12/12/2024
Norwich, GB 8 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.

LILY SAFRA, aged 87

Born in South America, she married four times, becoming one of the world’s richest women and a major philantropist. But two of her husbands died in mysterious circumstances.

VERA SELBY, aged 93

A lecturer in art and textiles she became world snooker champion, overcoming immense prejudice. She was also a witness in a snooker murder.