Cincinnati Zoo video shows Harambe the gorilla HOLDING HANDS with the boy

New video footage of Harambe the gorilla suggest he was trying to protect a four year old boy who fell into the zoo enclosure just minutes before the 400-pound animal was fatally shot. The clip shows Harambe standing guard over the boy in the corner of the moat, and the two even share a brief moment holding hands. Witnesses said the gorilla was acting protectively in the tense situation, which may have been aggravated by panicked onlookers who screamed as they watched from above. Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard confirmed the gorilla did not appear to be attacking the child, but he described it as 'an extremely strong animal in an agitated situation' before supporting the animal response team's decision to kill Harambe. The incident, which was captured on cell phone, has sparked an outcry of emotion, with thousands of mourners branding it a 'senseless death'.

Chris Evans says Top Gear ratings were BETTER than when Jeremy Clarkson was in charge

Presenter Chris Evans was nicknamed 'Mr Shouty' and a 'poor man's Clarkson' while former Friends star Matt LeBlanc (together left) was called 'Mr Wooden' as his debut was also hammered by viewers. The BBC show was watched by an average of 4.3million people last night - peaking at 4.7million - compared to the 5.3million who watched the final episode starring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May last June. Fighting back today (inset) Mr Evans did not mention the 4.3million figure, but tweeted: 'The new Top Gear is a hit. OFFICIALLY' and said its audience share of 23 per cent last night was better than the start of the last series featuring its old presenters. He also said it was the most watched show on BBC iPlayer.

Speaking at his west London penthouse flat today Mr Clarkson told MailOnline he was unable to give his own critique of last night's Top Gear because he is 'busy working on my new show'.

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Lili-Rae Izatt-Port whose dad splashes out £1k a month on her insists she is not spoilt

A schoolgirl who does a different hobby every night of the week says she's not spoilt, just 'really lucky' and finds the exhausting regime fun. Lili-Rae Izatt-Port, from Essex, who's just 11-years-old, says her Bobbie spends around £1,000 every month on after-school clubs and a designer wardrobe. (Pictured from left: Lilie Rae Izatt-Port in her ballet costume, with her designer bag and trainer collection)

epa05329711 Car drivers queue as they wait at a gas station due to blockades of several oil depots by protesters opposed to the governments proposed labor law reforms, in Versailles, France, 26 May 2016. A strike hit oil refineries, fuel depots and petrol stations across France.  EPA/JEREMY LEMPIN

British holidaymakers trying to enjoy half-term breaks in France are facing further chaos as petrol shortages and strikes over labour reforms disrupted all forms of travel.

England Education Secondary School Exams Boys and girls sitting or taking GCSE A Level Examinations.

The A-level and GCSE pupils vented on social media about surprise or perplexing questions they had to answer in their French, maths, chemistry and biology papers last week.

Linguists at the University of Cambridge have found that the rich and varied dialects used around the British Isles are merging into one with words like splinter dominating over other regional variations.

People rushed to Twitter to question why the 1954 Christmas classic starring Bing Crosby was on television in May. One person wrote: 'My favourite christmas film is on More4. What the hell?'.

Paul Grange, 50, from Worcester, has been charged after a photo surfaced online showing a man wearing a t-shirt comparing the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster to pests.

Officers had spoken to the woman, who had minor facial injuries, the property in Oldham, Greater Manchester, after receiving an abandoned emergency call on Saturday night.

Heath Hall mansion on Billionaires' Row goes up for rent for £110,000 a month

The 15-bedroom Heath Hall on The Bishops Avenue in North London, which was built by the owner of the Tate & Lyle sugar empire, is on the market for £110,000 a month. The home has gone on the rental market just a year after it was sold to a mystery buyer for around £25million - which is just a quarter of its original nine-figure asking price. It has 15 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, six reception rooms, a drawing room, dining room, family room, sun room and snooker room. There is also a tennis court, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, library, home cinema, steam room with sauna, fully fitted home gym and wine cellar with climate controlled temperature.

Hanover-based TUI, whose brands include Thomson, has been accused of failing to warn its customers of the security threat and offering steep discounts despite being aware of concerns.

Wales and South West England are enjoying a fine morning with plenty of sunshine that has already sent temperatures climbing. But is has been a grey start to Bank Holiday Monday in eastern areas.

Matthew Scott (pictured), 28, was spotted travelling at snail-like speed in his Ford Focus, down a quiet street in Carlisle in the early hours of the morning on December 30, 2015.

Undated handout photo issued by the NUS of Malia Bouattia, who has been elected as their next president. 
Malia, who is NUS president for the 2016/17 academic year, is seen calling for Palestinian "resistance" and condemning what she calls "mainstream Zionist-led media outlets".

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The controversial votes at the conference in Bradford this weekend came after the current NUS black students' officer, Malia Bouattia, pictured, was elected president of the union.

Worcestershire County Council is considering the scheme as part of plans to tackle a widespread obesity problem. Nearly one in four adults in the county are obese.

The quartet, aged between 15 and 20, also assaulted and attempted to rob six people in Derby city centre. Pictured is John Williams-Barton who punched and passer-by and tried to mug him.

West Berkshire Council scraps school lollipop wardens in cost-cutting drive

Parents living in a leafy village are furious after their local council scrapped school lollipop wardens to save cash but then helped pay for a brand new £20,000 road crossing - for horses. West Berkshire Council is helping contribute to the 'bespoke' crossing (main image) so horses worth millions of pounds being trained in Lambourn, Berkshire, can safely trot just 12ft across a small country lane. The installation of the crossing in the village - which is home to one of the most famous racing centres in the world - got the green light after trainers were worried cars might hit the horses and jockeys. Members of the Royal Family and showbiz celebrities have valuable horses at the stables of trainers in the village. Apprentice jockeys 'ride out' the horses each morning, using village roads (inset) to get them from the stables to the training facilities.

Sussex Police has revealed that it sends text messages to people who are wanted - and assistant chief constable Laurence Taylor said it is a 'surprisingly effective' tactic.

Hashim Akhtar, 18, remains in a critical condition in hospital after he was discovered collapsed in the toilets during a cricket match by his teammates in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

The Government overhauled the NHS's alcohol guidelines in January. Pictured is Sir Ian Gilmore, chairman of the Alcohol Health Alliance, who was reportedly on the panel.

This computer generated image provided by the Bank of England Friday April 26, 2013, shows the concept design for the reverse of the new 5-pound note, with a picture of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Bank of England Governor Mervyn King made the announcement Friday at Chartwell, Churchillís former home, surrounded by members of the late leaderís family. The bank says the note is likely to be issued in 2016. (AP Photo/Bank of England)

England's first polymer banknote, a new £5 featuring the image of Winston Churchill, will be formally revealed at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire on Thursday.

Companies are being urged to give employees flexible working hours so staff members can plan how to watch the Euro 2016 football tournament in France, which starts on June 10.

Margaret Langford, 82, had just stepped outside of her home in Tipton, West Midlands, when she was viciously attacked by two dogs - and said she kept thinking she was 'going to die' as they ripped into her.

Employment minister Priti Patel said the Prime Minister and other top Remain campaigners who went to public schools were 'insulated' from how working people felt about immigration.

The day of the vote falls on the anniversary of the Battle of Plassey in 1757 when Clive of India's victory ushered in over a century of greatness, writes JACOB REES-MOGG.

The TV celebrity gardener said No 10 Downing Street had 'the greyest frontage known to man, even the bricks are painted black' - and has even offered to pay for the makeover himself.

Obese mother who lost SEVEN stone reveals her transformation in bodybuilding shows

Clair Rauso, 41, from Croydon, was initially furious when husband Adam (right) signed them both up for gym memberships without consulting her but she soon became hooked on their regular workouts. At the time, the mother-of-two was a size 22 and weighed 17 stone (left) as she loved to binge on junk food and hadn't exercised for years. But the school-worker was astonished when she slimmed down to 10st 6lb and a dress size eight (second from left).

A family from Merseyside unwittingly mourned the death of a stranger after the wrong body was released for cremation due to similar names mix-up by an NHS hospital, it emerged last night.

Former nursery school headteacher Angela Milnes was distraught when council officials wrongly labelled her as mentally ill and threatened to have her young daughter Sylvia adopted.

Hampshire-based Labour Line service had arranged to send two midwives to Bryony Fugard but refused on the event because she lived over the border in Berkshire. The baby is how healthy.

Whirlpool, which sells appliances under the Indesit, Creda and Hotpoint brands has issued a series of safety warnings on its tumble dryers following numerous fires reported.

A 46-page document issued by NHS England and Public Health England gives advise for what older people should do during hot weather from closing curtains to eating cold fruit and salads.

Older relatives would secure the loans against the value of their own property, but it would be paid off by younger members of the family buying a first-time home.

EastEnders actor's ex-girlfriend faces jail for revenge porn Facebook video

Emilia Marcou, left, could be jailed after she and her friend Sarah McKenna, right, shared the explicit footage on Facebook in a bid to shame the actor. They have pleaded guilty to a 'revenge porn' offence for publishing the video, which the actor had asked her to delete in the wake of their split. Hammersmith magistrates' court heard that the star, who cannot be named for legal reasons, met Marcou, 40, through social media.

The situation, described by Admiral Lord West as a 'complete mess', comes after aerial surveillance of Britain's shores was scrapped in January to save money.

Two Albanians deported after being found on a freighter arriving in Immingham, Lincolnshire, this week were let go within hours of arriving in Germany.

As one Tory backbencher suggested the PM could be 'toast' within days of the EU referendum, Mr Gove and Mr Johnson published a devastating letter, ridiculing Mr Cameron's target to cut immigrants

Lord Mervyn King said both Remain and Leave were making 'wildly exaggerated claims' - but he said the government must take responsibility for the overall tone of the campaign.

Eurosceptic Norman Tebbit drew parallels with the 364 economists who famously said in 1981 that Margaret Thatcher's economic plan threatened Britain's social and political stability.

Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, a former Tory Cabinet minister, told party officials he could not accept proposals to make employers ask job candidates if they attended private school.

American Air Show at RAF Duxford celebrates 100 years of British and US warplanes

These amazing pictures show how British and American aviation has progressed over the last century as historic aircraft took to the skies for The American Air show at Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Over the bank holiday weekend, more than 20,000 people flooded to the grounds to watch some of history's most powerful war planes soar through the air.

Six out of 10 kids get too little sleep - because they're hooked on tablets and TV. Digital overload and poor parenting have led to a nationwide crisis in sleeping habits, it has been revealed.

Experts funded by Cancer Research UK are among thousands of academics whose pensions have links to British American Tobacco.as part of the Universities Superannuation Scheme.

Noise levels in intensive care units can hit 101 decibels - as loud as a revving motorbike, heavy lorry or a loud action scene in a Hollywood blockbuster which can hamper recovery.

Russell T Davies, who has reworked the play, said he went against Shakespeare's original because he does not think a women killing herself 'for love' is appropriate for a modern audience.

Diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall has said she does not regret her choice, preferring a successful career over starting a family - but a supportive partner makes all the difference.

The findings may also explain why obese people struggle to keep weight off after a successful diet. A balanced 'community' of beneficial bacteria in the gut has been found to keep weight off.

Photograph shows drowned baby being cradled by charity worker between Libya and Italy

The child's lifeless body was pulled from the sea on Friday off the south coast of Italy after the capsizing of a boat which had set off from Sabratha in Libya the night before. German rescuers released the picture in a bid to persuade European authorities to ensure safe passage to migrants, after hundreds drowned in the Mediterranean in a matter of days. The photograph shows the baby being cradled in the arms of a rescuer known only as Martin, who described how the 'sun shone into its bright, motionless eyes'.

A man reacts as he carries the body of a girl, dug out from the rubble, following a reported attack by Syrian government forces on the Sakhour eastern neighbourhood, in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on May 30, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Thaer MohammedTHAER MOHAMMED/AFP/Getty Images

Mohammed Alloush, chief negotiator for the Syrian opposition, said he resigned over the failure of the Geneva-based talks to bring peace or ease the plight of civilians in besieged areas.

A French soldier searches for debris from the crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 over the Mediterranean Sea ©Alexandre Groyer (Marine Nationale/AFP)

The EgyptAir Airbus A320 crashed into the sea with 66 people on board during a May 19 flight from Paris to Cairo after disappearing from radar screens.

Police have reportedly recommended Sara Netanyahu (pictured with Benjamin) is charged after questioning her last year but it is now up to state prosecutors to decide if they will take on the case.

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The vessel, which had no engine, was being towed by another smuggling boat - also with more than 500 on board - when it started to take on water off the south coast of Italy.

Shocking footage shows the man, who works for Kurdistan 24 TV, continue to broadcast as cars with Peshmerga flags back away and a huge explosion erupts behind him in northern Iraq.

Hissene Habre led Chad from 1982-1990, his rule marked by fierce repression of opponents and targeting of rival ethnic groups ©Dominique Faget (AFP/File)

The verdict brings a long-awaited reckoning to families of the up to 40,000 people killed and the many kidnapped, raped or tortured under his 1982-1990 rule as president of Chad.

Four die in German floods as houses are destroyed and cars swept away

One man aged around 60 drowned in an underground car park when it filled with water too quickly for him to be able to escape in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. In the town of Schwaebisch Gmuend, a firefighter was killed as he tried to rescue another person in a flooded railway station who then also died. Elsewhere in Baden-Wuerttemberg, police said a 13-year-old girl was killed after being hit by an intercity train while apparently seeking shelter from the storm under a railway bridge.

Baader-Meinhof Gang members Ernst-Volker Staub, Daniela Klette and Burkhard Garweg are believed to be behind a robberies at supermarkets across Germany to finance their lives as fugitives.

Mexican star striker Alan Pulido has been rescued after being snatched by a group of armed, masked men while travelling home from a party in the border state of Tamaulipas on Saturday night.

Bayern Munich defender Boateng, born in Berlin to a Ghanaian father and German mother, is part  of Germany's national squad and likely to play for his country in the European Championships.

My personal insight into the way the EU referendum has introduced acid into the bloodstream of the Conservative Party came at a drinks event last week, writes DOMINIC LAWSON.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A National Crime Agency report warns that small, unpoliced ports and marinas around the country are now a wide-open back door into Britain.