Exactly 124 years ago Southend welcomed its first professional tattoo artist who set up shop in the town, eager to put his ink stamp on the bodies of men, women and possibly sometimes even children.

Thanks to their increased accessibility and the rise of social media platforms like Instagram, where fans eagerly share their tattoo designs, more people are being inspired to get inked.

A pop-up tattoo parlour will open at the Ulster Museum in Belfast as part of a late-night adults-only event, and ink artists from Belfast’s Skullduggery Tatu have already visited the attraction ...

We had to go over all the doors, all the woodwork, all the furniture, banisters, and cabinets. We also had to clean every ...