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animals. His behaviour saw him dubbed 'real-life Mowgli', a reference to a feral boy raised by wolves in classic Disney film The Jungle Book.

READ MORE: Wealthy Brits locked up in 'hell hole' African prison with 200 dangerous inmatesGitarama Prison, in Rwanda, has been described as a 'literal hell on Earth'. “The guards are brainwashed to thinking that prisoners are sub-human and are allowed to do anything they want to prisoners,” according to one report.Dangerously overcrowded, with fights between prisoners a daily occurrence and reports of cannibalism emerging from its forbidding gates, Gitarama is believed by many to be the world’s worst prison.Before it was destroyed by ISIS militants, though, Tadmor Military Prison, in Palmyra, Syria, might have claimed that dubious honour.

return to the UK. Yolande Makolo, a spokesman for the Rwandan government, said the country only had one hostel with 200 spaces that was “ready” to receive migrants from the UK. Other facilities were “in the planning stage” but with no contracts agreed, she told a press briefing on Friday.

The Queen won't be making an appearance at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony next Thursday. The Prince of Wales will represent Her Majesty at the event, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Britain has already paid Rwanda £120million to take migrants despite the deal being grounded by legal challenges. Officials for the east African nation’s government confirmed it has received the entire initial payment for the agreement signed in April.

Terrified passengers on an Aer Lingus jet had a lucky escape after their plane almost ran out of fuel.The flight, from Lanzarote to Dublin, was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Shannon airport, near Limerick in the middle of the night on Wednesday (July 20). Some passengers have now shared their terrifying experiences, including the moment they were warned what to do if an evacuation was needed as they approached the unexpected landing.READ MORE: Horror moment escaped monkey savages Ukraine war refugee, 2, causing 'severe wounds'Speaking to the Sun, one said: “It was very scary.

Hollywood star Ryan Gosling has praised Scots actor Ncuti Gatwa for his new role as Doctor Who.

Prince William has been mockingly branded "William the Woke" by historian David Starkey.In a GB News interview, the TV presenter also shared his belief that the Duke of Cambridge – second in line to the throne after his father Prince Charles – might be the person that brings an end to the monarchy.Starkey expressed his views while speaking to GB News presenter Mark Steyn about the Prince of Wales' criticism of the Government's decision to send migrants to Rwanda.

chef has claimed that Victoria Beckham “changed the whole menu” with “strange” demands during a celebrity wedding she attended. Dani Garcia, who owns the Smoked Room restaurant in Madrid, spoke about his experience serving the former Spice Girl in an interview on national Spanish television on Monday night.

Ellen DeGeneres gushed on social media about her new African gorilla conservation campus which was recently dedicated in her name in a post shared by the host on Monday.The 64-year-old has been spending time in Rwanda, where her eponymous campus was built, since wrapping up her long running daytime talk show in the spring.The Ellen DeGeneres Campus is a $15 million project for The Ellen Fund in conjunction with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and the MASS Design Group. She loves it!Ellen DeGeneres gushed on social media about her new African gorilla conservation campus which was recently dedicated in her name in a post shared by the host on Monday'I absolutely love it here!' she captioned an Instagram video of highlights from the the dedication of The Campus earlier this month.The video, titled Ellen & Portia's campus dedication highlights, showcased the best moments from the star's recent trip.

Boris Johnson has been branded delusional after saying he was already planning for his third term as prime minister, just two days after the Tories suffered a catastrophic double by-election defeat.

Boris Johnson is facing allegations that he planned to build a £150,000 bulletproof tree house in the grounds of his Chequers country residence. The Prime Minister, who is facing fresh calls to step down after two crushing by-election defeats following the fall-out over 'Partygate', declined to deny a report in The Times on Saturday that he was forced to abandon the idea after police raised security concerns.

Boris Johnson should resign as Prime Minister as he has lost the ability to win votes, a former leader of the Conservative Party has said.

The Tory party has been warned it is “sleepwalking to a defeat at the next election” unless it dumps Boris Johnson after two disastrous by-election defeats.

The Prince of Wales is expected to tell Commonwealth leaders decisions about whether they keep the Queen as head of state or become a republic are “a matter for each member country to decide”. Charles’ comments are due to be delivered during the opening ceremony of a summit of Commonwealth prime ministers and presidents in Rwanda, when he will say a long life has taught him these fundamental changes can be made “calmly and without rancour”.

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said he will 'listen' to voters but 'keep going' after the Conservatives suffered two heavy by-election losses. The defeats in Wakefield and in Tiverton and Honiton led to Oliver Dowden resigning as the Tory party co-chairman.

touched down in Kigali, Rwanda, where they will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.There are many unspoken messages in this: Carrie usually wears dresses but, in choosing a suit, she may be using this moment to assert herself. The ensemble projects a confident image at a time when she is at the centre of rumours that she was considered for senior roles in the Foreign Office and Royal household at a time during which she and her now-husband Boris Johnson were having an affair (a spokesman for Mrs Johnson has described the claims as “totally untrue”).That it’s an affordable Zara number is also tactful given that the country is on the brink of a recession. The colour is important too though.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall appeared visibly distressed as they heard about the atrocities committed during the Rwandan genocide. Charles and Camilla learned about the murder of children during the violence as they toured the Kigali Genocide Memorial, with the royal couple being shown the personal testimonies of families who donated pictures of smiling children and listed touching personal details about their loved ones.The couple read intently about the youngsters murdered during the 1994 genocide, and Charles reacted by saying: “Terrible, happens all too often.” His wife lamented “what humans can do to humans”.The duchess bonded with one survivor of the genocide during her visit, when she was hugged by Uzamukunda Walida who was gang raped but now openly discusses her experience.

A Tory MSP has been accused of hypocrisy for praising UK Government efforts to tackle poverty in developing countries despite foreign aid funding being slashed.

Boris Johnson is recovering at home after a minor operation for sinus problems on Monday morning.

Dan Walker could be replaced on BBC Breakfast by his new Channel 5 co-star Julian Druker.Dan left the BBC for good last month and made the move to 5 News, which he presents alongside Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije. Since then, the BBC have been considering various candidates to take over from him.One of which is Channel 5 news reporter Julian Druker, a BBC source confirmed exclusively to Daily Star - who Dan appeared alongside just last week (June 10).Julian was outside London's High Court to discuss the plans to send refugees to Rwanda, which subsequently failed to go ahead on Tuesday (June 14).Dan asked Julian: "Good evening, what’s been happening?"Later, the clip cut to Dan in the studio as he wondered: "And Julian, there’s been other opposition to the plans?"Julian was all professionalism as he responded: "Yes, Labour leader Keir Starmer today describing it as a 'chaotic diversion', said it hasn’t been thought through, he says ministers here should get around the table with ministers in France…"But our BBC source has claimed that Julian could be eyeing up Dan's old job with its eye-watering £100,000 salary for a three day week.They told Daily Star that while BBC star Jon Kay looks to be the frontrunner, other names are still in the mix."Jon Kay is very popular in the newsroom, but the process to replace Dan is still ongoing with a few weeks left apparently.