Guards have dressed up as gorillas to scare off monkeys near India’s border while the country tries to manage a growing population of rampaging macaques. Footage shows officials on the Indian side of the border wearing gorilla-type costumes and chasing a troop of macaques back to the jungle. The booming primate population has reached crisis … Read more
Four security guards working at Dresden’s Royal Palace are under investigation for their suspected involvement in the biggest jewellery heist since the Second World War. Germany was left in shock when priceless treasures including three sets of diamonds thought to be worth €1bn were whisked from the Green Vault of the museum in an early … Read more
Great British Boltholes: Mind your head on the beams and bring a dog (if it’s well-behaved) – these are the orders at the Horse Guards Inn, West Sussex Horse Guards Inn was a stopping-off point for the House Cavalry in the 1840s The hotel is bijou – from its three rooms to the low beams … Read more
Three elite soldiers from the Queen’s elite Grenadier Guards have been jailed for a total of 24 years after holding up seven convenience stores in just three days. Kristopher James-Merrill, 20, Dillon Sharpe, 23, and Elnur Bracegirdle, 21, used a stun gun and knives to terrorise shop owners across south London. The Grenadier Guards regiment is … Read more
Boy, six, guards his grandfather’s corpse at their Hubei home alone after watching the bed-bound pensioner die during coronavirus lockdown The man was found dead on Monday by community workers in Shiyan, Hebei His grandson remained at home after the elderly man told him ‘not to go out’ Officials have denied allegations that the man … Read more