Rare gems go under the hammer

The stones are worth thousands of pounds

By Cara Sulieman

A COLLECTION of loose diamonds worth thousands of pounds are set to go under the hammer later this week.

Auction house Lyon and Turnbull are hoping that the rare gems will appeal to both collectors and private buyers who could have them made up into jewellery.

Four of the lots contain unusual coloured diamonds including yellowish gray, yellowish green and purplish pink, all of which are over a carat in size.

The oval cut purplish pink diamond alone is expected to reach at least  £1,800 in the auction on Friday.

Natural colours in diamonds are caused by the presence of additional elements in the make up of the stone.

They are very rare as most diamonds are slightly tinted when they are mined, and coloured diamonds are worth more than the colourless variety.

Ronnie Wood “accepts” his struggle with drink

By Michael MacLeod

ROLLING Stone Ronnie Wood says alcohol splits his personality like Jekyll and Hyde.

The wrinkly rocker has “accepted the fact it is never going to go away,” but says he still struggles with a “lack of self-esteem” when it comes to putting down the bottle.

The 62 year-old granddad guitarist opened up about his struggle with booze in a weekend interview.

And he says sticking with his 21 year-old Russian girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova makes him feel like “a permanent teenager.”

The Stones stalwart shrugged off reports he was trying to win back his ex-wife Jo after dumping her last year.