Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
CAT OF THE WEEK
Call for help after seeing unread news on her floor
NAME: Henry
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A PAPERBOY saved the life of a pensioner who had been lying on her floor for three days after a fall – by noticing her unread newspapers.
Robert Purt, 18, told the Mccoll’s newsagent he worked for and staff called the police.
The woman, 88, was taken to hospital on February 7 and is
to make a full recovery thanks to his actions.
Her niece – who asked not to be named – said: “Robert’s actions certainly got help earlier than I would have. We are very grateful.”
Humble Robert of Birchexpected ington, Kent, said: “I had a feeling something was wrong.”
His mum Sam said: “I am so proud, he helped save her life.”
A Mccoll’s spokesman said: “We’re incredibly proud that Robert is getting the recognition he deserves for his quick and caring response.”
FRAMED by a beautiful archway of ice, adventurer Paul Zizka looks to the glow of the aurora borealis over Greenland.
The “selfie” on the Greenland ice sheet, which covers 79% of the country, is one of a series he has taken in the world’s most spectacular locations, using a timer device in his camera.
Paul, based in Banff, Canada, has travelled from Asia to Antarctica to capture the “under-documented” wonders of the world.
THE daughter of the ruler of Dubai claims he is holding her hostage after she tried to flee the emirate.
Princess Latifa al-maktoum, 35, told friends in video messages that she is being kept in a “villa prison” by her father Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-maktoum.
She escaped with a pal in 2018 by boat and jet ski to international waters, where a businessman was waiting in a Us-flagged yacht.
But her pal claims commandos using smoke grenades boarded the yacht off the Indian coast eight days later and forced Latifa out from below deck at gunpoint. The crew and her friend, martial arts teacher Tiina Jauhiainen, were taken back to Dubai and released after two weeks.
Latifa has not been heard from until this week.
Phone video messages, obtained by BBC1’S Panorama, show her crouched in the “villa jail,” saying: “I’m a hostage. And this villa has been converted into a jail.
“All the windows are barred shut, I can’t open any window. I can’t even go outside to get any fresh air.
“Every day I am worried about my safety and my life, I don’t really know if I’m going to survive this situation.
“The police threatened me that I’ll be in prison my whole life and I’ll never see
the sun again. I am really reaching a point now where I’m just getting so tired of everything... I just want to be free.”
Pal Tiina told the BBC: “She’s so pale, she hasn’t seen sunlight for months.”
Last year the High Court in London found her father “ordered and orchestrated” Latifa’s abduction and forced return to Dubai twice, in 2002 and 2018.
But Sheikh Mohammed and his Royal Court say she is safe with her family.
He has been pictured alongside the Queen at horse-racing events.
Ex-irish president Mary Robinson, a friend of the sheikh’s sixth wife Princess Haya Bint al-hussein, previously described Latifa as a “troubled young woman”.
But she told Panorama, which aired last night: “I was misled, initially by my good friend Princess Haya, because she was misled.
“Haya began to explain that Latifa had quite a serious bipolar problem.
“They were saying to me, in a way that was very convincing: ‘We don’t want Latifa to go through any further trauma’.i didn’t know how to address somebody who was bipolar about their trauma. And I didn’t want to increase the trauma.”
■ Panorama: The Missing Princess is available on BBC iplayer.
The police threaten I’ll be in prison my whole life PRINCESS LATIFA IN VIDEO MESSAGE TO PALS
After she was “blown away” by his charms, things look like they’re moving quickly for
Wilde and
The actress and director was snapped shipping several hefty suitcases from the home she previously shared with Jason
Sudeikis into Harry’s Hollywood house on
Valentine’s Day.
It comes as Olivia – who split from Jason in November – fawned over Harry as she spoke about him publicly.
It was revealed that the pair were dating after they were pictured holding hands at the wedding of Harry’s manager in January.
Olivia, 36, said 27-year-old Harry “blew her away” with his “humanity”,
Olivia Harry Styles.
“grace” and “warmth” as they filmed Don’t Worry Darling together.
Olivia, who directed the movie, praised Harry for allowing his co-star Florence Pugh to “hold the spotlight”. She told how it can often be a struggle to convince male actors to take on a lesser role.
“The industry has raised them to believe it lessens their power,” she said, before adding that Harry “relished the opportunity” and “infused every scene with a nuanced sense of humanity.”
She added: “No joke, it is hard to find actors who recognise why it might be worth it to allow a woman to hold the spotlight.” Olivia, who also took a framed picture from her former home, shares son Otis, six, and four-year-old daughter Daisy with Jason.