Poacher who killed more than 500 elephants sentenced to 30 years’ hard labour
Mobanza Mobembo Gerard, known as Guyvanho, was jailed in the Congo Republic after being convicted of ivory trafficking and attempted murder of poachers
Teacher ‘bored with life’ who shot dead three shoppers given death sentence
Prasittichai Khaokaew admitted killing three people, including a two-year-old boy and injuring five others in Thailand in Janaury. He also stole gold jewellery worth £12,625
Study suggests plane toilets are among ‘highest risk’ spots to catch Covid-19
Brits flying on a plane during the pandemic must take extra care when using the bathroom and try not to touch any surfaces which could be contaminated, new research shows
Girl who drifted to sea on unicorn inflatable ‘was frozen in fear’, says rescuer
The four-year-old girl was about half a mile from a beach and holding on for her life when she was rescued by hero ferry captain Grigoris Karnesis and his crew in the Gulf of Corith in Greece
Greece records highest number of new cases in new blow for holidaymakers
The surge has sparked fears that Greece could be added to the quarantine list, affecting thousands of Brits set to visit, while holidaymakers out there now face strict rules
Dad mauled to death by 400lb white lions during ‘rough play’ in front of wife
The rescued lions, named Tanner and Demi, killed conservationist West Mathewson, 69, in front of his horrified wife three years after they escaped and fatally mauled a local man in Hoedspruit, South Africa
World’s oldest married couple with combined age of 214 share relationship secret
Waldramina Maclovia Quinteros Reyes and husband Julio Cesar Mora Tapia have a combined age of 214. The couple from Ecuador have been officially recognised by Guinness World Records
Police officer breastfeeds kidnapped starving eight-day-old baby after rescue
Heidy Jaramillo Vega, 35, said she was “eager to help” after the eight-day-old infant was rescued in Cartagena, Colombia, after being taken by a woman who tricked her parents into trusting her
Scientist who revealed world’s icecaps are melting is killed by climate change
Glaciologist Konrad Steffen, 68, was working near the Swiss Camp research station he set up 30 years ago when he plunged into a crevasse created by rising temperatures in the Arctic
Brit survivor of New Zealand mosque massacre cradled dead child during attack
Nathan Smith, who moved to New Zealand from Dorset in 2005, was at one of two Christchurch mosques targeted by a white supremacist who went on a rampage and slaughtered 51 people