The scene in Sydney’s eastern suburbs where beloved teenager Yolonda Mumbulla died this week is largely deserted. There were no floral tributes, cards or teddy bears left outside the apartment block in North Bondi, where the 19-year-old mother was found unresponsive, when news.com.au visited on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency services wereContinue Reading
The widow of a man who drowned in a hotel pool while trying to save their two-year-old daughter has made a desperate plea for help. Sandeep Kaur described herself as an “unlucky wife” after both her husband Dharmvir Singh, 38, and father-in-law Gurjinder Singh, 65, drowned while on holidays atContinue Reading
Liam Togher is more at home in the swimming pool than on the trail, but this weekend he’s taking on his biggest challenge yet – an 18km trek up Australia’s highest peak. This endeavour would be a challenge for even the most dedicated of hikers, but is an incredible effortContinue Reading
A mum of three who thought she was experiencing stomach pains due to a car crash was instead told it was an aggressive form of cancer. “Life just stopped,” said Samantha Bovingdon, from Craigmore in Adelaide’s north, when she was told of the diagnosis. Last year, Ms Bovingdon wrote offContinue Reading
The little girl found dead in a hot car at a rural Queensland property on New Year’s Eve has been identified as Everleigh Johnson. Police confirmed on Tuesday no charges would be laid over the tragedy, which occurred during a family gathering at a home on Bee Creek Road inContinue Reading
An elderly man who, after 42 years of being an “extremely dependable” employee, was offered a sad barbecue and certificate has had an incredible change in luck. The sub-par recognition of John Bartlett, who without fail travelled 40 minutes to work on public transport every day for the “minimum wage”Continue Reading
A young Australian woman’s European summer turned into a nightmare when she was hospitalised with a debilitating spinal injury after swimming in Croatia. Best friends Tiana Sluka and Jordan Robinson, from Victoria, were enjoying the “trip of a lifetime”, when tragedy struck two and a half weeks before they wereContinue Reading
A mother who was bitten by a white-tailed spider has opened up about the reality of having her leg amputated. Kristal Joseph, from Sydney, was bitten on the sole of her foot on the spider in February and initially believed it was harmless. Her husband previously revealed she was atContinue Reading
Australian man Jason Kennison died on Mount Everest due to severe altitude sickness, his expedition organiser has said. Asian Trekking told the Nepalese government in a letter that the 40-year-old died of high altitude cerebral edema (HACE), according to the ABC. HACE refers to a life-threatening condition where the brainContinue Reading
A woman is gearing up to run the London Marathon on Sunday in honour of her ex-boyfriend – who she left because his cancer battle was “damaging” her mental health. Danielle Epstein’s ex-partner, Jelle Fresen, was diagnosed in September with a rare and aggressive type of brain cancer, a gradeContinue Reading