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No birthday party is complete without a spectacular cake as the centrepiece. And one wealthy Arab family have paid a staggering £48.5million for the world's most expensive cake, which features real diamonds. 

In the series of films that started in the 1960's, "Pink Panther" is the name of a valuable pink diamond with an image at its center that resembles a leaping panther.

[Discovery News] A blue diamond weighing 12.03 carats and described by experts as internally flawless could sell for a record $55 million (47 million euros) when it goes up for auction in November, according to Sotheby’s.

The Rio Tinto 2015 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender is having viewings in Sydney, Hong Kong, New York and Perth and bids will close on 21 October 2015. The 2015 Tender, known as the “Connoisseur’s Collection”, comprises 65 diamonds weighing a total of 44.14 carats.

On a trip to Beijing three years ago, artist Daan Roosegaarde looked at a sample of the city's notorious air pollution and got inspired. The tiny black particles were mostly carbon; carbon, at high pressure, turns into diamonds. Why not suck up the city's smog, he thought, and turn it into jewelry...

International Jewellery London 2015 took place this week. With 60 years under its 'belt' this is one of the UK’s premier jewellery trade event. Mainly focusing on the end-customer market, this year's showcased over 530 jewellers and designers from around the world. 

Black diamonds, yellow gold, and minimalist designs dominated at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 30, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.