speed photography fanatic has selected children's favourites and destroyed them with firecrackers.

Incredible photos show dancers striking acrobatic poses across cities, beaches... and even in the shower!

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New York City photographer Jordan Matter has managed to capture dancers across the nation striking complex poses in scenes of their everyday life.

Hilarious 'extreme' family photographs make you do a double take with eye-popping poses that defy the laws of gravity

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The compositions are created by capturing families at different angles and by piecing together various snaps of family members to create an outlandish final product.

DIY painting kit gives new meaning to the term 'art-lover', as couples create at-home masterpieces while making love

Love is art: Artist Jeremy Brown's at-home kit allows couples to create a one of a kind abstract painting while making love - by rolling around naked on a non-allergenic cotton canvas, in dollops of paint

Artist Jeremy Brown's kit called Art is Love allows couples to create a one of a kind abstract painting while rolling around naked on a non-allergenic cotton canvas, in dollops of non-toxic paint.

May the folds be with you: Star Wars fan creates tiny origami figures of iconic spaceships and characters

Precision: Star Wars fan Martin Hunt folded 10ins squares of foil in to stunning miniature versions of robots and spaceships from the George Lucas films

Martin Hunt, 32, from Ealing, London, moulds 10inch squares or rectangles of Japanese foil using tweezers - and 'a lot of patience'. Among the origami models are Hans Solo's ship the Millennium Falcon, Imperial cruisers and robot R2D2.

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