Virgin Media is DOWN as internet service crashes for users across South West England  

Virgin Media is DOWN: Internet service crashes for frustrated users across South West England According to DownDetector, the problems started at around 08:13 BST Over 2,000 reports have been filed to DownDetector from South West England MailOnline has contacted Virgin Media for further information  By Shivali Best For Mailonline Published: 08:30 BST, 5 May 2021 … Read more

Coronavirus UK: South Asian communities in England were more at risk from death during second wave

South Asian communities in England were more at risk during the second wave of coronavirus than other ethnic groups, a study has found. Researchers said disparities for hospital admissions and death from Covid-19 improved for most minority ethnic groups between the first and second wave of the pandemic. But this gap widened for those from … Read more

Coronavirus UK: South Asian communities in England were more at risk from death during second wave

South Asian communities in England were more at risk during the second wave of coronavirus than other ethnic groups, a study has found. Researchers said disparities for hospital admissions and death from Covid-19 improved for most minority ethnic groups between the first and second wave of the pandemic. But this gap widened for those from … Read more

South Africa’s Zulu Queen dies weeks after being crowned following her husband’s death

The Zulu queen died suddenly today just weeks after she was made regent when her husband King Goodwill Zwelithini passed away, forcing officials to deny rumours she was poisoned.  Queen Mantfombi, 65, became the interim leader of the ethnic group after her husband’s send off last month.  Traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu monarch Mangosuthu Buthelezi, 92, … Read more

Elephants fight in South African game reserve

Rumble between the jumbos: Bull elephants slug it out in 30-minute brawl during breeding season in a South African game reserve Belinda Joubert filmed two bull elephants facing off in a South African reserve  The large pachyderms try to push each other from the road in Pilanesberg They blocked the road for half an hour … Read more

Elephants fight in South African game reserve

Rumble between the jumbos: Bull elephants slug it out in 30-minute brawl during breeding season in a South African game reserve Belinda Joubert filmed two bull elephants facing off in a South African reserve  The large pachyderms try to push each other from the road in Pilanesberg They blocked the road for half an hour … Read more

‘Miracle’ cave in South Africa may be the earliest known human dwelling EVER found

Ancient tools found in a ‘miracle’ cave in South Africa suggest our earliest ancestors set up camp there more than 1.8 million years ago, according to palaeontologists.  Experts from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem examined the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert, delving down to ancient layers within the historic site. Few places in the … Read more

Discovering the plantations of South Carolina that are steeped in beauty, history – and cruelty

The plantations of the Deep South are one of America’s greatest bitter-sweet heritage sights. They juxtapose in vivid real life the co-existence of the languid Hollywood elegance of Gone With The Wind with the unspeakable cruelties exposed more recently in 12 Years A Slave. Drive out of historic Charleston in South Carolina and in every … Read more

Belgian ambassador’s wife SLAPS South Korean shop worker after being caught ‘shoplifting’

Belgian ambassador’s wife SLAPS South Korean shop worker in the face after being accused of ‘shoplifting’ clothes in alleged ‘assault’ Security camera footage shows ‘slap’ after angry confrontation in clothes store  Xiang Xueqiu is the wife of Belgian ambassador Peter Lescouhier South Korean police say she is wanted for questioning over the alleged assault Xiang ‘cannot … Read more