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Liz Taylor wore the iconic gown when she won the 33rd Academy Awards for her role in Butterfield 8 in a glittering moment, was stashed in a suitcase at the home of a friend of the actor for decades. Although French fashion house Dior said for years that Taylor's Oscar dress was on display in its Paris archive, an email from a London auction house last year revealed the shocking truth about its whereabouts. The Mail is now telling the tale of how Taylor's gown came out stashed in the wardrobe of a window cleaner's daughter from London, who's likely to sell up to £100,000.

According to the latest survey findings exclusively shared with This is Money, millions of drivers may have skipped at least one important service on their cars due to the continuing squeeze on funds. According to the survey, almost a third of motorists admit they are able to skip a scheduled service due to the cost-of-living crisis. The survey shows that there are 32.1 million cars registered in the United Kingdom, suggesting that almost 10 million motors could be used on the road if they have not undergone a scheduled maintenance check-up. It comes on the day that the Bank of England raised the base rate to 4.5 percent, which would likely result in higher mortgage payments for homeowners, as well as a knock-on effect for renters if landlords raise rents.

Boris' farewell message set the tone backward, citing Roman statesman Cincinnatus as the catalyst for a clash between Dame Mary Beard (above) and ex-mistress Petronella Wyatt, who accused the classicalist of doing it wrong: 'Cincinnatus was not a tyrant in the modern sense, and after being recalled to Rome to deal with a temporary emergency.' Beard retaliated: Well, the truth is that he did come back a decade or two years after his'return to the plough' to put down a popular rebellion.' I think it was his first period of 'dictatorship.' I believe 21 days were spent in the second, squashing the popular rebellion.' And the final swipe from Petsy? This is not a very long 'dictatorship,' says the author.' Unlike the appointment of four privy counsellors in the same room in the Sixties, the Queen's Balmoral drawing room farewell to Boris and anointing of new Prime Minister Liz went without a hitch.

Electric cars are getting a lot of buzz right now. While Maverick entrepreneur Elon Musk's pioneering Tesla may have paved the way, mainstream manufacturers have been quick to rise up the challenge and push the electric vehicle route. Volkswagen's latest and aptly named ID Buzz (pictured) is the 21st-century zero-emissions incarnation of the classic VW Campervan, demonstrating how far battery cars have travelled.