Cairns shark attack victim who was mauled while making documentary tells how she escaped

Shark attack victim who was mauled while filming a marine life documentary reveals how she escape the beast’s jaws as she opens on her terrifying encounter from her hospital bed Anika Craney was attacked on Tuesday at Fitzroy Island, Far-North Queensland  The 29-year-old freediver suffered significant leg injuries during the attack  She was enjoying a … Read more

PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Ghislaine Maxwell, a daddy’s girl who never escaped his toxic legacy

The first time I met Ghislaine Maxwell was back in the mid-Eighties. She was the fabulously rich and sophisticated daughter of mighty media mogul Robert Maxwell, wafting in and out of the parties he held at his Mirror offices in London. I was a humble executive on the launch of his newspaper The London Daily … Read more

Documentary maker, 32, reveals she escaped Afghanistan as a baby to move to the UK

A documentary-maker has revealed she was trafficked out of war-torn Afghanistan as a child – but only found out by accident when she interviewed her mother for a new podcast.  Nelufar Hedayat, 32, began her journey from Kabul in the late eighties, eventually arriving in London in 1994, after spending time in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan … Read more

A grandson’s tribute: Filmmaker chronicles how his German Jewish grandfather escaped the Nazis

Growing up, the story of the starfish stuck with filmmaker Tyler Gildin. The parable – a boy saves a starfish stranded on the beach by throwing it back into the water – was told often at his summer camp. Years later, Gildin was astonished when he discovered his grandfather, Herb, recounting the tale at a … Read more

Coronavirus pandemic sparks massive jail break in Brazil as over 800 prisoners escaped from prisons 

Coronavirus pandemic sparks massive jail break in Brazil as over 800 prisoners escape from four prisons as the country reports its first virus-related death Fears of a coronavirus outbreak caused a massive prison escape in São Paulo Authorities report 834 prisoners fled from four jails on Monday As of Tuesday, at least 429 inmates had … Read more

Convicted robber escaped HMP Sudbury by placing dummy in his cell

Convicted robber escaped HMP Sudbury by placing dummy in his cell then scaling 10ft walls and fleeing for weekend away in Skegness as girlfriend who helped him walks free from court Luke Harey, 30, was jailed for 12 years in 2014 for a robbery in Leicestershire Girlfriend Hannah Smith, 30, from Erdington, was given six-month … Read more