83 m. ago I cheated death when I fell into a gorilla enclosure aged five. It shaped my life forever... and what happened next was heartbreaking

In heart-stopping footage beamed around the globe, Levan Merritt was a five-year-old schoolboy from West Sussex, in 1986 when he fell into the gorilla enclosure at Jersey Zoo

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3 h. ago Death and drugs on the Algarve: Inside the tourist town where locals say 'entitled and drunk' Brits are easy prey for 'very dangerous' dealers

EXCLUSIVE: Albufeira was in the spotlight this week after the body of Scotsman Greg Monks, 38, was found in a ravine - some eight days after he vanished from the strip during a pal's stag do.

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4 h. ago Tourist, 12, slipped in puddle before falling off cliff to his death, inquest told

Chinese tourist Zhihan Zhao, 12, tragically slipped in a puddle and fell to his death at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, a witness told an inquest

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46 h. ago Brit tourist Greg Monks seen 'jumping over wall' in last movements before body found

Greg Monks, 38, was captured on CCTV jumping over a wall after he vanished during a stag do in the tourist hotspot of Albufeira in the early hours of May 28, sparking a major search

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49 h. ago Greg Monks' touching tribute to girlfriend before Brit vanished on Portugal stag do

Greg Monks vanished during a stag do in Portugal last week, sparking a week-long search for the 38-year-old until a body was tragically found in ravine on Wednesday

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50 h. ago Tragic last picture of man who vanished during Portugal stag do before grim body find

Greg Monks vanished last Tuesday evening just hours after arriving in the Algarve

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51 h. ago Tragic Brit tourist Greg Monks fell to his death in an Algarve ravine 'after jumping over a garden wall and not realising it had a steep drop on the other side'

Cops with sniffer dogs were dispatched to the rocky scrub-land after a homeowner responded to an appeal by police and Greg's family to search cameras for images of him.

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51 h. ago Who is Greg Monks? The ‘family man’ who went missing in Portugal after stag do

‘We are absolutley devastated,’ Greg Monk’s sister wrote on social media after police found the body of a 38-year-old man

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51 h. ago Chilling images show where Greg Monks' body found as cops appeal for camera clues

Sniffer dogs were dispatched to search the steep hillside below luxury villas in Cerro da Aguia near the party resort of Albufeira after CCTV spotted Greg Monk jumping over a wall

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51 h. ago CCTV footage of Greg Monks 'jumping over wall' helped cops track last movements

A homeowner came forward with footage that led police to search to a step hillside below luxury villas.

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52 h. ago Tragic last photo of missing Greg Monks before mystery disappearance and death on Portugal stag do

The last known photo of Greg Monks shows him smiling while out with his friends, a week before his body was tragically found

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53 h. ago Greg Monks appeal raises more than £25,000 to bring Scot home after body found in Portugal

£25,400 as been raised via GoFundMe by Greg's family and will now go towards bringing him home.

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53 h. ago Greg Monks' pals raise £25,000 to fly body home to Glasgow after Portugal tragedy

£25,400 as been raised via GoFundMe by Greg's family and will now go towards bringing him home.

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53 h. ago Tragic final Greg Monks picture before he went missing on Portugal stag do

Greg Monks vanished during a stag do in Portugal last week, sparking a week-long search for the 38-year-old until a body was tragically found in ravine on Wednesday

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54 h. ago Family of Greg Monks found dead after going missing on Portugal stag do 'truly heartbroken'

The family of missing Greg Monks have said they are "truly heartbroken" after a body was found in Portugal

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54 h. ago Greg Monks 'likely to have fallen into ravine after attempting to scale fence'

Gary Monks' body was discovered down a ravine after he disappeared during a stag do in Albufeira, Portugal, a week ago, and a police source has said what likely happened

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61 h. ago Brit who went missing on stag do 'likely fell to death down ravine', say police

Greg Monks, 38, vanished during a stag do in the tourist hotspot of Albufeira in the early hours of May 28 sparking a major search, but now remains have been found

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63 h. ago Greg Monks 'likely fell to death in ravine after trying to jump fence', say cops

Gary Monks' body has been found down a ravine after he disappeared during a stag do in Albufeira, Portugal, a week ago, and a police source has said what likely happened

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65 h. ago Greg Monks: Body found in search for British man who went missing on Portugal stag do

38-year-old disappeared last month after leaving the main strip in Albufeira in the Algarve

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68 h. ago Heartbroken sister of Greg Monks pays tribute to 'amazing' brother after body found

Jillian Monks hailed the 38-year-old as "an amazing boy" who made everyone laugh as she thanked those who had helped try to find him in Albufeira.

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