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Sir David Attenborough appalled after killing a reptile while filming TV series

Sir David Attenborough appalled after killing a reptile while filming TV series

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Sir David Attenborough was left “appalled” after inadvertently killing a caiman during filming for a television series nearly 70 years ago, wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin has revealed. The veteran broadcaster, who celebrates his 100th birthday next month, recounted the incident to Bonnin, explaining it occurred while he was travelling through Guyana in South America in the mid-1950s for his BBC series Zoo Quest. Bonnin told the Radio Times that Sir David was handed a gun by a cattle rancher and invited to shoot a caiman, a type of South American alligator, as it rested in a swamp. He admitted he “foolishly, no innocently pulled the trigger.” Recalling the moment, Sir David told her: “There was an explosion and the caiman arched into the air with a huge splash and the entire scene was destroyed. I sat there appalled. It was the …

French diplomat Fabrice Aidan appears in Epstein files, foreign minister ‘appalled’

French diplomat Fabrice Aidan appears in Epstein files, foreign minister ‘appalled’

Published by Sam Flores

Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on February 6, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon. HUSSEIN MALLA/AP France’s foreign minister has requested a probe after the name of a French diplomat on leave appeared in numerous emails to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I was appalled,” Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Wednesday, February 11. In a post on X late on Tuesday, he said he was referring allegations against Fabrice Aidan to the prosecutor, and launching an internal inquiry. The ministry described Aidan as a “principal foreign affairs secretary on leave for personal reasons and holding positions in the private sector.” A mere mention in released files from the investigation into the disgraced New York financier, who killed himself in prison in ed with sex-trafficking underage girls, does not imply wrongdoing. But French media, after unearthing his name in the files, reported he had shared email correspondence with Epstein from 2010 to 2017. Investigative website Mediapart late on Tuesday reported that the FBI had flagged Aidan as having consulted child sexual abuse websites while he was working at …

The Royal Family Is “Appalled” by Latest Epstein Files Release

The Royal Family Is “Appalled” by Latest Epstein Files Release

Published by Sam Flores

Prince Edward has broken his silence on the scandal surrounding his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. During a televised interview with a CNN anchor on Tuesday, Edward was asked about the recent release of new files related to Jeffrey Epstein, which included incriminating photographs of Andrew. While at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, CNN correspondent Eleni Giokos prefaced her question by calling the topic “super important because it’s been dominating headlines.” “The last few days have been very interesting, very difficult, and I’m sure for you, sir, as well. This is an important question to ask, and I want to ask it in the context of what we’ve seen from Their Majesties and their response, and they’re saying that we should be focused specifically on the experience of the victims. The palace has been very clear on that,” she said. “We’ve just heard some commentary from [British] prime minister Keir Starmer as well. Bearing that in mind, he’s saying that there needs to be assistance for the victims, and I wonder what you think of this …