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It seems easy to divide the nation between those chomping at the bit to take to the skies, rails and roads — and others who baulk at the prospect of going beyond their newsagent. So where do you stand? Ruthless Air Miles Accumulator (RAMA) It seems easy to divide the nation between those chomping at … Read more
– Lourdes Leon, 24 Madonna shares Lourdes with her ex Carlos Leon, who she dated from 1995 to 1997. Last year she gushed over her daughter, stating: ‘I’m green with envy because she’s incredible at everything she does… ‘She’s an incredible dancer, she’s a great actress, she plays the piano beautifully, she’s way better than … Read more
Life on one of the world’s most remote sets of islands, which are still only inhabited by its original tribal settlers, has been captured in a series of stunning photographs. The ‘extremely isolated’ Marquesas Islands are one of the world’s most untouched civilisations, with its inhabitants blissfully still relatively unaffected by the developed world. The … Read more
Women in matriarchal Chinese tribe where females inherit property, control finances and take as many lovers as they wish are healthier than those in male dominated villages The matriarchal Mosuo tribe in southwest China was the subject of a new study Researchers found women had lower blood pressure than in villages run by men Blood … Read more
Baby’s got blue eyes… and so has everyone else! Indonesian tribe have piercing features due to a genetic fluke Members of a tribe on Buton Island, Indonesia, have Waardenburg Syndrome, affecting pigmentation The syndrome can affect hear loss but also causes an extremely rare electric blue colour in their eyes Korchnoi Pasaribu, from Jakarta, Indonesia, photographed … Read more
World famous Oxford museum removes shrunken heads made by Amazon headhunting tribe after bosses said exhibiting human remains ‘reinforces racist and stereotypical thinking’ Pitt Rivers Museum took down display ahead of its reopening on 22 September Dr Laura Van Broekhoven said collection goes against the museum’s ‘core values’ The removal comes as part of a … Read more
Oxford museum removes shrunken heads made by Amazon headhunting tribe after bosses said exhibiting human remains ‘reinforces racist and stereotypical thinking’ Pitt Rivers Museum took down display ahead of its reopening on 22 September Dr Laura Van Broekhoven said collection goes against the museum’s ‘core values’ The removal comes as part of a three-year internal … Read more
The Lost Colony of Roanoke has been an unsolved American mystery for centuries, but to Scott Dawson it was not the English settlers who went missing, it was the Croatoan tribe who helped them that did. Dawson, an author and hobby archaeologist, has spent nearly a decade searching for proof that the group integrated with … Read more
It is one of America’s oldest unsolved mysterious, but a hobby archaeologist believes to have uncovered the truth behind the Lost Colony of Roanoke. In 1587 a group of English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island to start a new life, but three years later more than 100 of the colonists vanished – leaving only the … Read more
Stunning images show women of the Suri tribe who wear 16ins lip plates as a symbol of beauty The Suri tribe inhabit the mountains of the Omo Valley in the plains of south-western Ethiopia in Africa Photographer Raúl Barrero, 39, from Alicante, Spain, captured the women in a series of portraits During puberty, girls have … Read more