Balcony fall kills ex-cop
Zara McDermott, of Love Island 2018, was a victim of revenge porn. Intimate naked photos of her were circulated around the globe by an ex.
I saw her documentary on the subject and was shocked by what she and other victims have to go through when their privacy is violated in such a manner.
The programme reveals that similar cases reported to the police have doubled in four years.
I’m so grateful to this brave young woman for educating both parents and children about the effects of this awful crime.
Zara is now a government adviser on the issue. It’s fantastic to see this young lady turn her negative into a positive.
A RETIRED British police officer has fallen to his death from a warehouse balcony in the Caribbean.
Cayman Islands police are investigating how Nicholas Keane, 63, fell in the capital George Town on Wednesday at 5pm.
Two other people were reportedly standing on the second-storey balcony with him.
Julie Keane said her brother, who had been on the island since December, “had been happy in the company of good friends”.
DRUGS drama Breaking Bad is the most overrated TV show in history, according to a viewer poll.
The US series, which ran from 2008 to 2013, was hailed by many as the best drama ever.
But despite huge box set sales, 47% in the poll described the show, starring Bryan Cranston as a chemistry teacher turned drug lord, as boring.
Sci-fi sensation Stranger Things starring Winona Ryder was described as “tedious” with 37% saying it was overrated.
Classic 1990s comedy Friends was branded as over-hyped by 27% of the 2,386 adults polled by online marketplace OnBuy.
And 21% said Brummie crime drama Peaky Blinders was not as good as critics said.
Mad Men starring John Hamm fared best, with just 9% saying it was hyped.
Cas Paton of OnBuy said: “The opinion of a respected critic can determine the success of a fledgling TV show.
“They can also produce hype that results in disappointment as viewers get involved emotionally when watching a show.”
Caroline Aherne at the BBC celebrates the much-loved comedy writer and actress who died in 2016, with highlights of The Mrs Merton Show and The Royle Family. BBC One, Tuesday, 9pm