The Crown: Royal tragedy, Thatcher’s reign and THAT wedding: Top five moments in series four

The Crown has made its long-awaited return to screens with the Royal Family facing a period of transition plagued by political division and the emerging of a modern icon. Series four sees the Netflix show transition from the 1970s into the 1980s, with stars Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies and Helena Bonham Carter joined by newcomers … Read more

Guinness heiress, 19, dies in pool tragedy

She was their ‘darling angel’ with a heart of gold and everything to live for. But tragedy has struck the aristocratic Guinness family with the death of teenage heiress Honor Uloth in a freak swimming pool accident. Last night her ‘utterly devastated’ family paid an emotional tribute – and revealed how the 19-year-old’s wish for … Read more

Family tragedy that impacted Eddie McGuire’s decision to quit radio show

Eddie McGuire has revealed the family tragedy that played a part in his decision to quit his top-rating Hot Breakfast Triple M radio show this week, after 11 years on-air. Speaking to the Herald Sun on Friday, the 56-year-old said the death of his mother Bridie Brennan in August caused him to reflect and think … Read more

Potential First Lady Jill Biden ‘made Joe whole again’ after tragedy

Dr Jill Biden, the potential next First Lady of the United States, is often described as her husband’s biggest defender and one of his most trusted political advisers. The talented 69-year-old has been married to Joe Biden for 43 years, becoming a stepmother to Beau and Hunter Biden, his two sons from his first marriage, after … Read more

Joe Biden: How tragedy shaped the man poised to President of the USA

He looks set to inherit a country wracked with stark divisions in the midst of a deadly pandemic that has so far claimed the lives of more than 230,000 Americans. But an ability to overcome profound tragedy and heal deep wounds is a skill Joe Biden has had to acquire long before his presidency bid.  … Read more

How tragedy shaped man poised to be America’s new president

He looks set to inherit a country wracked with stark divisions in the midst of a deadly pandemic that has so far claimed the lives of more than 230,000 Americans. But an ability to overcome profound tragedy and heal deep wounds is a skill Joe Biden has had to acquire long before his presidency bid.  … Read more

Channel migrant boat tragedy: Iranian skipper faces 10 years in jail

The Iranian skipper of a migrant boat which capsized in the Channel killing a family of five faces 10 years in prison after being charged with ‘aggravated manslaughter’.  Police yesterday arrested the suspected captain who insisted he was simply another passenger trying to reach the UK for a better life.   The unidentified 37-year-old Iranian appeared … Read more

Father of girl who died in Rhodes parasailing tragedy says nephew who survived is fighting for life

The father of the girl who died in a parasailing accident in Rhodes says his nephew is fighting for his life in hospital. Tony Hayes said he has no idea if James Connelly, 15, will recover from the horror fall, which caused the death of his brother Michael, 13, and their cousin Jessica, 15. A … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tragedy as Old Etonian star of hip-hop dies aged just 35 

By the time he was in his mid-20s, he’d blazed a trail through Glastonbury and other festivals as half of aristocratic electronica duo The Correspondents, as they earned the accolade ‘the kings of hip-hop swing’. But today, family, friends and fans are in mourning for Tim Cole — or ‘DJ Chuckles’, as he was known … Read more

‘People-smuggling gang caught on camera trafficking migrants into UK two weeks before Essex tragedy’

Prosecutors today showed jurors what they claimed was footage of a people-smuggling gang trafficking migrants into the UK two weeks before 39 Vietnamese victims suffocated to death in a lorry on the same route. Gheorghe Nica and Eamonn Harrison are accused of the manslaughter of the group, who died in a trailer transported from Zeebrugge … Read more