The Pink Star, supposedly the largest internally flawless fancy pink vivid diamond that the Gemmological Institute of America has ever graded was sold for how much at Sotheby's in 2013?   Answer here

THEY say that the British are car-mad and a new survey, outlined in the Daily Mail, confirms that.

The study by new car buying website Carfused.com showed that 93 per cent of those questioned could remember the colour of their first motor, but only 88 per cent could recall the name of the first person they kissed!

COUNCILS across the land are under pressure to cut costs and it now seems that spending a penny in a public loo may become more difficult.

For a story in the Daily Express reveals that in the past three years, 13.5 per cent of public toilets have been cut by local authorities trying to save cash.

A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker.

Sports Diary
by Patrick O’Connor

DO you know the rules of football?

Have you any idea how and when they were first established?