diamond jewellery

Why spend on diamonds when glass can fool you just as well?

Forget the traditional adage, "Diamonds are a girl's best friend." We are in Bangladesh, where a far humbler material is being touted as the new must-have luxury accessory. Who needs diamonds when you can have a shiny piece of glass for a fraction of the cost?

'Stolen' diamond surgically removed in Bangkok

A Chinese woman suspected of stealing a $300,000 (£195,000) diamond in the Thai capital, Bangkok, gets the jewel surgically removed from her intestines.

September 5, 2024
September 5, 2024

Why spend on diamonds when glass can fool you just as well?

Forget the traditional adage, "Diamonds are a girl's best friend." We are in Bangladesh, where a far humbler material is being touted as the new must-have luxury accessory. Who needs diamonds when you can have a shiny piece of glass for a fraction of the cost?

September 13, 2015
September 13, 2015

'Stolen' diamond surgically removed in Bangkok

A Chinese woman suspected of stealing a $300,000 (£195,000) diamond in the Thai capital, Bangkok, gets the jewel surgically removed from her intestines.