Shells

Thai fisherman finds ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 while picking up snail shells on a beach 

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Poor fisherman stumbles across rare ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 inside a snail shell on a Thai beach Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, discovered the orange pearl in Nakhon Si Thammarat  The pearl was in a snail shell attached to a discarded buoy that washed ashore Niyomdecha hopes money from selling the pearl will lift his family out … Read more

Thai fisherman finds ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 while picking up oyster shells on a beach 

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A struggling fisherman was ecstatic after finding an orange Melo pearl worth £250,000 on a beach in Thailand. Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, was picking up oyster shells with his family when they stumbled upon the rare shell in Nakhon Si Thammarat province on January 27. Hatchai found a discarded buoy ball washed ashore with three shells … Read more

Radio star Jackie O is wowed by ‘genius’ hack to cut the shells from your dish

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‘Genius’ egg hack to stop shells getting in the pan will change the way you cook forever – but not everyone’s convinced Radio host Jacki O has been left amazed after trying a new cooking hack  The trick involves dropping a raw egg into the centre of a hot pan  This ensures the egg cracks … Read more

The Weeknd shells out $7M of his own money to his upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show performance

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The Weeknd is shelling out $7M of his own money to deliver a ‘cinematic experience’ for fans during the Super Bowl Halftime Show By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 22:53 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 23:01 GMT, 28 January 2021 The Weeknd is set to join an illustrious list of musical artists to headline … Read more

EastEnders’ Danny Dyer shells out £12k on garden shed for wife Joanne to do the IRONING

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Despite recently hitting their four-year wedding anniversary, they’ve been a couple for just months shy of three decades. And Danny Dyer has treated his wife Joanne Mas, both 43, to quite the lavish gift, splashing out an estimated £12,000 on a luxury garden shed for her.   But while Jo took to her Instagram to gush … Read more

Body armour made from SHRIMP SHELLS could protect soldiers against bullets, lasers and poison gas

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A coating to make body armour impervious to bullets, lasers, microbes and even poison gas is being developed in the US from the same material as shrimp shells.  Chitin is a robust natural material which forms the shells of crustaceans, protects butterfly wings and is found in mushroom cells.  The material is a naturally occurring, and … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Shell’s decision to slash dividend deals a cruel blow

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Oil deals a cruel blow: Shell’s decision to slash dividend and suspend share buybacks hurts investors, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 30 April 2020 For everyone managing a pension or investment fund, Shell’s decision to slash its dividend by two-thirds … Read more

Oil giant Shell’s eight-decade run of not cutting dividends ends

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Shell’s 80-year run of not cutting dividends ends as the oil giant falls victim to historic slump in demand caused by virus lockdown Shell is the first oil ‘supermajor’ to cut dividends due to the Covid-19 pandemic  Russ Mould, AJ Bell: Dividend cut is ‘devastating to investors across the country  In layman’s terms, oil markets … Read more