The £20,000 sheepdog: World record price in bidding war for working collie as new owner buys her after watching video Brown and white collie Henna, three, was bought by hill farmer Donna Jones Her new dog will control 750 sheep in Llanbedr, in Black Mountains, South Wales Despite the sum, Mrs Jones, 41, is confident … Read more
One of the most complete T-Rex fossils in the world has been sold for a record $31.8 million, nearly quadrupling the previous highest price for a dinosaur at auction. The fossil nicknamed Stan made mincemeat of an opening price of between six and eight million dollars at Christie’s in New York Tuesday. It shredded the … Read more
A bass guitar once belonging to former Rolling Stones star Bill Wyman sold at auction for a record-breaking $384,000 (about £300,000) over the weekend. More than 1,000 items from the rocker’s archive went under the hammer, including musical instruments, amplifiers, stage-worn ensembles, awards and personal items. The collection contained pieces from Wyman’s three-decade stint in … Read more
Storm Francis left a trail of devastation in its wake today after battering Britain with record-breaking wind gusts of more than 80mph and six weeks’ worth of rain that brought travel chaos and flooded hundreds of homes. Rescue teams will resume two separate search operations in Cardiff this morning after reports of a man and … Read more
SpaceX celebrated its 100th successful launch Tuesday morning, sending 58 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard the Falcon 9 rocket from Florida‘s Cape Canaveral. Along with the internet beaming devices were three SkySat observational satellites owned by Planet Labs, a private Earth-imaging company. Falcon 9 is the first reusable rocket designed to take cargo and passengers … Read more
Endurance swimmer, 35, completes record-breaking 21-mile Channel crossing to Calais in 10 hours 40mins (but she only spends 10 minutes on French soil to avoid quarantine) 35-year-old Australian has broken the men’s record for the number of crossings Crossing took 10 hours and 40 minutes after leaving Abbot’s Cliff on Saturday Said she been given all-clear … Read more
Shocking weather: Record-breaking ‘megaflash’ bolt of lightning more than 440 MILES long strikes over Brazil In 2018, a ‘megaflash’ bolt of lightning struck over parts of southern Brazil Scientists used satellite imagery technology to capture a snapshot from space The team compared the bolt with a the world record that was 200 miles long The … Read more