A mum from Leeds has left locals in stitches after accidentally listing her baby for sale on Facebook for £1.
Lucy Battle actually meant to list her sofa for sale, but instead uploaded a picture of her seven-month-old baby Oscar to Facebook Marketplace with the caption 'need gone today'.
People from all over Leeds flooded into the comment section to say that the post had 'made their day' and had a good chuckle at her error.
The mum had recently bought a new sofa and was looking to get rid of her old one in a speedy fashion to make room for the new arrival.
However, she unintentionally made a photograph of her son the feature image on the listing - and didn't even realise, that is until people started messaging her in response to the listing with jokes about buying him.
At that point, she realised she couldn't delete the picture either - leaving her absolutely flooded with comments and messages, as over 100 people piled onto the bottom of the post.
Tom Howell joked: "What's he like with other babies?"
Mandy Lyles wrote: "Can I swap for a teenager?"
Sarah Wilkinson commented: "How's he at washing up?"
She told Leeds Live: "I just somehow managed to upload the wrong photo when I was choosing them from my camera roll and unfortunately it was of Oscar!
"I realised when everyone started commenting and messaging me and then I couldn't delete it either.
"It worked out though because one of the messages was someone actually enquiring about the sofa! But most of them were people making jokes about me giving away my son.
"I didn't expect it to go so far!"
Ultimately, she replied to clarify her error and even managed to sell her sofa so it was a win-win.
"Thanks all for being nice though and understanding this was a genuine mistake," she wrote.
M&S has launched a massive recruitment drive across Yorkshire.
With the festive season fast approaching, and most British stores having already unveiled their Christmas ranges for 2026, one of the country’s largest brands has launched a massive UK-wide seasonal recruitment drives to gear up for what is always one of the busiest times of the year for the retail industry.
M&S has announced it will recruit for plenty of new colleagues across the UK.
As mentioned Christmas is one of the busiest moments of the year for M&S, and seasonal colleagues play a ‘vital’ part in delivering that.
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New recruits will be tasked with helping M&S deliver a ‘brilliant’ service for customers.
Stores with vacancies span the whole of Leeds - including city centre, Moortown, Crown Point, White Rose Shopping Centre and Pudsey.
M&S says the roles are ‘fast-moving and hands-on’, with colleagues required to work together to make sure customers still get the very best of M&S, even at its busiest.
The roles will pay £13.41 per hour, with successful applicants receiving the training, tools and support needed to get up to speed quickly.
“We can’t wait to welcome over 300 new colleagues to our store teams here in Greater Manchester,” commented Zeba Khan, who is the Regional Manager at M&S.
“As we get ready for our busiest time of year, it’s a great opportunity to join us and help bring a magical M&S Christmas to our customers.
“We have a range of opportunities available, whether joining our city centre flagship or our fresh market-style foodhalls. We’re looking for colleagues who are passionate about delivering great customer service and being part of a team.”
Fancy it then? Applications are now open, and you can find out more and apply on the M&S Christmas careers page here.
Inside the historic Leeds mill transformed into a thriving hub for creatives
Clementine Hall
Nestled in Armley, Assembly House is an independent creative hub bringing artists together.
Assembly House, based on Canal Road in Armley inside a historic Victorian mill, has become a home for creatives across Leeds since launching in 2013.
The artist-led organisation combines working studios with an independent gallery and project space, hosting everything from exhibitions and workshops to community events and live music.
The space is currently home to 80 creatives who make up their community, comprising of professional practitioners including educators, performers, painters, sculptors, illustrators, video artists and designers.
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Their aim is simple - to offer affordable studios to emerging artists alongside technical support, producing support along with access to workshops, internal film screenings and events.
Assembly House offer a yearly program of exhibitions designed to showcase the studio holders and get their work out there. It's all aimed at helping the artists, whether it's their first show or tenth.
It has also helped bring art into the wider neighbourhood through community murals, public sculptures and activities for local people.
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They believe art has the power to bring people together and to evoke emotion and thought, and we've got to say that we absolutely agree.
The space can also be hired by students and independent creatives looking to put on their own exhibitions or bring a project to life.
The fabulous venue is generally open to visitors during exhibitions, workshops and events, with visits by appointment at other times, so it's worth checking its website before heading over.
To have a look at their current programme and to find out more about what Assembly House are doing for Leeds and the community, you can take a look at their website here.
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