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Thredbo survivor Stuart Diver has spoken of his darkest moments while trapped in the landslide, and has reflected on his life, losing two wives and raising his daughter, 20 years on from the disaster. Diver was the only person to emerge alive from the rubble when two ski lodges were crushed by a landslide at the popular resort in July 1997. His wife Sally was one of 18 people who died. He told 60 Minutes there were times while he was trapped when he considered taking his own life. 'The human mind is an amazing thing, it just turned it around and it was a case of 'no, you're not ready to go',' he said.

Kate and Pippa Middleton led a glittering array of royals and celebrities who were out in force at Wimbledon to watch Roger Federer (bottom left) claim an unprecedented eighth men's singles title. But while the Duchess of Cambridge took pride of place next to Prince William in the Centre Court Royal box (pictured middle and left), her mother Carole and sister Pippa (top left inset) were sat away from Kate with the punters, alongside the latter's fiance, James. And Federer put on a masterclass against Croatian Marin Cilic, who broke down in tears while being crushed by the 35-year-old Swiss in straight sets, with the 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 result sealed inside two hours.

Broadchurch star Jodie Whittaker is to be the first woman to play Doctor Who. The identity of the new Doctor was revealed on BBC One and on social media around the world after the Men's Wimbledon Final today. She will be the Thirteenth Time Lord and take over from Peter Capaldi who leaves the global hit show at Christmas. New head writer and executive producer Chris Chibnall who takes over from Steven Moffat on the next series made the decision to cast the first ever woman in the iconic role.

An Australian man and woman are stranded in Thailand after a serious scooter crash in Kho Phangan last week, leaving Troy Markides, 29, (left) with serious leg injuries and Katie Van der End, 21, (far left) with facial injuries. Mr Markides dislocated his knee, tore three ligaments and crushed the main artery in his leg in the accident (right). It took 26 hours for Mr Markides to get proper medical attention, six hospitals, a three hour ferry ride and a four hour drive - all without his leg stabilised. After numerous surgeries in Thailand, Mr Markides is now facing the decision of having to fly back to Australia with his leg stabilised to receive specialist medical attention. A Go Fund Me page has been set up for the couple who are facing huge costs, after their travel insurance company refused to pay for their bills and flight home.

Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has posted a video and photo of her singing while shopping at JB Hi-Fi in Queensland, just days after she celebrated her 40th birthday. In the footage, Ms Corby is seen wearing a long red dress, a knitted Angry Birds beanie and appears to have a dark-coloured sock on her injured foot. She is heard singing 'Shopping at JB Hi-Fi, JB Hi-Fi' while she hands a $50 note to the cashier, before turning to the camera, posing and flashing a peace sign.

A grandfather-of-nine killed while trying to intervene in a domestic dispute in western Sydney has been remembered as a loving father who would step in to help anyone. The 50-year-old, named as Kima Sini, (pictured left) died at his neighbour's Whalan house about 5.30pm on Saturday. The father and grandfather was trying to put an end to a fight between teenager Billy Krey (right and inset) and people known to him, including his mother, when a knife was allegedly turned on Mr Sini instead.

Pictured, clockwise from top left, the loop on the back of some button-down shirts was introduced in the 1960s so that the garment could be hung up on 'locker pegs' to avoid creasing in the absence of a hanger; the hole on the end of a tape measure can be hooked onto nails to avoid slippage; This little panel found on the back of many backpacks were originally designed for hikers to attach rope cable to; that small triangle on your petrol gauge indicates what side of the car to access your pump from, so you'll never have to get out of a hire car to check again; the hole in a plane window is to prevent it from imploding should one of the three panes break; and the indent in the bottom of wine bottles allows sediment to settle into a tight space so it's not released as easily when the wine is poured.

Video footage shows the shocking moment an Indian woman was viciously beaten by her in-laws for giving birth to a girl and a dowry dispute. The disturbing clip, taken from the top of a flight of stairs, shows the woman screaming as she is lashed with hockey sticks from the front and back by two men, her brother in law and one of his friends. The victim, identified as 35-year-old Meena Kashyap, was beaten last week after her husband's family out she had made a previous violence complaint in April, local reports say. According to reports, the victim, from Patiala, Punjab, gave birth to a girl whom the latter's family refused to accept and a number of beatings followed.

Sarah Bowles (pictured, right), the daughter of jailed Hobart society heiress Susan Neill-Fraser (pictured, far left), insists her mother is not a killer, and is spearheading a push to prove her innocence as new clues emerge that could free her from jail. A new witness along with DNA evidence could be enough to overturn the 23-year jail term given to Neill-Fraser in 2010 when she was convicted of murdering her scientist lover of 18 years Hobart man Bob Campbell (pictured, second left) on Australia Day 2009.

These images, most taken in American supermarkets, showcase the shoppers so out-there, they simply had to be captured on camera. Pictured, clockwise from top left, a somewhat scary looking ensemble; a child being towed by a mobility scooter; a woman with staggeringly high heels; a decidedly eccentric choice of footwear; two security offers making use of unusual transport; and a man with footwear we simply can't work out.

The young man who crashed to his death in a horrific skydiving accident (pictured, inset) on Saturday has been identified as 29-year-old Singaporean student Mario Low Ke Wei (pictured, left), who recently arrived in Australia. His 60-year-old instructor, a veteran of 10,000 jumps, has been named as Adrian Lloyd (pictured, right). The cause of the tragedy is yet to be determined, and the student's family are calling for a police investigation.

Helen Costa-Giles, 38, weighed 100 kilos (left) and doctors warned she was at risk of chronic illnesses. The mother-of-two from San Antonio, Texas would gorge on 3,000 calories a day and enjoyed food-filled date nights with her husband. Helen is now a bodybuilder (inset) after taking on a clean eating diet and has shed 41 kilos (right).

Mummy blogger Constance Hall (centre) has shared a hilarious composite image of herself juggling her twins aside the glamorous photo of Beyonce (left, with Rumy and Sir Carter) holding her one-month-old twins - prompting other mothers (right) to follow suit. Hall did her own version, more realistic version of Beyonce's snap and it didn't take long before other twin-mums followed suit, resulting in some hilarious comparisons and confessions.' Look I'm not trying to be competitive here... but when it comes to post twin Glamour... I already took that trophy Bey,' she wrote in a Facebook post.

Daniel Rotariu (pictured left after his injuries and right, before) had 96 per cent pure sulphuric acid poured over him by Katy Leong while he slept in their Leicester home in July 2016, after she tested it on a sausage first. The 31-year-old later discovered Leong had Katie Piper's autobiography Beautiful - detailing the harrowing rape and acid attack suffered by the actress in 2008 - in her bedroom. His disfigured appearance left him suicidal, but when he was at his lowest ebb he met mother-of-one Anna, who worked at the support centre he had recently started to attend. She looked past his scarring, quit her job to avoid a conflict of interest and the pair are already living together.

The Bayeaux-style weave shows over 100 different scenes from across all six seasons of the HBO drama and took a whopping nine weeks to create. Viewers can feast their eyes on the medieval-inspired embroidery, which recreates the gore of the 'Red Wedding' and the suspense of the Battle of Hardhome, as they wait for the eagerly anticipated seventh season, which stars British actress Emilia Clarke (inset), on Monday night. The tapestry is around 252ft-long and was created as a celebration of Northern Ireland's links to Game of Thrones.

Owners around the world snapped pictures of their delightfully unphotogenic cats gurning, grimacing and frowning in a serious of hilarious portraits shared online. Some of the images show cross-eyed kitties doing their best to look into the lens, while others capture cats flashing their unusually sharp teeth. Even though they are definitely not the prettiest pets, they have charmed viewers with their colourful personalities.

Crack SAS squad members took to social media where more than 2,000 incredible snaps have been posted. They show elite soldiers engaging in training missions and during their front-line operations. Others show state-of-the-art weaponry, vehicles and special equipment worn by British special operations soldiers. SAS soldier must sign non-disclosure agreement when they join, preventing them from revealing operational details. They are also barred from sharing information about TTP - Tactics, Training and Procedures.

A prankster boyfriend pressed the switch to activate his girlfriend's naughty vibrating knickers as she shopped. Shya, who runs the popular YouTube channel ShyaCVT, can be seen holding the remote as Yiran enters a Walmart in the US, giving a sign of things to come. By the supermarket's doors she turns and says: 'What are you doing? No, not yet!'As the couple looked at a selection of DVDs Shya presses the button again and Yiran bends over to control herself and flashes a smile for the camera.

A twelve-year-old boy nearly died after launching a terrifying tombstoning leap with his head inches away from the cliff as he made the 30ft jump into the sea in Dorset. The heart-stopping moment was captured on camera by amateur photographer Carole Zimmerman (pictured above) who was walking on the isle at the time. She saw the group of boys driving from the cliffs near Portland Bill lighthouse. The retired teacher, 64, said she gasped when the boy jumped and it was only when she processed her pictures that she realised just how close he came to injuring himself.

'Tan Mom' is back with a vengeance. Patricia Krentcil, 49, who was famously charged with child endangerment for allegedly taking her daughter to a tanning bed, is now hitting back at the school district five years later. A nurse at the Lincoln Elementary School in Nutley, New Jersey, reported her to the police in 2012 - so when her daughter Anna came home from school last month with a sunburn, Krentcil was furious. The mother-of-five, who is looking into suing the school district for neglect, told the New York Post: 'She was totally burned. I packed her [sunscreen] and she came home like a french fry.'

Terrifying footage captured the moment a Ryanair plane carrying tourists landed with a thud, throwing passengers out of their seats. The mobile phone video shows the plane edging towards the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport, West Yorks. However the Boeing 737-800 aircraft bounces off the tarmac as it touches down and jolts screaming holidaymakers forward.The budget airline was travelling from Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands on Friday. The clip was filmed by a passenger called Craig who described the ordeal as a 'frightening experience.' He said: 'I have flown for many years, and this has had to be the first landing where I have thought the main gear was going to collapse.' Craig said passengers were thrown 'from left to right' as the aircraft came down in strong winds. The photos show the plane on its descent and the moment of landing on Friday and an image of a Ryanair aircraft taking off.

A scooter driver was lucky not to be seriously injured after a truck ploughed straight into the back of him at a Sydney intersection when the heavy vehicle appeared not to see him when taking off at a green light. The rider appeared to be glancing downwards and was slow off the mark and the truck drove through like it wasn't there, pushing it violently forward and wedging it between the moving truck and a car. The rider appeared to be unhurt in the accident.

James Thorpe, 29, a retired firefighter from Boston, Lincs, was left paralysed after a freak accident on his stag do (inset). The 29-year-old had to delay his wedding to Michaela Watson but managed to stand unaided to say his vows and perform the first dance using a special frame (left). The emotional moment came as a surprise to guests at their Disney-themed big day at a castle in Grantham, Lincs (right).

Pick-up artist Denzel Jones (left) bought six properties in four years now worth $3 million, including homes in St Marys (top right) and Willmott (bottom right), by using the same confidence he teaches lonely men struggling to approach women. His dating company School of Attraction charges a $4,000 fee for a three-month course he claims gives any man the skills to charm women. The self-confessed 'class clown' has mentored more than 100 men and applies the same approach he teaches them to buying property - be proactive.

Male model Jack Eyers, from Bournemouth, Dorset, beat out 24 other finalists to take home the title at a glittering black-tie ceremony in Birmingham on Friday night (left and right). The 28-year-old, who is also a qualified personal trainer, now has his sights set on winning the Mr World competition, which will be held next year. In 2015 Mr Eyers, who had his leg amputated at the age of 16, became the first male amputee model to walk New York Fashion Week (inset).

Photos by Diana Bagnoli document the 'Boukout' ritual in the Mlomb village in Casamance, Senegal. The initiation ceremony - known as 'Boukout' - sees men risk their lives in a sacred forest for one month to prove their strength and endurance. While the men are in the forest, women are prohibited from contacting them. However, young girls are allowed to bring them small gifts of food. Pictured top left: A man tests his endurance by pushing a nail through his nose before entering the forest. Top right: A man pours holy water containing herbs over himself as part of a good luck ritual proscribed by a famous Marabout.The main photo shows a man cutting himself to demonstrate his strength.

Disney Parks isn't letting Han Solo or Luke Skywalker save the day at their new Star Wars-themed lands. 'When you step in to the world, you're the hero,' Chris Beatty, Disney Imagineer and executive director of the new expansions said. Galaxy's Edge focuses on two major rides allowing guests to lead their own adventures. The first is a battle between the Resistance and the First Order. The second allows riders to take control of the Millennium Falcon. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge will first open at Disneyland, California, in 2019, followed shortly by a second, identical location at Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World.

Jaw-dropping photos show the Apache speeding through the inferno as part of a performance at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The Tattoo is the world's largest air far with jets, giant transporters and historic aircraft taking to the sky. The flying spectacular is staged to raise money for the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust.

He may be one of the world's most feared hunters, weighing in at 1,000 lb, but Bruno (pictured) the grizzly bear just loves to entertain. And for visitors to the Triple D Wildlife Farm in Montana in the US, where he lives in captivity, five-year-old Bruno has perfected an impersonation of his hero, Baloo from The Jungle Book (inset). Just like the Disney character, Bruno likes nothing better than to use a handy tree trunk for a good back scratch, as these pictures by US wildlife photographer Shayne McGuire show.

Franco Banfi, 58, caught the magnificent creatures around 65ft underwater as well as his partner, free diver Sabrina, 51, just off the coast of the Caribbean island Dominica. The 40ft long sperm whales, known to be quite social, spend around seven per cent of their time sleeping and nap vertically for six to 25 minutes - in this case it was ten.