Gems that sparked diamond-rush in South Africa turn out to be quartz

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

Major rescue operation sparked after woman is found unresponsive in water

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 hovercraft ferry

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 dating app called Sparked that cycles users through four-minute dates

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

Climate change has sparked a mass exodus of nearly 50,000 marine species from the equator

On June 23, 1988, a sultry day in Washington, James Hansen told Congress and the world that global warming wasn’t approaching – it had already arrived.  The testimony of the top NASA scientist, said Rice University historian Douglas Brinkley, was ‘the opening salvo of the age of climate change.’ Thirty years later, it’s clear that … Read more

Love Island’s Amber Gill admits TikTok trolls sparked her one stone weight loss

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

18 stone woman says being ‘fat-shamed by a camel’ on holiday sparked weight loss

A woman who once weighed 18 stone has revealed how an embarrassing encounter with a camel sparked a dramatic weight loss journey – and let to her winning a bodybuilding competition.    Carla Sheard, from Featherstone, West Yorkshire, says pregnancy and takeaways led to her gradually gaining weight in her early twenties, but that being told she … Read more

The wild story about Grant Denyer going to a Thai rehab facility that sparked false drug rumours

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

Rebel Wilson reveals 20 years of self-loathing sparked her 40-pound weight loss

Hollywood superstar Rebel Wilson’s staggering 40-pound weight-loss was sparked by 20 years of self-loathing. The Pitch Perfect actress, 40, feels ‘so sad for herself’ she allowed her unhappiness to manifest for two decades and admits she’s now found contentment for the first time since her teens – and wants to become a mum. However, the … Read more

Tom Hanks appears on the Today show after last visit sparked Covid-19 outbreak

No hard feelings! Tom Hanks appears on the Today show… after his last visit to the Sydney studio with wife Rita Wilson sparked a Covid-19 outbreak By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:20 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 22:25 GMT, 30 December 2020 Channel Nine’s former headquarters in Willoughby, Sydney, was the … Read more