19/03/2025
Norwich, GB 3 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

PC CARL WALKER GC, aged 88

A police constable in Blackpool. he made a heroic effort to stop an armed robbery in a jeweller’s shop, and was shot – receiving serious injuries. Another officer was killed, sparking one of the UK’s biggest manhunts.

TOM KAREN, aged 96

After escaping the Nazis as a boy, he grew up to be the greatest modern designer of our times – toys, bikes, cars, caravans, artwork. You name it, he made it.