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WITH a machete at his throat and a gun at his head, Mike Farmer noticed the kid holding the firearm was shaking – they were scared, and that made the situation even more dangerous. "I was just thinking: 'I'm glad my wife stayed at the hotel today – this sucks, I'm actually going to die here'," Mike tells The Sun. It was 2011 in Kenya and he'd been beaten, abducted and driven into the jungle by thieves who knew he had cash – lots of it. That's because Mike, 48, is a meteorite hunter from Tucson, Arizona. He sells his extraterrestrial minerals to amateur astronomers and billionaire businessmen alike, all of whom want to get their hands on a tangible emissary from outer space. A fireball over the skies of Britain last Sunday alone could have scattered thousands of rocks in the fields below. And while the financial and scientific rewards in finding meteorites are great, so are the risks – but Mike lives for the thrill of the chase. "I see myself as like Indiana … [Read more...] about I’m a meteorite dealer who makes millions selling space rocks – I’ve been kidnapped and robbed in the brutal trade

ITV is in the process of making a crime drama focused on canoe accident conman John Darwin. The former teacher faked his death for insurance money and the channel will tell his story in the form of a compelling series on the small screen. Chris Lang, who wrote another ITV drama Unforgotten, has already penned the four-part series, titled The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. Filming for the show is set to begin this spring and Lang thoroughly enjoyed writing the series. He shared: "If I’d tried to sell this project as an original story, it would never have got further than the pitch. "'It’s just too far-fetched, 'Chris, no-one would ever believe that any of that could actually have happened,' except it did. All of it. And I loved writing every single word.” ITV's Head of Drama Polly Hill added: “This is an extraordinary story of deception within a very ordinary family. Chris has written brilliant scripts about the heart-breaking cost of this elaborate lie. "I am so … [Read more...] about ITV making true crime drama about canoe accident conman John Darwin – who faked his own death for insurance money

WALKERS has launched brand new, Flamin' Hot crisps which are so spicy they're actually red. Available now in selected stores, the spicy crisps are made with beetroot, fiery chilli flakes and paprika extract. Walkers claims that this combination makes the crisps an ideal level of heat whilst also creating a naturally vivid shade of red. Suitable for vegetarians, the hot new flavour can be bought in grab bags, sharing packs and multipacks from retailers nationwide. Prices will vary depending on your supermarket of choice - with multipacks priced at £1.65 RRP for a multipack of six 25g bags. The Recommended Retail Price for 45g ‘Grab Bags’ is 85p while a 65g sharing pack is priced at £1. Supermarkets offering the new flavours include Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Co-op, but as the crisps have just launched you may need to shop around to find them on shelves. This isn't the first time that Walkers has tried its hand at Flamin' Hot - last year the … [Read more...] about Walkers has launched brand new Flamin’ Hot crisps and they’re bright red

Boris Johnson is getting a £9million White House-style 'situation room' to command terror emergencies and military operations. The state-of-the-art bunker in the basement of the Cabinet Office will have huge display screens allowing the PM to track events in real time. It will be known as the Situation Centre, or SitCen, and should be up and running this summer - with claims it will reduce the time taken to brief ministers from 'weeks to minutes'. The plan is a centrepiece of the huge defence, security and foreign policy review due to be unveiled by Mr Johnson on March 16. The project has been highlighted after it emerged that £2.6million has been spent on an overhaul of No9 Downing Street to stage US-esque televised press briefings. Meanwhile, a major row is raging over claims Mr Johnson's official flat above No11 is having an upgrade overseen by his fiancee Carrie Symonds, with the cost feared to be around £200,000. No10 sources told the Sunday Times coronavirus had … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson will get £9m White House-style ‘situation centre’ to command terror emergencies and military operations

T he thing about this Manchester City team at the moment is that every few weeks another player seems to be spurred on to new heights. For a good while, it was Ilkay Gundogan and, before him, Kevin De Bruyne. Then Phil Foden took over. Thereafter, Raheem Sterling hit the goal trail again and Bernardo Silva’s renaissance gathered pace. Joao Cancelo ? How could we forget about him? And that’s just offensively. On Tuesday night, it was the turn of Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus to step it up another notch. Wolverhampton Wanderers, somehow, were actually threatening to steal a point here for all of 18 minutes in the second half but, for the majority of this game, the threats to Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were constant and widespread; so many good players, full of confidence, playing so well within a system that, on occasions such as these, looks almost impossible to stymie. By the end of an exhilarating night at the Etihad Stadium that really did warrant a full house, the scoreline … [Read more...] about Manchester City march on with Gabriel Jesus scoring two to dispatch dogged Wolves