THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread. But one holiday company offers would-be castaways the chance to become real-life Robinson Crusoes - on their own DESERTED ISLAND. For 1.200 euros, you can swap squabbling over deckchairs on the Costa Del Sol for a week in the company of monitor lizards, wild pigs and monkeys on your choice of remote tropical islands in Indonesia, the Philippines, as well as the Caribbean and Africa. Equipped with fishing lines, machetes, and even provide spear guns for underwater fishing, intrepid guests can catch and cook their own food, as well as build their own shelters…
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
