ISIS jihadists overrun paradise islands where Bono and Daniel Craig holiday before torching luxury villas and imposing Sharia law Luxurious Indian Ocean island of Vamizi, Mozambique, has been razed by ISIS Prince Albert of Monaco honeymooned there, former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela stayed there, as did footballer Christiano Ronaldo Vamizi and smaller islands … Read more
Mr Miyagi from The Karate Kid, Professor Keating from Dead Poets Society, Dumbledore… there have been many great on-screen teachers. Now an octopus joins their ranks, thanks to a new Netflix documentary – My Octopus Teacher. It’s a fascinating, beautifully scored – and at times deeply moving – account of how filmmaker Craig Foster formed … Read more
‘Child snatch’ horror: Man is wrestled to the ground after ‘trying to abduct’ four-year-old at a South African restaurant as terrified mother tries to hold on to the girl Shocking footage shows an attempted kidnapping in Roodepoort, Guateng A 24-year-old man grabs a girl by her neck in front of her horrified mother The restaurant’s owner grapples … Read more
Commonwealth chief Baroness Scotland proposes a ‘truth and reconciliation’ summit after Prince Harry called the organisation’s history ‘uncomfortable’ Baroness Scotland suggested association could launch a reconciliation body She insisted the Commonwealth has ‘never been frightened’ to talk about race Prince Harry said in July association must acknowledge ‘uncomfortable’ past By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 01:44 … Read more
Elephants can ‘catch yawns’ from familiar humans just like chimpanzees and dogs – suggesting they are more similar to us than previously thought Elephant handlers were asked to yawn, fake yawn and make mouth movements They ‘caught a yawn’ whenever the handlers yawned for real or fake yawned Before this only chimps and dogs had … Read more
England cricketer Ben Stokes reveals he ‘didn’t sleep for a week’ after finding out his father Ged was suffering from brain cancer England star Ben Stokes has spoken after his father’s heartbreaking diagnosis Ged Stokes revealed he is battling brain cancer after being taken ill in the winter Stokes withdrew from England’s Test series with … Read more
World’s oldest man dies four months after his 116th birthday when he complained he couldn’t find any tobacco to roll his own cigarettes due to the Covid lockdown Fredie Blom died Saturday four months after his 116th birthday in South Africa On his birthday he said lockdown jarred him because he couldn’t buy tobacco South … Read more
Great white shark soars 15ft through the air as the highest ever water breach is recorded in mesmerising photograph from South Africa Scientist Chris Fallows took the shot at Seal Island in South Africa as part of ‘Air Jaws’ series on Shark Week ‘They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, that picture … Read more
The niece of a British woman who was brutally raped and murdered in South Africa has revealed how she tracked down her aunt’s ‘killer’… using a Facebook honey trap. Retired teacher Christine Robinson, 59, was brutally raped and murdered at a South African safari lodge in 2014. Her niece Lehanne Sergison, 49, grew frustrated with the … Read more
The tall guy… and the fall guy: Giraffes bash heads in brutal battle in South Africa’s Kruger Park before victor poses with hoof on collapsed foe Incredible footage of a fight between two male giraffes was captured August 5 Video shows the giraffes viciously knocking heads until one is knocked down The fight took place in … Read more