Queen ready to celebrate 60th year as monarch
To celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 60th year on the throne, her majesty will be celebrated by 3,120 little cakes being placed together to form a cake portrait. This will be the larger version of the cake, with a smaller version of the portrait being made with only 500 cakes.
One of the most recognised and artistic masterpieces in history has sold for a record breaking price of $119.9 million at auction. It has now become the most expensive piece of artwork to be sold at auction, and was bought by a telephone bidder who will remain anonymous.
It has been five years since Madeleine McCann disappeared in Portugal, but even though there has not been any strong leads Scotland Yard have stated that the hunt for her is not close to being over. A photo has been released giving an impression of what Madeleine would look like now, a picture that looks like one which would be framed by parents and put on display.
The ‘Beau Sancy’ is a 400-year old diamond, one of the oldest and most storied jewels which is currently held privately. But it is now going up for sale at Sotheby’s auction house in Geneva, where those who have had to enjoy it from afar will finally get their chance to add it to their own collections. Adding themselves to a long line of high profile owners.
Comedian and actor Russell Brand provided evidence at a drugs hearing regarding his own battle with addiction, where MPs have been embroiled in their effort to review current Government policy on the widespread problem. Even though the situation was serious, Brand could not stop himself with introducing some levity in his own very unique way.
A Japanese teenager who lost almost everything during a Tsunami last year received one piece of good news, as his much loved football was recovered in Alaska. It has been revealed by Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, that the football has been the first bit of debris from the tsunami to reach shore on the other side of the world.
It has been revealed that Iran has cracked through the security systems on a United States RQ-170 Sentinel drone which they captured last year. Tehran had claimed over the weekend that they have been able to recover data from the American spy drone, which has included information that the drone was used to spy on Osama Bin Laden.
Tornadoes ripped through the US states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa last week with locals given no warning to the oncoming destruction as sirens fail to sound. The winds have killed five people in the Oklahoma town because local communities were not provided with any indication as to what they were about to face.
Following a failed rocket launch, North Korea have tried to better the mood in the nation by unveiling a huge statue of their former leader Kim Jong-il to a massive crowd of interested people. The unveiling was broadcast on North state-television, and the new statue was placed next to one of his father Kim Il-sung.
For those people that think that cleaning windows on high rise buildings is dangerous work, the outcome for these New York window cleaners only confirms their fears. As cleaners at a building near Manhattan street had to be pulled to safety when one side of their rig collapsed on them.
It has been revealed that those individuals that make money using online auction sites have just two months of their original three month window to come clean. Once the time period is up HM Revenue & Customs will be coming down hard on any traders not declaring their income, if they are using e-Bay or any other auction site to make money.
A car which crashed into a fuel tanker in California has resulted in the tanker exploding into flames on a motorway. With every drop of fuel becoming more and more valuable losing any amount needlessly will not help with the demand or the prices of the commodity.
A man has been stabbed in the neck at a Jessie J party. The victim, believed to be in his 30s is in a “serious condition” in hospital after being attacked with a broken bottle, following the singers ‘Price Tag’ performance. The party was sponsored by phone company Blackberry and took place in London on Tuesday night.
A series of tornadoes has ripped through Texas, hurling lorries, cars and destroying buildings in its path. Injuring at least 17 people with no fatalities being reported. Possibly a dozen tornadoes rumbled across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area on Tuesday, levelling many homes. North Texans scrambled for cover as the warming sirens blared.
With the iPad becoming a hit amongst every generation of people, it was only a matter of time that it would be utilised by musicians. While some may use the new technology to put together their track before real instruments are used in the studio, an Estonian band have gone one step further and replaced their instruments for Apple’s iPad.
Family members of the murdered bride Anni Dewani are desperate to get the truth behind her mystery death on her honeymoon in 2010. However their agonizing wait has been prolonged as the high court in London have temporarily halted Shrein Dewani’s extradition back to South Africa on mental health grounds.
