Property developer is found not guilty of drowning his wealthy heiress wife at their Danish holiday home for her £3.5m life insurance as judge halts trial Donald McPherson, 47, was accused of drowning his heiress wife, Paula Leeson But he was not guilty of murder at Manchester Crown Court by order of the judge The … Read more
Ashley Judd has endured a harrowing experience since shattering her leg last month in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But the two-time Golden Globe nominee is now recovering at home, where she’s surrounded by the support of friends and family. She’s staying optimistic while ‘drowning in trauma’ from the painful experience and took to … Read more
The father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker dies after drowning in a dam at his holiday home in Brazil, with police finding his body hours after he dived in for an afternoon swim Alisson Becker’s father Jose, 57, has died after a swimming accident in Brazil The incident happened in a lake near a dam … Read more
‘A dog’s third favourite blanket?’ No, Jill Halfpenny’s tartan coat in The Drowning cost £600 – and it’s sold out at Selfridges It was described by one viewer as resembling a ‘dog’s third favourite blanket’ TV critics and fans of the Channel 5 series appear to be united in condemnation Belted coat, created by French … Read more
The Drowning Channel 5, Monday-Thursday Rating: The Investigation BBC2, Friday Rating: And so on to what feels like the 768th missing-child thriller of recent years, and this time it’s The Drowning. It starred Jill Halfpenny as Jodie, whose four-year-old son, Tom, drowned a decade ago during a family picnic at a park lake but no … Read more
A first look at a gripping new four-part drama set to air on Channel 5 promises to have viewers on the edge of their seat as Jill Halfpenny stars as a grieving mother who believes she’s found her son nine years after losing him. Halfpenny (Three Girls, Dark Money, Liar) plays Jodie, a mother who … Read more
Cornwall recorded the highest number of drowning deaths of any UK region over the past five years, the latest figures reveal. Data shows 80 people drowned in the county during this period, the equivalent of more than one every month, followed by 55 in Devon and 54 in Kent. The figures from The National Water … Read more
Sweet moment dog saves her 14-year-old blind pit bull sister from drowning after she falls into swimming pool Surveillance video from a home’s backyard in Argentina captured the moment a family dog saved their blind pit bull after she fell into their pool December 19 Luna, who is 14-years-old and happens to be blind and … Read more
‘Covid-19 got me’: Heartbreaking suicide note financial adviser, 55, left his family before drowning himself in River Ouse after lockdown destroyed the business he built up over 30 years Nick Gunnell was described as a ‘hidden victim’ of the virus after his suicide Restrictions had caused his business problems and he suffered, inquest told His … Read more
A British diplomat has been hailed as a hero in China after jumping into a river to save a woman from drowning. Stephen Ellison, the newly appointed British Consul General in Chongqing, was visiting an ancient town on Saturday when another tourist accidentally fell into the water. Mr Ellison, a 61-year-old champion triathlete, leapt into … Read more