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Tragic Brit dies on holiday celebrating end of his chemo and the 8ft-high termite mounds that are 4,000 YEARS OLD

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HOLIDAY TRAGEDY

A BRITISH man who was stranded in Madagascar while on holiday - celebrating the end of his chemotherapy treatment - has died.

Jon Paul McAllister, 38, was also set to visit South Africa and the Seychelles with partner Craig Park, when he when he fell gravely ill last month.

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Jon Paul died in Madasgascar, where he was holidaying with fiance Craig, celebrating the end of his chemo treatment
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Jon Paul died in Madasgascar, where he was holidaying with fiance Craig, celebrating the end of his chemo treatment


HIGH AND MITEY

SCIENTISTS have discovered eight-foot high, 4,000-year-old termite mounds in the Amazon.
The piles of earth, which are as old as the pyramids, cover an area bigger than Britain and are visible from space.

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 Scientists have found eight-foot tall termite mounds in the Amazon
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Scientists have found eight-foot tall termite mounds in the AmazonCredit: Cell.com


TENER-GRIEF

TENERIFE is facing seven inches of rain this week - days after a massive storm devastated the holiday destination with 40ft waves.

The Spanish island was walloped by the worst storms in 40 years on Saturday, leaving cars washed out to sea and debris littered across the island.

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 Rain and lightning were set to hit Valencia and Majorca today, days after a devastating storm lashed Tenerife on Saturday. Red indicates rain up to 90mm, orange up to 40mm and green up to 10mm
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Rain and lightning were set to hit Valencia and Majorca today, days after a devastating storm lashed Tenerife on Saturday. Red indicates rain up to 90mm, orange up to 40mm and green up to 10mmCredit: Ventusky


'MARRIED' AT EIGHT

A ROMANIAN gypsy wedding between an eight-year-old girl and a ten-year-old boy has sparked outrage.

Footage taken moments before the ceremony began in Dolj County shows the young girl surrounded by older women making final touches to her oversized frock.

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The girl, 8, appears very confident in the huge sparkly pink gown that appears to be too big for her
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The girl, 8, appears confident in the huge sparkly pink gown ahead of her weddingCredit: Central European News


WORM MONSTER

A MONSTROUS mass of worms which looks just like a throbbing human BRAIN has surfaced in a back garden after a deluge of rain.
Video footage shows the squirming mass of blood-red creatures wriggling outside an apartment block in Houston, Texas.

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 The blood-like 'wormmonster' was found in a back garden in Texas
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The blood-like 'wormmonster' was found in a back garden in TexasCredit: Credit: Pen News