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Rare first edition of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird found in charity shop donation box

A rare first edition of Harper Lee 's classic 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird has been discovered in a donation to an Oxfam bookshop in west London. The book was found amongst a box of donated American titles at the Portobello Road branch. The British Library has acquired the…

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Oxfam shop discovers rare Chinese Bible worth far more than expected

A rare 2-volume Bible donated to an Oxfam bookshop in Chelmsford, Essex, sold for £56,280 at auction after volunteers spotted it in a pile of donations. Dating from 1815 to 1822, the Bible contains a Chinese translation produced by missionaries John Lassar and Joshua Marshman and was printed in Serampore,…

The Times of India · Sep 23

Rare first edition of To Kill A Mockingbird found in London charity shop

The US first edition of Harper Lee’s novel was donated among a collection of American books

Evening Standard · Sep 22

How to reset your wardrobe for September without spending a penny

SEPTEMBER RESET: As second-hand September gets underway, now is the perfect time to do a closet deep-dive. Helen Coffey asks the experts how hit refresh on your look by making the most of what you already have

The Independent UK · Sep 7

Does Shein’s market slide spell the end of fast fashion?

IN FOCUS: As the fast fashion magnate makes a disappointing stock market debut, Olivia Petter asks whether this marks a tidal shift in a part of the sector that has been increasingly damaging to the environment

The Independent UK · Sep 1

“The Water Used to Produce Britain’s Unworn Clothes Is Enough to Supply 1 Million People for a Lifetime”: Oxfam’s Latest State of Style Report Finds

To mark the start of Second Hand September, actor Richard E. Grant talks about Oxfam's alarming findings and why we all need to buy less

Marie Claire · Sep 1

The desperate race to contain Ebola in DR Congo as deadly outbreak reaches 100 days

IN FOCUS: The death toll has accelerated sharply, with roughly half of the more than 2,500 deaths recorded in the past 20 days – with the threat fuelled by a mix of conflict, misinformation and services strained by aid cuts. Liz Cookman reports

The Independent UK · Aug 23

Friday briefing: What does the mass closure of charity shops tell us about Britain?

In today’s newsletter: Charity retail’s crisis ​i​s about a sector caught between rising costs, falling donations and a booming online resale economy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

Oxfam ‘can’t guarantee future’ of charity shops as it also reviews warehouse business

Dwindling donations and stiff competition from secondhand sellers online prompt review but ‘no plans for closures yet’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

Scottish private jet tax 'could raise £400m by next election', analysis finds

A PRIVATE jet tax could raise almost £400 million for the public purse over the current parliament, according to new analysis ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20