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Africa’s fairy circles in grasslands are formed by a plant that releases a toxic sap into the soil when it dies, a new study reveals. Between southern Angola and northern South Africa, there are hundreds of thousands of these circles, ranging in diameter from seven to 50 feet (2-15 metres). Researchers are convinced they have … Read more
Two nights after Christmas, 1980, and the American servicemen of Combat Support Group were letting off steam in the early hours at Woody’s Bar. An awards dinner was still in full swing and beer was flowing in the hut at RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk. No one paid much attention to the white-faced young airman who … Read more
Solved, the riddle of the Rorke’s Drift medal: Researchers confirm Victoria Cross bought by Sir Stanley Baker after he played its recipient in film Zulu IS genuine – after it was dismissed as fake Sir Stanley Baker wore Lieutenant Chard’s medals while filming the movie Zulu He bought the medals at auction for £2,700 only … Read more
One of the longest-running mysteries in the ‘Zodiac Killer’ saga has finally been solved after an international code-breaking team cracked the notorious ‘340 Cipher’ sent to the San Francisco Chronicle 51 years ago. The letter has been puzzling authorities and amateur sleuths since it arrived at the newspaper’s officer in November 1969, four years after … Read more
Walter Tull’s father, Daniel, was from Barbados but emigrated to Britain as a 20-year-old in 1876. He found work as a carpenter and married a local girl, Alice Palmer, four years later, before having Walter and his brother Edward. His mother tragically died of cancer when Walter was just seven years old and his father … Read more
Keeley Hawes has discussed her experience of playing the real-life police officer who solved Britain’s most notorious honour killing in a new ITV drama. Detective Chief Inspector Caroline Goode led an inquiry into the murder of Banaz Mahmod, 20, at the hands of her family after she was found in a Birmingham garden in 2006. The … Read more
An expert whose live TV interview was interrupted by her toddler looking for advice on where to place a painting has revealed they settled the dilemma – while a journalist who was interrupted mid-broadcast by her son looking for biscuits has said she was ‘mortified’ he asked for two, not one. Dr Clare Wenham, from … Read more
How the Mail solved mystery of Sir Richard Branson’s stolen family photo: Memento taken in raid at tycoon’s children’s 200-acre estate are found in a house in Romania The Virgin tycoon thanked the Mail for tracking down the family’s mementos Detectives hope to reunite the family with the valuables stolen from their estate Detectives are … Read more
Stig Engström, a graphic designer, has been named by investigators as the man who shot Prime Minister Olof Palme dead in 1986 Swedish police have named the man they believe fatally shot Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, but have closed the case without charge because the suspect is dead. Stig Engström, a graphic designer, is … Read more
Fans freaked out on Saturday when they noticed what looked like a terrified man hiding in the background of Jennifer Lopez’s Instagram gym selfie. But the real story behind the bizarre image is not one of the horror movie scenarios people were speculating about on social media, according to an E! News source on Wednesday. … Read more