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"My angel": Bondi stabbing victim's emotional reunion with her saviour

<p>A woman who was among those stabbed at Bondi Junction Westfield has finally reunited with the man who saved her life. </p> <p>Liya Barko, an international student from Argentina, was one the victims who was stabbed by Joel Cauchi on April 13 during his violent attack which killed six people and injured dozens more. </p> <p>A mystery man in a green t-shirt managed to save her life, but Barko wasn't able to track him down until now. </p> <p>"I would like to see him again, at least give him a hug," she told<em> 9News</em> on Monday.</p> <p>Barko reunited with her hero, identified as ex-military solider Wayne Tolver Banks on Tuesday, finally embracing the man who saved her life. </p> <p>"Oh my god, I remembered you were so tall," Barko said as the pair hugged. </p> <p>"I'm so happy you're alive,"  Banks replied. </p> <p>Banks recalled how during the attack Cauchi looked at him and shook his head, as if to say he wasn't going to attack him, before he stabbed Barko. </p> <p>The ex-military soldier sprung to action and quickly moved Barko into a shop to take refuge, where his wife helped him look after her.</p> <p>"I looked at you when I saw the man stab you and I said straight away to myself I've got to help you... I didn't want you to die," he told Barko. </p> <p>"Straight away I knew what I had to do to take control of the situation and the area."</p> <p>Barko also recalled how Banks' wife was there and helped her get through it when she thought she was going to die. </p> <p>"Your wife she was the person who started to shake me when I started to say 'I want to give up'...she is the one who (said to me) 'You are doing really well'," she said. </p> <p>"For me...you were the angel who just appeared at the right moment at the right place."</p> <p><em>Images: Nine</em></p>

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Heartless theft from "Garden of Little Angels"

<p>In a despicable act of heartlessness, dozens of bronze plaques dedicated to children have been stolen from a memorial park in Melbourne's southwest. The theft not only deprives grieving families of precious mementos but also desecrates a sacred space meant to honour the memory of lost loved ones.</p> <p>Victoria police were alerted to the crime when it was discovered that 75 plaques had been taken from Altona Memorial Park on Doherty’s Road. These plaques, erected in the "Garden of Little Angels", were loving tributes from families who had lost children, serving as symbols of remembrance and healing for those who visit the park.</p> <p>The theft, which occurred sometime between March 12 and 13, has left the community shocked and appalled. It is a violation not only of property but of the sanctity of a space meant for solace and reflection. The perpetrators have callously disregarded the pain of grieving families and the significance of the memorial to the community.</p> <p>In response to this reprehensible act, detectives have issued a warning to scrap metal dealers in the area to remain vigilant against any attempts to sell the stolen plaques. These plaques, though they may hold some monetary value as scrap metal, are priceless to the families who placed them in the memorial park, with their sentimental worth far outweighing any material gain.</p> <p>The police are actively investigating the theft and are urging anyone with information to come forward. The return of the stolen plaques to their rightful place is paramount in restoring a sense of peace and closure to the families affected by this crime.</p> <p><em>Images: Altona Memorial Park</em></p>

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"Our angel": AFL star's devastating family news

<p>Melbourne Demons veteran Tom McDonald and his wife Ruby have shared their heartbreak, after daughter Goldie was stillborn at 20 weeks. </p> <p>The couple shared the devastating news in an Instagram post on Wednesday, alongside a a black and white photo of the pair cradling the tiny tot in hospital.</p> <p>"At 11.55pm on Sunday night, 21st of January our gorgeous Goldie Joan McDonald was born sleeping and became our angel above," the caption read. </p> <p>"Watching over us and her siblings until we meet again in wonderland.</p> <p>"We are truly heartbroken to have lost our baby girl at 20 weeks, but know that she will be forever and always with us all," they added. </p> <p>"Thank you to everyone who has and continues to support our family, we will never be able to thank you enough for your kindness, love and care. </p> <p>"Please be patient with us as we navigate life without our Goldie girl in our arms."</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2dzDF_Plhu/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2dzDF_Plhu/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by RUBY MCDONALD (@rubymcdonald___)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>A few football figures took to the comments to pay their respects. </p> <p>"Thinking of you guys and sending you all the love and strength," footballer Nathan Jones wrote. </p> <p>Fellow Melbourne Demons star Steven May and midfielder Christian Petracca commented love heart emojis, while Western Bulldogs player Oskar Baker commented: "Thinking of you guys ❤️"</p> <p>The couple are parents to daughter Bella, four, and son Leo, two.</p> <p><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>

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"Beautiful angel": Serena Williams welcomes second child

<p>Serena Williams and her tech entrepreneur husband, Alexis Ohanian, have welcomed their second baby girl! </p> <p>The couple took to Instagram and TikTok to announce the birth of their "beautiful angel" Adira River Ohanian in a series of family photos and a video. </p> <p>"I'm grateful to report our house is teaming with love: a happy & healthy newborn girl and happy & healthy mama. Feeling grateful," proud dad Ohanian captioned the photo of his wife and first-born Olympia meeting her baby sister for the first time. </p> <p>"@serenawilliams you've now given me another incomparable gift — you're the GMOAT," he said referring to her as a the greatest mum of all time. </p> <p>"Thanks to all the amazing medical staff who took care of my wife & our daughter 🙏 I'll never forget the moment I introduced @olympiaohanian to her baby sister."</p> <p>"Your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea."</p> <p>Williams also made her own special announcement in a TikTok video. </p> <p>In the clip Williams takes a seat next to Ohanian and her first-born Olympia, before getting up and grabbing Adira and sitting back down to make their family complete. </p> <p>"Welcome my beautiful angel," she captioned the photo. </p> <p>The couple <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/family-pets/serena-williams-unveils-exciting-family-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first announced</a> their pregnancy at the 2023 Met Gala in a TikTok with the caption: "Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited all three of us to the Met Gala." </p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Am I ever gonna see your face again? Nuanced and thoughtful, Kickin’ Down the Door puts The Angels back in the spotlight

<p>When I was a kid, my dad Max took me to basketball games at Melbourne’s Entertainment Centre. I’d wait in my plastic bucket chair as the cheerleaders shook their pom poms and the teams did lay ups. The music was loud, and around the time everyone had found their seats, one song would often come on. </p> <p>It opened with a wailing, single note guitar, followed by a chunky, palm muted riff, driving along until bursting into the chorus when the vocals would demand “Am I ever gonna see your face again?” And as I licked my lemonade icy pole I’d delight as the whole stadium would <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/apr/15/australian-anthems-the-angels-am-i-ever-gonna-see-your-face-again">chant back</a> “No way, get fucked, fuck off.”</p> <p>I had no idea the band was called The Angels. I didn’t know they were supposed to be the next AC/DC but didn’t quite “make it”. The intense relationships at their core were lost on me. I was just delighted by how wild it felt, this song the audience owned, breaking rules, answering back. </p> <p>A new documentary, Kickin’ Down the Door chronicles Australian band The Angels across four decades, from suburban Adelaide to the gloss of <a href="https://themusic.com.au/news/iconic-alberts-music-studios-to-be-torn-down-to-make-way-for-luxury-apartments/wSnS1dTX1tk/08-10-15">Albert Studios</a>and beyond.</p> <p>The classic Oz rock vibe is omnipresent: dudes, riffs, volume. </p> <p>But this story’s star quality is how hard it works to showcase the band from both front of house and backstage, offering something far more nuanced than the well-thumbed tale of these national music icons.</p> <h2>Finding intensity</h2> <p>The documentary centres on the songwriting team of the Brewster brothers, vocalist Bernard “Doc” Neeson, and a revolving cast of drummers, bass players and producers. </p> <p>The themes are what you might like in a documentary about Australian rock ‘n’ roll: journeys to adulthood, mateship, resistance, lashings of hope, dollops of luck. Interviews from the band and their nearest and dearest sidle up against archival footage with cute animations bridging scenes. </p> <p>There’s the ubiquitous drop-in from a couple of international names to provide cred – thankfully a Bono-free endeavour. There’s a slither of pre-hat Molly Meldrum. The eye candy of 70s and 80s Aussie life abounds.</p> <p>The songs are central to Kickin’ Down the Door, but rock ‘n’ roll has always been about theatre, and front man Doc Neeson’s lead in creating an unsettling intensity at live shows lifted The Angels beyond the meat and potatoes of standard Oz rock.</p> <p>In one scene, the lighting guy talks about how Doc used silence and darkness as a tool of intensity – the antithesis of rock show bombast.</p> <h2>A complex portrait</h2> <p>Like The Angels did with rock ‘n’ roll, Kickin’ Down the Door offers a key change in the way it positions the people behind the scenes. Director Madeleine Parry has brought together a complex web of relationships pivoting on creative jubilation, obligation, devotion and estrangement.</p> <p>At an early gig, the Brewsters’ mother is recalled as dancing on a table in a “sea of blokes”. These were her boys, who could do no wrong.</p> <p>Mothers, girlfriends, wives and children are elevated close to the story’s centre, anchored within the nostalgic rhythm of white suburban Australian life to contrast with the band’s sprint – then marathon – to rock ‘n’ roll stardom. Beyond the band bubble, everyone’s sacrifice is apparent.</p> <p>“We all supplied the stability while they chased the dream,” says Neeson’s then partner. </p> <p>In bringing women to the front, Parry frames the main players as multi-dimensional, emotional and expressive. The intensity of volume, riffage and flamboyance sits in dialogue with each band members’ reflections to present the way that “performance” seamlessly slides across gender and genre.</p> <p>This deep thoughtfulness shines through the dizzying foray of complex legal and financial arrangements bands can be thrown into, setting them up with lifelong debt. </p> <p>This is the persistent myth of “luck” in rock ‘n’ roll. This myth grinds against the power imbalance inherent in an incredibly competitive, brutal and sometimes hedonistic global business culture. For decades, rock ‘n’ roll has relied on the exploitation of artists who sacrifice family, health, economic security and friendships to have sustainable careers.</p> <p>This documentary skilfully weaves the devastation that comes when these pressures evaporate years of work for bands and their teams. </p> <p>It isn’t so much a story about the big bad music industry swallowing up another Australian wanna be. Rather, it is a well-crafted assemblage of the pervasive way rock ‘n’ roll’s mystique works behind the scenes, prioritising profits over health and wellbeing, and the sustainability of artists and their families.</p> <h2>The sonic legacy</h2> <p>Undoubtedly the biggest names now in Australian guitar driven music – Amyl and the Sniffers, Courtney Barnett, King Gizzard &amp; the Lizard Wizard, Tame Impala – are part of the sonic legacy of bands like The Angels. </p> <p>But they also show a marked shift in how they do business when courting international markets, maintaining elements of independence and control that The Angels had no blueprint for.</p> <p>This current crop of bands also show we are on the road to far better gender representation of what contemporary rock music looks and sounds like. And in other genres, artists like Baker Boy, Genesis Owusu, Barkaa and Jaguar Jonze continue to contest and take ownership of “the sound” of Australian music. </p> <p>Incidentally, I never went on to play basketball. I picked up an electric guitar instead.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p> <p><em>This article originally appeared on <a href="https://theconversation.com/am-i-ever-gonna-see-your-face-again-nuanced-and-thoughtful-kickin-down-the-door-puts-the-angels-back-in-the-spotlight-194057" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Conversation</a>.</em></p>

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Queen Elizabeth’s “touching” words to Cristiano Ronaldo

<p dir="ltr">Cristiano Ronaldo has opened up about Queen Elizabeth II’s random act of kindness.</p> <p dir="ltr">The football legend revealed that the Monarch sent his family a letter offering her condolences following the loss of his newborn son Angel in April 2022.</p> <p dir="ltr">His partner Georgina Rodriguiz suffered birth complications and Angel passed away soon after he was born. He is survived by his healthy twin sister Bella.</p> <p dir="ltr">Speaking to UK journalist Piers Morgan, Ronaldo opened up about the heartbreaking event for the first time.</p> <p dir="ltr">''I received a letter from the Queen's family as well [as my fans], it surprised me a lot,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">''Offering their condolences?'' Piers asked.</p> <p dir="ltr">''Yes, unbelievable. This is why I say, I respect a lot the English community, English people, because they've been really kind with me in that difficult moment of my life, it was spectacular, the way they treated me, my family in that difficult moment,” Ronaldo said.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CcgHsWLLaf5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CcgHsWLLaf5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Ronaldo said that the loss of his son Angel was one of the worst moments of his life since losing his father.</p> <p dir="ltr">''When you have a kid you expect everything will be normal and when you have a problem it's hard,” he continued.</p> <p dir="ltr">''Me and Gio (Giorgina) had difficult moments. It was very, very difficult to understand what was going on in that period of my life.</p> <p dir="ltr">''The football didn't stop, we had so many competitions. It was probably the most difficult moment in my life.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Angel’s ashes and his father’s ashes are kept together at a chapel in the player’s home.</p> <p dir="ltr">''I talk with them all the time and they are on my side,'' he added.</p> <p dir="ltr">''You know they help me to be a better man, to be a better person, to be a better father. And it's something that I am really proud of…the message that they send me, especially my son.''</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Getty/Instagram</em></p>

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“Fly free beautiful angel”: Lisa Curry says final goodbye to Jaimi

<p dir="ltr">Lisa Curry has shared an emotional tribute to her late daughter Jaimi after laying her ashes to rest on Australia’s tallest mountain.</p> <p dir="ltr">The swimming legend hiked 2228 kilometres to the top of Mount Kosciuszko with her daughter’s ashes and some meaningful items, including dried petals from her funeral, more than two years after Jaimi passed away.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-d368007f-7fff-b90f-c008-0986a617f5ea"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">“I needed something to help me find focus again and get out of bed but my main purpose was to take my daughters ashes to the top of Mt Kosciuszko,” Curry wrote on Instagram, sharing a slew of photos from the venture.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkW9ogChpTW/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkW9ogChpTW/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Lisa Curry AO (@lisacurry)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Curry revealed that the hike, which she did with a group of friends and was delayed by Covid, was the hardest thing she had done, adding that it was out of her comfort zone.</p> <p dir="ltr">“The conditions were very challenging, plenty of snow, ice, rain, sleet, baby hail (sago), 60-100kmh winds, we had it all,” she continued.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Once we headed out, we were committed. No turning back. One step at a time. The second day I carried the emotion of what I was there for.”</p> <p dir="ltr">When she got to the final hill, which she described as a “complete struggle”, Curry said she felt an “overwhelming sense of achievement and emotional anxiety” about saying goodbye to Jaimi one last time.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee41cb8a-7fff-e78d-f991-2a3f2458efa1"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">“I could see a blurry Glenn standing there waiting for me, every step I was getting closer but couldn't see through my tears," Lisa wrote.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQESrxrpzT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQESrxrpzT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Lisa Curry AO (@lisacurry)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">"The wind was extreme, and took the balloon quickly, but it landed on the snow not far away, so Glenn went and picked it up and let it go again</p> <p dir="ltr">"I honour our Jaimi by taking her ashes and dried petals from her funeral to amazing places around the country and the world.</p> <p dir="ltr">"This spot on top of Mt Kosciusko is the closest to heaven that I could get so it was very meaningful to me.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Everyone has their own way of honouring those that are special to them. Fly free beautiful angel. Never forgotten. Xxx"</p> <p dir="ltr">The Olympian also revealed that she completed the monumental feat while taking beta blockers Atrial Fibrillation (AF), which helped keep her heart rate down but felt “like a full body of heavy lactic acid”.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9e95faa3-7fff-2077-670c-0aea9cf09fcd"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: @lisacurry (Instagram)</em></p>

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Charlie's Angels star stuns with her ageless appearance

<p>Beloved Charlie’s Angels star Jaclyn Smith has stunned fans with her latest jaw-dropping photo at an incredible 76 years of age.</p> <p>She casually posed in jeans and a puffy white blouse as she flaunted her ageless complexion in a pic posted to her Instagram.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXg1pb_PlnA/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXg1pb_PlnA/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Jaclyn Smith (@realjaclynsmith)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Hundreds of fans immediately took to the comments section to express their shock over Smith’s youthful appearance. This isn’t the first time the mother-of-two has gone viral for her ageless appearance.</p> <p>She uploaded a photo on social media in December, where she was seen embracing her son Gaston Richman. Many followers pointed out how she managed to look younger than the 39-year-old.</p> <p>“I’ll tell you, it was a good photo,” the actress admitted.</p> <p>“Right place, right time. That’s the luck of the draw. Great lighting. I’m with a person that I adore, my son, and it was a going-away party, so my eyes were probably glistening with tears there, sparkling because he’s one of the human beings I worship.”</p> <p>Smith noted that fans still remember her best for playing Kelly Garrett in the hit series, which aired from 1976 until 1981. She has since spoken about her time on Charlie's Angels, sharing fond memories from filming.</p> <p>“Angels in chains, being chained together. Eating lunch together. It was an education and it was eye-opening because each girl was so unique with her own personality and style. And these are my friends today. That bond is what I really remember."</p> <p>“The friendship is what I treasure from that,” she shared.</p> <p><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>

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"Heaven gained an angel": Child star found dead at 16

<p>Child star Kailia Posey, who shot to fame in the hit show about US child pageants Toddlers &amp; Tiaras, has died at just 16 years of age.</p> <p>Posey's heartbroken mother, Marcy Posey Gatterman, wrote on Facebook earlier this week, “I don’t have words or any thoughts. A beautiful baby girl is gone. Please give us privacy as we mourn the loss of Kailia. My baby forever.”</p> <p>Her family have also confirmed that the manner of her death was suicide. They said: “Although she was an accomplished teenager with a bright future ahead of her, unfortunately in one impetuous moment, she made the rash decision to end her life.</p> <p>“She won countless crowns and trophies after competing on the pageant circuit her entire life. Her highly acclaimed talent as a contortionist had already led to professional touring job offers, and she had recently been selected to be a cheerleader at her high school next fall.”</p> <p>Posey was pronounced dead in Birch Bay State Park, in Washington, at around 1:20 pm on Monday. This is roughly a 30-minute drive away from her family home in Lynden. </p> <p>Posey had just celebrated her 16th birthday on April 19, according to posts from her friends and family on social media.</p> <p>Lynden’s cheerleading team shared a series of tributes to its Instagram, along with the two quotes: “Please stay. The world is better with you in it” and the second being: “Speaking a few kind words might be the most important thing you will do today.”</p> <p>Posey was a young star on the TLC reality series, which ran from 2009 to 2013. The show featured families who prepared their children to compete in beauty pageants. She became a popular face online when her adorable “evil” grin went viral.</p> <p>In a throwback scene from Toddlers and Tiaras, Kailia’s mum described her then 10-year-old daughter as a “cuddling puppy and a spicy little monkey.”</p> <p>She continued: “When Kailia was younger, and she was three, she started doing pageants and she’s a pro when she hits that stage.</p> <p>“She’ll say she’s nervous but once she hits that stage she’s a pro.”</p> <p>She kept up with the pageant circuit as a teen and even announced on Instagram in January that she was gearing up to compete as Miss Washington Teen USA in February.</p> <p>Heartbroken fans have taken to Instagram to share their prayers.</p> <p>“Can’t even believe this has happened. I’m praying for you guys to get through this. She always was so kind to all of us,” commented America’s Got Talent competitor Kadan Bart Rockett.</p> <p>“playing soccer with you is now a core memory. heaven gained an angel,” added another friend.</p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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“You are our angel”: Ronaldo’s baby boy dies

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, has announced the devastating news that one of his twin babies has died after his girlfriend gave birth.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ronaldo shared the news with the world about his and Georgina Rodriguez’s heartbreak on Instagram on Tuesday morning. The couple had previously announced the joyous news of their impending twins – a girl and a boy – in October 2021.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away,” Ronaldo wrote on Instagram.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“It is the greatest pain that any parents can feel.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“We would like to thank the doctors and nurses for all their expert care and support.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“We are all devastated at this loss and we kindly ask for privacy at this very difficult time.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Our baby boy, you are our angel. We will always love you.”</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/04/Ronaldo_Instagram_baby_post.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ronaldo’s club, Manchester United, later responded with a message of support on Twitter: “Your pain is our pain, Cristiano. Sending love and strength to you and the family at this time.”</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last October the famous couple shared an image of themselves holding their baby scans, captioned: “Delighted to announce we are expecting twins.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/04/Ronaldo_baby_Instagram.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Our hearts are full of love - we can’t wait to meet you.”</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At that time, Ronaldo was already father to four children, three of whom were born to surrogate mothers. His newborn daughter now makes him a father of five.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Katia Aveiro, sister of the football star, posted a heartbreaking tribute in the wake of the tragic news: “I love you and my heart is with you over there. May God take care of you and strengthen your path more and more. Our little angel is already on father’s lap. And our little girl who is here firm and strong and healthy will teach us more and more that only love matters.”</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Images: Instagram</span></em></p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-2df6bf99-7fff-25de-ff2c-1972e41c8214"></span></p>

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‘Unliftable’: Australia’s chunkiest angel makes her grand debut

<p dir="ltr"> The “unliftable” staffie was rescued by the RSPCA in South Australia after a call was made to team inspectors, who said that Sophie had spiralled into a dark depression following the tragic deaths of her owners.</p> <p dir="ltr">Sitting at 400% above her ideal body weight under the care of a housemate who struggled to look after her, vet and rescue teams were gobsmacked at the size of her.</p> <p dir="ltr">RSPCA inspector Krista said they had never encountered a dog that big before.</p> <p dir="ltr">“When I first saw her I couldn’t believe it,” they said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“She was so big, I didn’t even know if she was able to walk.</p> <p dir="ltr">“There was no way I’d be able to lift her into the van.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Unable to walk, Sophie was put on an intense exercise program and eating plan.</p> <p dir="ltr">RSPCA SA’s puppy-fat burning expert Stuart said Sophie was by far the most overweight dog he had ever seen.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Sophie is definitely the biggest I’ve encountered, but I’m happy to help with her fitness journey,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I can’t wait to see her running around enjoying the happy, healthy lifestyle she deserves.”</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-9e088336-7fff-51d1-d4c0-90bd4cd8e017"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">Sophie is on her fitness journey and is sure to be looking healthy and happier everyday.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: RSPCA</em></p>

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Angel grants Anna Coffey a dying wish

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anna Coffey, the Melbournian who travelled from New York to visit her dying father, has been granted her wish.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Tuesday night it was confirmed that Ms Coffey has been granted an exemption to leave Sydney - where she is currently in hotel quarantine - and travel to Melbourne.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After consultation between the NSW and Victorian health departments, she was permitted to travel on compassionate grounds.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“In this circumstance, Coffey will be permitted to travel by car to Melbourne, providing all PPE and physical distancing requirements are able to be met,” a departmental statement said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her final hurdle - paying thousands to charter a flight - has also been cleared, with Angel Flight offering to take her to Melbourne free of charge.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier this week, Ms Coffey was told that to move her quarantine location from Sydney to Melbourne would require her to charter a flight between the cities at an estimated cost of at least $7500.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ms Coffey flew from New York to Sydney last week after her 80-year-old father suffered a stroke and was placed in palliative care in a Melbourne hospital.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: 7NEWS</span></em></p>

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Matt Damon lists his $27.1 million zen-inspired Los Angeles home

<p><span>Hollywood heavyweight Matt Damon seems to be moving on from LA after listing his zen-inspired property for a whopping $27.1 million.</span><br /><br /><span>Mr. Damon is reportedly selling as he and his family want to make a base in New York City, according to Eric Haskell of The Agency.</span><br /><br /><span>The 50-year old is currently residing in Australia, but caused controversy when he received an exemption from quarantine in a NSW Hotel, and was instead allowed to isolate in a private residence.</span><br /><br /><span>Damon and his family are currently in Australia to film the Marvel blockbuster <em>Thor: Love and Thunder.</em></span><br /><br /><span>The LA home is situated in one of Pacific Palisades’ premiere streets, and is a home that is unlike any other.</span><br /><br /><span>With a mix of warm wood and stone, the zen paradise looks like something straight out of Hawaii.</span><br /><br /><span>“It’s like a tropical retreat,” Mr. Haskell said. “You don’t feel like you’re in Southern California anymore.”</span><br /><br /><span>The property boasts seven spacious bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and has a central atrium with a 10m vaulted mahogany ceiling and an open-plan living.</span><br /><br /><span>The beautiful home is also surrounded by lush landscaping, mature trees and sprawling grassy yards.</span><br /><br /><span>The backyard includes a children’s play area, large pool and spa, a waterfall, a koi pond and a large outdoor pavilion.</span><br /><br /><span>Other features include a game room, a bar, an office, a gym, a theatre room and a wine storage and tasting room.</span><br /><br /><span>The 50-year old and his wife Luciana Barroso purchased the LA home for US$15 million in 2012. </span></p>

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"Angel" killed in freak boating accident

<p>A young mum who died in a freak boat accident that her two-year-old daughter survived has been remembered as an “angel” with a “beautiful soul”, who overcame homelessness.</p> <p>Nicole Herbert, 21, of Ipswich, tragically passed way when the small boat she was in crashed into a private jerry on the Brisbane River on Wednesday.</p> <p>Emergency services were called to Chelmer in Brisbane’s southwest at around 4:40 pm where it is reported Ms Herbert was thrown off the boat and hit her head on the jetty.</p> <p>Her partner, Shaydon Harwood, 21, and their daughter, Kylah, 2, were also in the boat at the time but were not seriously injured.</p> <p>A 46-year-old friend also managed to escape without injury.</p> <p>Ms Herbert’s dad, Roger Herbert, told the Courier Mail that his daughter was a “truly remarkable person” who managed to overcome homelessness and made a life for herself.</p> <p>He said he had “a wound that will never heal” and that no one would say a bad word about her.</p> <p>Mr Herbert said his daughter was “full of life and caring beyond belief”.</p> <p>“She really was an awesome human – she started out essentially homeless at 16 and worked her way up to where she was with her partner, Shaydon,” he told the newspaper.</p> <p>Ms Herbert and her partner were high school sweethearts. </p> <p>Friends have also paid their respects to an “honest sweetheart” with “no bad bone in her body”.</p> <p>“You were a great friend, a great partner, a great daughter and beyond anything you are a fantastic mother,” friend Katie Sorensen posted on Facebook.</p> <p>“I give my heart out to all your family in this time of need. You have lost such a beautiful soul but they have gained an even better angel, she will forever be in our hearts.”</p> <p>Queensland Police are continuing to investigate the crash.</p>

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“My angels”: 80-year-old woman rescued at home after falling and breaking her hip

<p>An 80-year-old woman who broke her hip and was unable to move in her home for four days has been rescued by police with the help of a Care Army volunteer.</p> <p>Erika Freingruber fell at her Beaudesert house, south of Brisbane, at the end of April.</p> <p>Paul Mahoney, a member of the newly formed Care Army Community Recovery team, called Beaudesert police on April 23 to request a welfare check after not being able to contact Freingruber.</p> <p>“I had some concerns because when I spoke to Erika a few days beforehand, she had really been on the ball,” Mahoney said.</p> <p>“I rang her and couldn’t contact her and then I also contacted her friend who had not been able to contact her either, so that’s when I rang the police.”</p> <p>Police bodycam footage showed constables Glenn Engels and Max Gillett breaking into Freingruber’s home after hearing her calling for help.</p> <p>Freingruber is now recovering in hospital. “You’re my lifesavers, my angels, not policemen, my angels,” she told the two officers, who visited her at Brisbane’s QEII Hospital.</p> <p>“Can you imagine a week, nearly a week lying there, without help day and night?</p> <p>“Every doctor who came here said, ‘You don’t know how lucky you are that you are alive’.”</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FQueenslandPolice%2Fposts%2F10158563336438254&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=552&amp;height=705&amp;appId" width="552" height="705" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></p> <p>Freingruber had previously been keeping regular contact with the Care Army Community Recovery team, a new organisation formed by the Queensland State Government to help monitor the elderly and vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.</p> <p>Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk praised the work of the police department and the Care Army.</p> <p>“I am extremely grateful to the member of the Care Army who raised the alarm when Erika couldn’t be contacted,” she said.</p> <p>“And as for the police, I can’t say enough about the urgency, professionalism and compassion they brought to bear in going to Erika’s aid.”</p> <p>Police Minister Mark Ryan said the incident highlighted the importance of checking up on vulnerable people in the community.</p> <p>“Without the state government initiative of the Care Army, police probably would not have known Erika needed help,” Ryan said.</p> <p>“In the darkness don’t forget, we can still show a little bit of kindness, compassion and care.”</p>

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Grandmother of four children killed in fatal car crash speaks out: “Angels on earth”

<p><span>The devastated grandmother of four children killed in a drunken car crash as they were going to get ice cream says the pain from the tragedy has been “too much to handle”. </span></p> <p><span>Abdallah siblings Sienna, eight, Angelina, 12, and Antony, 13, died in Oatlands, in Sydney's north-west, on Saturday night alongside their 11-year-old cousin Veronique Sakr. </span></p> <p><span>The kids’ Grandmother Georgette Abdallah visited the site of the tragedy on Tuesday and broke down into tears as she described memories of her grandchildren.</span></p> <p><span>“They were angels on earth. They were looked after... My Angelina, she slept with a rosary in her hand. She said, ‘Teta, look after yourself’ and every time she saw tears in my eyes, she cried,” Ms Abdallah said.</span></p> <p><span>She said her grandson Antony was unlike many other teenagers his age, and said he promised to look after his grandmother when he grew older. </span></p> <p><span>She described Sienna as her “cheeky girl” who would always run to hug her grandmother.</span></p> <p><span>“The little one in the hospital is crying. She is asking: 'How am I going to go to school? How are we going to survive without them?',” Ms Abdallah said. </span></p> <p><span>She says her grandchildren adored her, particularly her cooking. </span></p> <p><span>She taught them to make cabbage leaves, which is what they had for their last meal. </span></p> <p><span>“Thank you everyone for supporting us,” Ms Abdallah went on to say.</span></p> <p><span>“Please pray for us. Pray for my son and his wife and all of us. That's too much to handle. Give us strength.”</span></p> <p><span>Samuel William Davidson, 29, was allegedly driving while three times the legal blood alcohol limit. </span></p> <p><span>Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday morning said the tragedy was unthinkable.</span></p> <p><span>“I just pray for their strength as a family. They will be grieving beyond imagination,” he said.</span></p> <p><span>Davidson's parents cake forward on Monday night to say they were devastated and their son was deeply remorseful for his alleged actions. </span></p> <p><span>“Those poor families have lost their children. No words can help them and I'm so sorry to them,” Allan Davidson told Nine News.</span></p> <p><span>Hundreds of people have visited the crash site in Oatlands to lay flowers and show support for the mourning families.</span></p>

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“R.I.P Twin Angels of Brisbane”: Image released of 6-week-old sisters

<p>A tribute has been paid to the Brisbane twins who died in a suspected co-sleeping accident.</p> <p>The six-week-old girls Violet and Indiana were found unconscious in their mother’s bed in Sunnybank Hills last Wednesday. One of the sisters died at the scene and the other was rushed to hospital in a critical condition but passed away the following day.</p> <p>Their deaths are not being treated as suspicious.</p> <p>“Preliminary investigations suggest the babies were sleeping together throughout the night and were discovered unresponsive in the morning,” police said.</p> <p>A <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/rip-twin-angels-of-brisbane" target="_blank">GoFundMe page</a> titled “R.I.P Twin Angels of Brisbane” has been set up by family friend Kieran Garratt with an appeal for donations to cover the twins’ funeral costs.</p> <p>“Violet and Indiana were tragically lost this week in Brisbane. They leave behind a big sister, big brother and two heartbroken parents,” Garratt wrote on the page.</p> <p>“My wife Sylvia and myself, Kieran, are setting this up to ease the huge stress and weight of their burden.”</p> <p>The page has so far raised over $7,900.</p> <p>Garratt told <em><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-29/brisbane-baby-girl-dies-two-days-after-her-twin-sister/11749002">ABC</a> </em>that the family is in grief. “They’re not holding up well at all. It’s a type of grief I’ve never dealt with or experienced before,” he said.</p> <p>“I didn’t know what to do. There’s really nothing you can say or do that will help in a situation like this.”</p> <p>The twins’ grandfather said one of the most difficult things would be explaining to the surviving children about their sisters’ death.</p> <p><span>“It’s every parent’s worst nightmare what they are facing... they’ve been through hell,” he told <em>Daily Mail Australia</em>.</span></p>

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Inside Barbara Sinatra's $11 million Los Angeles penthouse

<p>Barbara Sinatra’s Los Angeles penthouse is hitting the market for US$8 million (AU$11.3 million).</p> <p>Located on the Wilshire Corridor in Westwood, the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.luxuryhomeslosangeles.com/idx/10560-wilshire-boulevard-los-angeles-ca-90024/15489222_spid/" target="_blank">apartment</a> was where the late socialite lived after the death of her husband, legendary singer Frank Sinatra.</p> <p>Before her death in 2017, Barbara used to entertain celebrity guests and friends such as Gregory Peck and Kirk Douglas, and invite them over for poker nights, according to Leonard Rabinowitz, listing agent of Hilton &amp; Hyland and a friend of the Sinatras.</p> <p>The 520-square-metre property boasts four bedrooms, five terraces, an open floor plan and views of the mountains, ocean and city on all four sides.</p> <p>The living room features a wood-burning fireplace, along with a built-in bar and cocktail area, and a table that can be flipped over to become a poker table. A set of sliding glass doors connects the living room to the outdoor dining area with sceneries of surrounding mountains.</p> <p>The formal dining room has a private outdoor atrium and lounge area, while the kitchen is lined with black marble countertops.</p> <p>Before Frank died in 1998, he and Barbara split their time between their Beverly Hills estate and a Malibu beach house, Rabinowitz said. After the singer’s death, Barbara and her friends were robbed on a Beverly Hills street, prompting her to look for an apartment with additional security.</p> <p>She bought the 24-hour surveillance Westwood property in the early 2000s from Marilyn and Harry Lewis of the Hamburger Hamlet restaurant chain, according to public records.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see inside Barbara Sinatra’s lavish penthouse.</p>

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