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A dad who tried to sue for £1.5million after he lied about being ‘crippled’ in a theme park ride accident has been caught white water rafting on holiday.

EXCLUSIVE: Bear Grylls’ production company The Natural Studios, the JV with Banijay, has set Escape From Pretoria director Francis Annan to helm its first scripted movie, a contemporary reworking of The Count Of Monte Cristo.

Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse has spoken of her heartbreak and concern in the midst of the unrest in South Africa, her home country.While Oti and her older sister Motsi no longer live in Pretoria, their family does – and they are understandably hugely concerned for their wellbeing.MORE: Strictly's Oti Mabuse and Marius Iepure's stylish home - photos WATCH: Oti Mabuse reveals very unexpected gift from husbandOti took to Twitter on Tuesday to share a video showing a huge fire ravaging a store and nearby community, with thick black smoke filling the skies.READ: Motsi Mabuse's daughter pays adorable tribute to 'auntie Oti' in rare videoMORE: Oti Mabuse cheers on England in unexpected leg-split dress - and looks unrealShe wrote: "Imagine

headlines around the world when became Gosiame announced that she had broken the world record for the most amount of babies birthed together.

racist’ Scottish statues which celebrated ‘brutal colonialists’.The anti-racism campaigners staged their socially distanced demo at a number of Glasgow sites including the city’s John Moore and Lord Roberts statues saying they glorified a history of profiting from slavery and colonialism.Their rally was designed to publicise United Nations Anti Racism Day on March 20, a global day of action against racism backed by the TUC trade union federation.The statue of Lord Roberts in Kelvingrove Park, dates from 1916. Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts, of Kandahar, Pretoria and Waterford made his reputation as a soldier and national hero in the colonial wars of India and Afghanistan and the Boer War in South Africa.

It’s certainly been a big change, and not just in terms of weather for Gráinne Seoige and her South African husband Leon Jordaan as they settle back into life in Ireland.

Grainne Seoige made the journey back to Irish shores from South Africa for her winter wonderland wedding in 2019 and now, she’s relocated back to her homeland in Galway with her husband Leon Jordaan.

Grainne Seoige and her hubby Leon Jordaan have swapped sunny South Africa for Irish shores this winter as they have finally made the decision to move back home.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Cameras are already rolling in Northern Rivers, Australia on Seriously Red, the musical dramedy that reps the first feature from Rose Byrne’s Dollhouse Pictures. While Dollhouse launched five years ago, and the Seriously Red screenplay by Krew Boylan has been in the fold, we can tell you that Byrne will be part of the newly announced ensemble cast along with her Emmy-winning partner Bobby Cannavale and Daniel Webber (Netflix’s The Dirt, Escape From Pretoria). Arclight Films has boarded to handle worldwide distribution rights with Gracie Otto (The Last Impresario) directing.In the rowdy and rambunctious musical comedy, Red (played by Boylan) is at a crossroads in her life.

iPlayer (ITV) | ITV Hub (BBC One) | iPlayer(BBC Two) | iPlayerReeva Steenkamp was a 29-year-old South African model, presenter and paralegal who was murdered in the early hours of 14 February 2013 by her partner, Oscar Pistorius, who shot her several times through the door as she cowered in the bathroom of his house in Pretoria.

It's been over seven years since Oscar Pistorius ruthlessly shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Personal History Of David Copperfield filmmaker Armando Iannucci and Escape From Pretoria director Francis Annan will be the recipients of the inaugural DDA Spotlight Award at 24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The honorary prize was set up to time with the 50th anniversary of comms company DDA and will honor honours artists and filmmakers whose recent work takes a concerted step forward in improving diversity and inclusion in the film industry and cinema culture.

Dave McNary Film ReporterGary Hamilton, longtime managing director of Los Angeles-based Arclight Films, is preparing for his 36th American Film Market amid the profound changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. His credits include Daniel Radcliffe starrer “Escape From Pretoria” (pictured), “Hotel Mumbai,” “First Reformed,” “Triple Threat,” “Predestination,” “Dog Eat Dog” and “Jungle” starring Radcliffe.

This is the jaw-dropping moment a fearless police motorcyclist shoots at a stolen car while riding his bike one-handed during a high speed chase.

The Iranian government is plotting to assassinate the US ambassador to South Africa in retaliation for killing one of its top generals earlier this year, it has been reported.

BBC ’s Olympic re-run coverage on Saturday to the fury of athletics fans. The South African, 33, was found guilty in 2015 for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp seven years ago.Pistorius, who had both of his feet amputated when he was 11 months old due to a congenital defect, fatally shot the model in his Pretoria home back in February 2013.Even before Steenkamp’s death, the athlete was very much in the public eye for his top achievements at the Paralympics.He came away with gold medals at Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012, but those successes were overshadowed by his horrific crime.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentWarnerMedia’s Turner Latin America, one of Latin America’s biggest pay TV operators, has struck an exclusive distribution alliance with Mexico-based Cinépolis, one of the biggest cinema theater chains in the world.The partnership, announced Tuesday, will see Cinépolis release eight to 10 movies in the second half of 2020 sourced from Particular Crowd, Turner’s new TNT Original production-acquisition house.

Thousands of people were seen waiting hours for food as they queued up for miles down a dirt road in South Africa during the coronavirus lockdown.

Police are investigating after a two-year-old girl was allegedly raped on a coronavirus isolation ward in South Africa.

South African television presenter Vinolia Mashego has died.

Vinolia Mashego reportedly died in her sleep at her home in Mamelodi after a career that saw her falling from the heights of fame.