A closer look at Samantha Armytage’s classic engagement ring

Sunrise host Samantha Armytage, 43, announced her engagement to boyfriend Richard Lavender, 60, in an Instagram post on Sunday.  And a closer look at her prized bling suggests the Channel Seven star is in favour of a more classic style. Samantha’s engagement ring features a modest-sized cushion cut diamond on a prong setting, with an … Read more

London-born ‘computer genius’ who died from leukaemia aged 15 moves closer to becoming a saint

‘Patron Saint of the Internet’ moves closer to actual Sainthood: London-born ‘computer genius’ who set up website charting miracles before his death from leukaemia aged 15 will be beatified in October, Vatican says Computer genius Carlo Acutis, 15, passed away from leukaemia in 2006 He was born in London to Italian parents before moving to Milan … Read more

Boris Johnson plans closer pact with UK’s ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence partners

Boris Johnson plans to end reliance on Chinese technology by forming a pact with UK’s ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence partners PM Johnson ‘wants UK to take leading role in ending Western reliance on China’ PM plans to form a deeper relationship with ‘Five-Eyes’ intelligence partners He unveils plan to ‘plug gaps’ in Western skill sectors where China … Read more

Humans and Neanderthals were genetically closer than brown and polar bears

Neanderthals, Denisovans and Homo sapiens were so closely related that they were able to interbreed and have offspring that were fertile and healthy, a study suggests.  Analysis from the University of Oxford reveals the species were more genetically similar than brown bears and polar bears are today.  This significant overlap provided genetic compatibility and allowed … Read more

Marine species are edging closer to Earth’s poles at an average pace of 3.7 miles per year

Marine species are edging closer to Earth’s poles at an average pace of 3.7 miles per year as climate change causes global ocean temperatures to rise Experts reviewed 258 studies into shifting habitat ranges with climate change They used this to make a database, BioShifts, that covers some 12,000 species Marine species are moving poleward six times faster … Read more

Magnetic North Police is moving closer to Siberia, researchers reveal 

Magnetic North Police is moving closer to Siberia as two lobes of magnetic force clash near the Earth’s core, researchers reveal Researchers from the UK and Denmark say the pole is moving 37 miles a year Associate professor Phil Livermore says they have not seen data like this before It is caused by shifts in … Read more

Valkyrie review: Johanna Fridriksdottir makes the Vikings feel far closer to us than ever before

Valkyrie: The Women Of The Viking World Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir                              Bloomsbury Academic £20 Rating: When we think of Vikings, we immediately conjure up a vision of hairy men in pointy helmets with nothing but pillage and slaughter on their mind. But … Read more

Scientists closer to unlocking mystery behind how neutrinos helped spread matter after Big Bang

New study brings scientists one step closer to unlocking mystery behind how matter prevailed over antimatter during the Big Bang An experiment is casting light on how matter formed in the early universe A new study shows that neutrinos oscillate into electron neutrinos at a higher rate than their antimatter counterparts This challenges principals of physics like … Read more

MAFS bride Hayley Vernon gives fans a closer look at her new leg tattoo

Tatt’s huge! Married At First Sight’s Hayley Vernon gives fans a closer look at her large leg tattoo as she finishes her post-show celebrity makeover By Candice Jackson and Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:10 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 23:10 BST, 14 April 2020 Eagle-eyed Married At First Sight viewers noticed … Read more

Anne Tyler is a magician. You finish her delightful new novel feeling closer to life

Redhead By The Side Of The Road Anne Tyler Chatto & Windus £14.99 Rating: On one level, the novels of Anne Tyler are as straightforward and unobtrusive as her name. Her prose style is clear and unshowy. Her sentences have no flourishes. You could almost say that their only identifying feature is their lack of … Read more