Emergency call released of boy who swam for hours to save family, Dawson's Creek star James Van der Beek dies, and regions warned of severe weather ahead
Emergency call released of boy who swam for hours to save family
The call made by an Australian teenager to alert emergency services after he and his family were swept kilometres out to sea south of Perth has been released by police.
The recording captured the moment 13-year-old Austin Appelbee calmly told the operator he had just swam and ran to reach a phone while his mother and two younger siblings remained kilometres offshore.
Tributes pour in for beloved Dawson's Creek star James Van der Beek
Tributes have poured in from family, friends and fans following the death of US actor James Van der Beek today at age 48.
The Dawson's Creek star revealed in November 2024 that he had been battling stage three colorectal cancer since 2023, saying he had been privately dealing with the illness while continuing to work and support his family.
Van der Beek was survived by his wife, Kimberly, and their six children together. The family broke the news in a post to Instagram today.
Prison standards must 'apply to everyone' - mosque killer's lawyer
Even the mosque terrorist, described as the most reviled person in New Zealand, must have the same treatment as everyone else under our law, his team of four lawyers have told the Court of Appeal as they closed their case today.
They've spent the week arguing for the mass murderer's 92 guilty pleas to be vacated because of his fluctuating mental health induced by what he claims were "inhumane and torturous" prison conditions at the time.
Lawyer A, who has name suppression, began their closing submissions quoting Nelson Mandela, "A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones".
Watch: The regions being warned of torrential rain and severe gales
1News meteorologist Dan Corbett says heavy rain could bring flooding to some areas over the next few days.
ONE SHARK SIGHTING
A Northland wildlife photographer has captured striking drone footage of more than 30 bronze whaler sharks swimming along the Mangawhai bar.
Photographer Andy Bruce said he noticed the sharks swimming in shallow waters alongside a large school of kahawai early Tuesday morning.
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