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

Ten-year-old girl who sparked police hunt after disappearing is found safe and well 

Ten-year-old girl who sparked police hunt after disappearing from home is found safe and well Sussex Police have found missing ten-year-old girl Yasmin Tas, from west Sussex Young child disappeared from her home in Hassocks at around 8.45am today  Sussex Police confirmed they had been able to find missing child ‘safe and well’ By Bhvishya Patel For … Read more

Headteacher of Pimlico Academy who sparked race row revolt QUITS

A London secondary school headteacher whose policies sparked a race row has quit. Daniel Smith will ‘step down’ as headmaster of Pimlico Academy before the end of half term. He thanked staff for their ‘ongoing commitment to our students’ in an email to the faculty today. ‘Disciplinarian’ Mr Smith introduced a ‘back to basics’ uniform policy after starting at the … Read more

Headteacher of Pimlico Academy who sparked race row revolt QUITS

A London secondary school headteacher whose policies sparked a race row has quit. Daniel Smith will ‘step down’ as headmaster of Pimlico Academy before the end of half term. He thanked staff for their ‘ongoing commitment to our students’ in an email to the faculty today. ‘Disciplinarian’ Mr Smith introduced a ‘back to basics’ uniform policy after starting at the … Read more

How fisherman’s daughter dubbed the ‘pirate of hope’ sparked Jersey fishing war

Leading the sabre-rattling that added fire to today’s ‘fishing war’ in Jersey is Emmanuel Macron’s hard-left maritime minister, a fisherman’s daughter and Brexit hater who has made inflammatory threats to ‘cut off’ the island’s electricity.  Maritime minister Annick Girardin, a member of the Radical Party of the Left, is a straight-talking political street fighter who in a … Read more

How fisherman’s daughter dubbed the ‘pirate of hope’ sparked Jersey fishing war

Leading the sabre-rattling that added fire to today’s ‘fishing war’ in Jersey is Emmanuel Macron’s hard-left maritime minister, a fisherman’s daughter and Brexit hater who has made inflammatory threats to ‘cut off’ the island’s electricity.  Maritime minister Annick Girardin, a member of the Radical Party of the Left, is a straight-talking political street fighter who in a … 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