Diamonds aren’t forever: Gems that sparked diamond-rush in South Africa turn out to be quartz Thousands rushed to a hillside after a cattle herder thought he found diamonds Government sent geoscientists and mining experts to collect testing samples Initial findings show the gemstones are quartz, an inexpensive mineral By Jack Newman For Mailonline and Afp Published: … Read more
Woman in her 40s is in ’life-threatening condition’ in hospital after she was found ‘unresponsive in the water’ A woman was found unresponsive in the water in Portsmouth Harbour The UK Coastguard and Military Police were called to the scene today She is in a life-threatening condition in hospital, ambulance service said By Emer Scully … Read more
Major rescue operation sparked after woman is dragged under Portsmouth to Isle of Wight hovercraft ferry ‘while trying to take a picture in front of the boat’ A woman was allegedly dragged under a hovercraft ferry in Portsmouth She was trying to take a picture of the front of the boat, reports revealed The UK … Read more
Facebook is testing a video speed dating app that lets potential matches meet for four minutes to see ‘if sparks fly.’ Called Sparked, the service is described as ‘video dating with kind people’ and promises no swiping, no DMs and is free to use, but requires a Facebook profile to create an account, as first … Read more
A cartoon of Prophet Muhammad that sparked furious protests at a Yorkshire school was shown to pupils a ‘week before row by another member of staff’, a parent has claimed. The picture, believed to be one from French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, was, according to The Times, shown by another teacher a week before the … Read more
New forest growth may have sparked the mass extinction 360 million years ago by fueling massive plankton blooms that sucked all the oxygen from oceans – and experts say it is happening now at an even faster rate Sediment records shows new forests sparked the Devonian Mass Extinction There was a link between new growth … Read more
Amber Gill has admitted that TikTok trolls sparked her one stone weight loss after she received ‘horrible’ comments on the social media platform. The Love Island 2019 winner, 23, appeared on Thursday’s episode of Access All Areas on FUBAR Radio where she spoke to hosts Bobby Norris and Stephen Leng about her recent fitness journey. Amber, who has lost one stone … Read more
A French schoolgirl has admitted to telling lies about a teacher who was beheaded after an online hate campaign kickstarted by her comments. The unidentified girl had claimed that high school teacher Samuel Paty showed an image depicting the Prophet Mohammed during a lesson on free speech. She said that Paty had asked Muslim pupils … Read more
Grant Denyer addressed past speculation of a drug habit on Thursday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! And now a Woman’s Day article that sparked the false rumours has resurfaced. The 43-year-old TV host was asked about the allegations on the show by his co-star Toni Pearen after a 2014 report … Read more
A bizarre sea beast with a circular mouth full of serrated teeth triggered a prehistoric ‘arms race’ when it evolved eyes, new research has revealed. Radiodonts stalked the oceans more than 500 million years ago and are one of the earliest animal types to emerge on planet Earth. Now a new study has revealed how … Read more