BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola. Bursting with colour, the unusual styles are the result of thousands of years of Angolan tradition. German banker and photographer Mario Gerth captured the images when he travelled to Angola in southern Africa. The 38-year-old, of Erfurt, Germany, says: “African hairstyles are ever-changing, yet deeply rooted in a shared past stemming from tribal traditions.
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
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Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
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A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
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With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .