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Khosi Nkanyezi Buthelezi has been aware of her excessive hair ever since she was a teenager, but did not decide to find out the cause until later this year because of comments from peers

According to a statement released by the family, Zoleka died after being admitted to hospital on 18 September for ongoing treatment for cancer of the hip, liver, lung, pelvis, brain and spinal cord

Ukrainian military spokeswoman Natalia Humeniuk told Radio Svoboda that drones did not cross into Romania but reports indicate it left two people wounded and dozens of trucks damaged

Japanese knotweed can take years to get rid of and cause major damage to your home and garden, with the illegal invasive species spreading throughout the UK over recent years

The painful moment was caught on CCTV, which showed a man dressed in a blue T-shirt attempting to lift a 140lb (68kg) barbell but loses his balance and drops the massive weight on a fellow gymgoer's foot

Sir Michael Palin has admitted the surviving Monty Python members do not speak 'very often' to one another as he reflects on their reactions to the death of his wife, Helen Gibbins, in May

Research has found a strong link between reading for pleasure at an early age and positive performance in adolescence on verbal and memory tests, and speech development

Sushi is a good loved across the world but there is a strong chance you've been eating it wrong this entire time. A restaurant has shared how it's meant to be eaten - and it's caused a divide

Cinzia Imperiale, owner of Bar Cinzia, said a lucky winner scooped €2million (£1.74million) and appeared 'shocked' when she returned to the shop to show her the scratchcard

After a birth defect Levi Rafael developed short bowel syndrome, which makes it hard for the body to absorb the nutrients it needs. His heartbroken parents have moved across the world to help their son from Israel to the US

British train-surfer Lewis Felix, who has a huge online following, captured the ultimate view of the Eiffel Tower in Paris - and cheated death by just 12 inches

Around 90 children bought the cannabis laced muffins from a street vendor on their way to Pulamadibogo Primary School, in South Africa, and began hallucinating during class

'Her son was complaining about my daughter's lunches smelling terrible.'

Dieting guru Michael Mosley says we should all be eating one popular fruit before it's ripe to reap the health benefits. Studies have shown it can help reduce the risk of colon cancer

An unnamed 26-year-old also described as British, has handed himself in to police and reportedly confessed to killing the unnamed 35-year-old during a so-called game in Portugal

The NHS is launching an appeal for more of us, including older patients, to download the NHS app to help manage our health - and there are hopes more people will become organ donors

Anthony Malone was tortured by the Taliban and suffered six broken ribs, kidney disease, nerve damage and serious concussion.He has now been named the English Veterans Awards' ‘Inspiration of the Year’

Pre-school children take part in marching practice in photographs taken across Russia - and older kids are even being taught how to dig trenches and throw grenades

Isobel Scott, from Edinburgh, Scotland, told her mum and dad she was off to the cinema but the reality soon dawned and she ended up on a ship bound for Casablanca in western Morocco

In what archaeologists say is the largest cemetery ever to be discovered in the Gaza Strip, two Roman-era lead sarcophagi have been unearthed amongst 135 graves

The first asteroid sample collected by NASA has reached Earth after it was released by the Osiris-Rex spacecraft earlier today. The sample is from asteroid Bennu

A capsule containing samples from the Bennu asteroid is due to touch down in Utah later today. OSIRIS-REx. NASA predicted there is a small chance Bennu could hit the Earth in 2182

Quagga mussels have become the dominant invasive species in the lower Great Lakes over the past 30 years - and historians fear shipwrecks will be completely wiped out

Danny James has quite the car collection and after deciding to sell he got thousands and thousands more that was estimated after cashing in at auction

Val Kolpakov owns 2,037 different toothpaste tubes from all around the world, including some unique flavours such as rose, chocolate, wasabi and a few types of whisky