Diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette sells for $4.8m
A necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that prompted the downfall of the doomed French queen Marie Antoinette has been sold at auction for $4.81m (£3.8m). The Georgian…
Mohamed Al Fayed’s brother Salah also abused Harrods staff, women say
Getty Images / BBC Salah Fayed, left, bought Harrods with Mohamed Al Fayed and another brother in 1985 One of Mohamed Al Fayed’s brothers also abused women who worked at…
Thousands of illegal ‘zama zama’ miners remain underground in South Africa
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to “smoke them out” and arrest them.…
Bird brain from age of dinosaurs to help Cambridge researchers
Stephanie Abramowicz Navaornis is named after William Nava who discovered the fossil in 2016 at a site near Presidente Prudente, Brazil A fossil discovery could transform the understanding of how…
Folic acid to be added to flour to help stop birth defects
Folic acid is to be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour in the UK to help prevent birth defects. Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural…
Neil Gray ‘sorry’ after chauffeur trips to football
Health Secretary Neil Gray apologises for Aberdeen football games ‘error’ Health Secretary Neil Gray has said he is sorry he did not go to a “wider range” of football matches…
‘Banana-free areas requested’ over Swedish minister’s phobia
A Swedish minister’s phobia of bananas has reportedly led to government officials asking for rooms to be free of the fruit. Local media outlet Expressen has quoted from leaked emails…
Who is Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s new national intelligence director?
Reuters Tulsi Gabbard – a former Democrat congresswoman who joined the Republican Party to back Donald Trump – is the president-elect’s pick for director of national intelligence. The wide-ranging role…
Two-year-old ‘lucky to be alive’ after pocket bully attack
Danielle Gunston Alfred Gunston was set upon by a dog on Halloween A mother said her two-year-old son was lucky to be alive after he was “horrifically” attacked by a…
FBI video shows moment man sets US ballot box on fire
New footage released by the FBI from 28 October reveals the moment a man set a ballot box on fire with an “improvised incendiary device” in Portland, Oregon. The FBI…