Sharks are living in the River Thames

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published 10 November 2021

Sharks are living in the River Thames, according to findings from the waterway’s first “health check” since it was condemned as “biologically dead” 64 years ago. The Greater Thames Shark Project, run by the Zoological Society of London, found that shark species including tope, starry smooth hound and spurdog live in the Thames. There are more than 100 species of fish in the 215-mile long river.

Marie Antoinette’s bracelets sell for $8m

A pair of diamond bracelets once owned by the queen of France, Marie Antoinette, have sold at auction in Switzerland for more than $8m (£5.8m). They were bought by an anonymous telephone bidder, going for more than double the expected bid. “These bracelets travelled through time to recount a most important era of French history, with its glamour, glory and drama,” said Francois Curiel, Europe chairman for Christie’s auction house.