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Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) will invest £1 million ($1.08 million) over three years to develop and support aspiring natural history filmmakers in the U.K. and globally. The NHU produces popular natural history programs including “Blue Planet II,” “Planet Earth II,” “Seven Worlds,” “One Planet,” presented by David Attenborough, “Dynasties,” “Blue Planet Live” and “Springwatch” In places where the NHU is filming, the initiative will fund opportunities for locally based production talent to access in-country training, offer field experience working with NHU teams on location, and invest in local talent to attend U.K.-based training courses. 

Brighton & Hove Albion's young star Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire from proffesional football at 24-years-old due to a heart condition.The 24-year-old has been diagnosed with a hereditary heart condition, which put Mwepu at at an extremely high risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event. Mwepu had made six Premier League appearances this season, registering one assist before his retirement.Mwepu was taken ill over the international break when he linked up with the Zambian national side.

Reborn Rangers ace Fashion Sakala wants Gio van Bronckhorst to let him loose on Liverpool in the Champions League.

Gio van Bronckhorst hailed forgotten man Fashion Sakala as Rangers hit St Mirren for four at Ibrox.

Award-winning designer and creative director at CRE8 in Cairns, Aaron Coshaw passed away at the top of Victoria Falls, Zambia. He was surrounded by his loving partner, Jay Horne and friends.Horne expressed his grief at the passing of his partner on , saying he was “completely dumbfounded, devastated, lost and heart broken.”“Yesterday afternoon, just after this photo was taken my rock, my guide, my confidant, my partner in life and number 1 support [Aaron Coshaw] passed away at the top of Victoria Falls here in Zambia,” Horne wrote.“But I am desperately trying to take comfort in the fact that Aaron passed away in such a beautiful location and that he was so excited to tick off number 3 of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World.”While in grief, Horne is facing the task of bringing Coshaw back home, with the help of local and state members in Cairns, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Australian Embassy.Coshaw’s life was full of excitement and remarkable achievements.

prison sentence this week after attempting to hack her husband’s penis off while he was asleep.The court heard how Jimmy Ngulube, from Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia, woke up at midnight on August 4 with a sharp pain in his groin.He saw his wife Given Chilufya standing over him with a bloody knife and threatening to kill him.READ MORE: Woman shocked after driving to work with naked man unconscious in bootThe couple had gone to bed after a row in which Chilufya, 37, had accused her husband of cheating on her. She had then woken up in the night and decided to take her revenge.Jimmy, 43, called his brother who took him to hospital where the worst of the damage was repaired.Local police were also notified and Chilufya was taken into custody.Yesterday (August 26) in court, Kapiri Mposhi Resident Magistrate Arnold Kasongamulilo sentenced Chilufya to three years behind bars for unlawfully wounding her husband.Chilufya begged the court for leniency, but the magistrate maintained that by attacking and wounding her husband as she did, she had shown clear intent to kill him.Jimmy is by no means the first errant husband to have suffered an involuntary penile amputation.

Ezra Collective have shared a new collaboration with Sampa the Great and announced their new album, ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’, will arrive in November.On the new single ‘Life Goes On’, which nods sonically to Fela Kuti’s ‘Shakara Oloje,’ Sampa fires off rapid verses over horns, keys and bass, buoyed by particularly lively percussion courtesy of bandleader (and touring Gorillaz drummer) Femi Koleoso. The song arrives alongside a video directed by Nathan Miller and shot on location in both London and Lusaka, Zambia.“London meets Lusaka. Moments of Joy, moments of struggle, but United in a spirit that we must carry on.

Two wide studio releases will hopefully prevent this summer from reaching another low at the box office after last weekend’s $67.3M. If there’s one movie that’s going to pull ahead, sources are betting on Crunchyroll’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. That distributor has proven in a short amount of time that they can draw a great deal of anime fans in a Friday through Sunday span. The Tetsuro Kodama directed animation movie is looking at anywhere from $12M-$15M, ahead of Universal’s genre lion-stalking film, Beast, starring Idris Elba; that pic hoping for at least double digits.

admitted to supergluing his wife's vagina shut because he believed she was having four affairs. Dennis Mumo of Kitui, Kenya reportedly told police that he found social media messages his wife had been sending to the men, including nude photos.

reported.«We have no cause to believe that this was a case of self-defense.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were seen Monday evening at Ping Pong 4 Purpose, a charity event at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, after it was revealed Monday that the actor had battled an autoimmune disorder three years ago that impacted his health on multiple fronts.Kutcher, 44, was clad in a spruce blue short-sleeved button-up top with denim blue jeans and blue shoes. The actor topped things off with a Chicago Bears cap as he and his spouse, 38, posed with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, 34, and his wife Ellen.Kunis beamed as she donned a white T-shirt with blue jeans and white Converse shoes with her brown locks parted and slicked back at the function.

murder and mail fraud.Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph, 67 and from Pennsylvania, was found guilty of shooting his wife, Bianca Rudolph, in cold blood nearly six years ago during a safari holiday.The jury reached their decision after a three-week hearing at a Federal courthouse in Denver, USA.READ MORE: Mexico's most violent cartel launches horrifying attack on presidential convoyFollowing his wife’s death, he scooped up just under £4million in life insurance payments.

Netflix documentaries that don't impress you much? Well fear not – Shania Twain 's Not Just a Girl has dropped today, on July 26. The doc features behind the scenes footage, on-stage performances and interviews with Shania Twain herself and those around her during her rise to fame.It will also delve into her battle with Lyme disease, which the singer feared would lead to losing her vocal talent forever.The deep dive also gives viewers an insight into the loss of her parents, a glance at past partners and the heights of her success.We take a look at her relationship history and how much Shania Twain is actually worth.The Canadian country-singer met her first husband Robert 'Mutt' Lange, after he listened to her hit debut album, in June 1993.

READ MORE: Calvin Bassey Rangers exit confirmed as Ibrox club rake in mega money for Nigerian international Now the club themselves have confirmed his presence and have even got him kitted out in a home shirt alongside captain James Tavernier. They posted to Twitter 'the captain & the chef' as Ramsay made his way around various members of staff at the Premiership club.

were mauled by squid or stung by jellyfish.READ MORE: Monster 20ft great white shark that savaged man's legs may be biggest in the worldWater is so enticing when it is hot but it can also be so deadly because of the creatures who live in the depths.Here are some terrifying attacks on people who went for a swim.A teenager was left with serious injuries when a crocodile clamped on to her leg and tried to drag her under the water.Amelie Osborn-Smith, from Andover in Hampshire, was whitewater rafting on the Zambezi river in Zambia.The brave teenager and her friends managed to fight off the crocodile, forcing it to retreat.The horror attack happened in December last year.At the time of the attack, her father Brent Osborn-Smith said the Nile crocodile had "attempted to drag her down into a characteristic death roll in order to subdue its prey".He said: "Amelie fought back with great courage and refused to be subdued or taken under."Due to the quick thinking and intervention of all those on board, the reptile's attack was repulsed and Amelie was then brought quickly back onto the boat."Her lower leg had been badly mauled, her hip dislocated and her right foot [badly injured]."The team all pulled together with a strong sense of urgency and administered effective first aid, particularly in relation to potential blood loss."Amelie remained calm and collected throughout and the crew were amazed that she didn't even shed a tear."The teenager was flown to a hospital post in Livingstone via helicopter, before being taken to the country's capital, Lusaka, where her foot was saved by medics.She was then transferred to the UK for specialist care.More than 50 holidaymakers who went for a dip in the water in Brazil were left with pieces

Reese Witherspoon has had a lengthy and storied career in acting, and in recent years she has become an absolute double threat thanks to her media company Hello Sunshine.MORE: Jennifer Garner is a 'proud friend' as she shows support for Reese WitherspoonShe is known across Hollywood and beyond for being an avid reader, and subsequently turning plenty of the books she reads into either television shows or hit movies.Though many of them, including Little Fires Everywhere, Wild, and Big Little Lies, have been massively popular, her latest adaptation has sparked quite the controversy.WATCH: Reese hilariously fails to keep up during home work-outMORE: Reese Witherspoon celebrates Legally Blonde's 21st anniversary with sensational throwbacksReese most recently produced a film titled Where the Crawdads Sing starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, based on a 2018 novel by Delia Owens. The story follows Kya, a young girl who raised herself in rural North Carolina and unexpectedly becomes the suspect of a murder.As it turns out, the plot happens to hit somewhat close to home for the author, who has come under fire after multiple outlets highlighted her own suspicious association with a 1996 murder case, prompting fans to question Reese's collaboration with her.It was first reported by Jeffrey Goldberg in a 2010 New Yorker article that both Delia and her husband have been wanted for questioning concerning the killing of an alleged poacher in the 1990s.

Where the Crawdads Sing seems like a middling but innocent adaptation of a best-selling novel: It stars rising talent (), was produced by , and features an original song by Taylor Swift. As of January 2022, the book sold , making it one of the best-selling books of all time. Ahead of the July 15 premiere of the film adaptation, however, Where the Crawdads Sing author Delia Owen's past has come to light—or, more accurately, has come back to haunt her. (Spoilers ahead for the book and movie)The novel follows Kya, a young girl who lives alone in North Carolina marshland after her family abandons her, and who is later ostracized by the local community.

after confirming he fathered a second secret love child with his stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout, 35. The 76-year-old is most notable for being Elon’s estranged father, with the pair famously falling out several years ago. Elon, 51, was brought to tears discussing his dad in a 2017 interview with Rolling Stone, describing him as “evil” and “a terrible human being.”But little else is known about Errol outside of his native South Africa, where he has made a name for himself as a high-powered engineer, property developer and political advocate who vehemently opposed apartheid.

Sampa The Great will release her second album, ‘As Above, So Below’, in September this year, she has announced. First single ‘Never Forget’ is out now.Having relocated back to Zambia from Australia during the pandemic, ‘As Above, So Below’ sees her work with collaborators in the Zambian and South African music scenes, and take influence from local sub-genres, such as Zamrock, which inspired the new single.“’Never Forget’ is an ode to Zamrock music, a genre born in the 70s combining traditional Zambian music and psychedelic rock”, she says.

Glastonbury 2022, Sampa The Great has dropped an alluring new single titled ‘Never Forget’ – for which she linked up with fellow Zambian artists Chef 187, Tio Nason and Mwanjé – and revealed the details for her forthcoming second album.In a press release, Sampa described ‘Never Forget’ as “an ode to Zamrock music, a genre born in the ’70s combining traditional Zambian music and psychedelic rock”. More specifically, the song was inspired by music focused on the kalindula, a traditional style of bass guitar that features prominently on ‘Never Forget’.Expounding on how the song honours Zamrock and the kalindula, Sampa continued: “This tribute was inspired by the band WITCH and their lead singer, Mr Jagari Chanda, who has become one of my musical mentors.

A post shared by Niarra Travel (@niarratravel)Niarra Travel’s 10-day walk with the Serengeti Migration features a 12-mile trek, starting from the edge of Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation area. Just you, an expert guide and armed rangers will meander through Maasai villages and other exclusive wilderness zones that not many travelers ever get to.