Royal family shares a photo of the young Princess Elizabeth, aged 21, giving a speech

‘On my twenty-first birthday I welcome the opportunity to speak to all the peoples of the British Commonwealth and Empire, wherever they live, whatever race they come from, and whatever language they speak. ‘Let me begin by saying ‘thank you’ to all the thousands of kind people who have sent me messages of good will. … Read more

Wildlife worker shows off bond with lions as he play-fights with three big cats in South Africa 

A Swiss financier who quit his job to look after a pride of lions in South Africa has shared terrifying images showing him getting up close and personal with the ferocious animals. Unnerving footage shows Dean Schneider standing calmly to the greet three big cats who come bounding out of long grass and knock him … Read more

Mother-of-two, 47, who attacked British Airways cabin crew in drunken rage avoids jail 

A mother-of-two who attacked three flight attendants after being denied six Bloody Marys on a while flying first class to check herself into rehab was spared jail today. Emma Langford, 47, had to be handcuffed and strapped to her seat while on the British Airways flight following the rampage, which left cabin crew shocked and the aircraft … Read more

Helicopter lands in university car park ‘to give student his bag after he forgot it’ 

Helicopter parenting! Surreal moment chopper lands in university car park ‘to give student his bag after he forgot it’ Footage taken in the North West University’s Vaal campus at Vanderbijlpark Student collects bag from chopper while its helicopter blades are  still whirring He casually ambles towards the chopper believed to be a Robinson R44 Raven … Read more

Star of Noughts + Crosses says it was ‘fun’ to see Stormzy ’embody’ ‘racist’ newspaper editor

The star of Noughts + Crosses has said that it was ‘fun’ to see Stormzy ’embody’ his character, a ‘racist’ newspaper editor, in the new BBC drama.  Masali Baduza, from South Africa, plays Sephy Hadley in the new series, which is set in a world where dark-skinned people run a culture that oppresses light-skinned people, while the rapper, 26, Croydon, appears as … Read more

Love Island winners Paige Turley and Finley Tapp enjoy a loved up date night in London

Love Island winner Paige Turley braves the freezing weather in a barely-there top as she and Finley Tapp enjoy a loved up date night in London By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 08:48 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 08:49 GMT, 5 March 2020 Love Island winners Paige Turley and Finley Tapp looked as if … Read more

Joe Root not amused as Stuart Broad offers his hand following England captain’s ban on handshakes

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more

Squirrel squares up to deadly Cape cobra and dodges its lightning-fast strikes

Squirrel squares up to deadly Cape cobra and dodges its lightning-fast strikes in astonishing encounter Cape ground squirrel leaps at cobra and distracts it with its tail, video shows Terrifying encounter was filmed in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa Safari guide Dave Pusey, 41, said it was the first time he had seen a fight … Read more

England stars to avoid shaking hands on tour of Sri Lanka over coronavirus fears

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more