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The Telegraph • 13th July 2022

‘I paid a friend to tile my bathroom and it was shoddy – should he fix it for free?’

We wanted our bathroom updated so I turned to the husband of my wife’s friend, who is a plumber. Despite my expectation, there was no friend’s discount, but I didn’t mind paying full price as trusting a tradesman to do a proper job is worth spending money on.

However, a couple of days after the installation, when using the shower, I heard a banging noise coming from behind the newly tiled wall. My research tells me this is caused by the hot water pipe expanding.

I mentioned this to our friend

The Telegraph • 11th July 2022

For sale: Francis Bacon’s former home where he painted George Dyer

There are conflicting accounts of how Francis Bacon met George Dyer, his artistic muse. The most captivating story is that Dyer, known as a criminal from East London, attempted to burgle Bacon’s Reece Mews home in 1963. According to the Irish Times, Bacon told Dyer he could take whatever he wanted if he took his clothes off and came into his bed. Although this may be urban legend, Bacon continued to paint Dyer in his small studio at Reece Mews.

Bacon’s London home serves as the location where h

The Telegraph • 6th July 2022

‘My fiancée wants to splurge our house deposit on a big wedding – what can I do?’

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