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months. it is down 16% from the week before. the number of hospital patients with the viruses started to drop, which means we might have passed the peak of this latest virus. a rare dinosaur skeleton has sold in the united states, the skeleton belonged to a gorgosaurus, and went to a private bidder who has not been identified, prompting some scientists to express concern that it will not go on display to the public. after almost four decades and 9,000 episodes, the final episodes of the australian soap neighbours will be broadcast on british tv later today.
a rare dinosaur skeleton has sold at auction in the us forjust over $6 million. the 77 million year old skeleton is a close relative of the tyrannosaurus wreck spot faster and with a stronger bite. it went to a private bidder whose identity hasn t been revealed prompting scientist to express concern it won t be on display to the public. daughters has been given a new lease of life with his very own set of wheels a tortoise. he s back on the move thanks to an ingenious solution. the vet fitted him with plastic wheels from a toy building set and now he s happily gliding through the garden and eating grass. it lowers your pulse watching that. coming up, tim willcox and i ll be back at 5pm but
inclusive to date with a record a2 para sports that will be running concurrently at the games and also more medals will be available for the women s competitors than for the men s for the first time ever on the first day. 16 gold medals are up for grabs, the first of which is the men s and women s triathlon, then the men s gymnastics team final. and in the afternoon, the track cycling significantly more than 1.2 million tickets have already been sold for these games, making them the best attended yet. jane dougall reporting from birmingham. and finally if you had $6 million to spare, would you spend it on a one of a kind dinosaur skeleton? well someonejust did. yes, the gorgo saurus a faster and stronger relative of tyrannosaurus rex, roamed the earth 77 million years ago. this one was found in montana in 2018 and was auctioned off today
the corridor of death. the festival of san fermin will continue for the next week, but animal rights groups hope eventually it will go the same way as the dinosaurs. talking of which. a 76 million year old dinosaur skeleton will be auctioned in new york later this month. the fossilised remains are the first ever entire gorgosaurus skeleton to be offered for private sale. the auctioneers, sotheby s, say the fossil, standing three metres tall and nearly seven metres long, is in excellent condition. the gorgosaurus, described as a fearsome apex carnivore would have roamed the earth in the late cretaceous period more than 70 million years ago. it is expected to fetch between $5 million