Russian tourists, Ilia Peregudin, 29, and Maksim Melekhov, 39, were part of a diving group that had travelled to the area to experience its marine life and range of corals, and swam near the sea floor to take in everything the environment had to offer.

There were four tourists in total, all from Russia, with one local dive instructor.

After observing schools of fish making their way around the reefs, all five of them were reportedly swept away by powerful undercurrents.

The bodies were eventually recovered (ViralPress)

The currents were said to bring them towards some sharks, and while two of the tourists resurfaced with the diving instructor and made their way back to the diving boat, Ilia and Maksim were not as fortunate.

They went missing, and a search was launched by coast guard members and other divers in the area, Philippine coast guard provincial commander Capt. Airland Lapitan told AP.

The Philippine coast guard arrived on the scene after the emergency call at 1pm.

Chilling underwater photos shows the scene just moments before the dievrs were attacked by sharks.

The scene moment before the attack took place (ViralPress)

Maksim would be found one hour later, floating face-down and unconscious in choppy waters, with crew calling for first aid.

He was be declared dead in Saint Patrick Hospital in Batangas, Lapitan said.

The commander then revealed: “The other Russian diver [Ilia] was found while being attacked by sharks.

“His right arm, unfortunately, had been severed and the sharks were moving around him.”

He added that ‘they somehow managed to pull him away.’

He too, would be declared dead.

Authorities have stated that an investigation into the incident, with officials set to come up with ways to stop similar tragedies from happening in the area.

The coast guard found both bodies, but it was too late (ViralPress)

Lapitan further explained what they suspect happened: “There was a strong current, and the group were separated.

“Two of them who were with the master diver were able to return to their boat, but the other two failed to resurface.”

He went on: “We had a difficult time recovering one of the divers because there were sharks circling around the body.

“We believe the individual was attacked by sharks because their right hand was missing.”

Diego Reyes is a local that dived with the tourists, calling the incident ‘overwhelming and traumatising’ and that he too felt the strong currents in the water.

“It was really challenging to get back with the group once you got separated,” he admitted.

He concluded: “I hope authorities would be able to figure out what really happened to them. Thank you Lord for keeping our group safe. Rest in peace to the Russian divers.”

This news comes following the shocking death of the actor, who was found dead two days ago at just 39 years old.

While there has been a great deal of speculation of what may have caused this, it is likely we will never know as her family have declined an autopsy.

As such, investigators will not be able to further determine what may have caused her death.

She died at age 39 (Matt Winkelmeyer via Getty Images)

Trachtenberg’s family have declined an autopsy due to religious reasons.

The decision can be overruled by a medical examiner if foul play is suspected, but that was not done in this case.

The actor’s death sent shockwaves across the entertainment world, with reports coming just a day before the similarly shocking death of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, who were found partially mummified in their Santa Fe home.

Trachtenberg was perhaps best known for starring as Dawn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl.

Her cause of death will not be determined by an autopsy (Presley Ann via Getty Images)

Tributes came pouring in after her death, with co-stars and fans alike mourning the young actor.

Her Gossip Girl co-star Blake Lively spoke out in an Instagram story, posting a picture of the pair with the caption: “This was the first day I met Michelle.

“She was electricity. You knew when she entered a room because the vibration changed. Everything she did, she did 200%.

“She laughed the fullest at someone’s joke, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be a part of this community and industry as painful as it could be sometimes, she was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved, she was big and bold and distinctly herself.”

Sarah Michelle Gellar also paid tribute (20th Century Fox)

She finally added: “The world lost a deeply sensitive and good person in Michelle.

“May her work and her huge heart be remember by those who were lucky enough to experience her fire.”

Sarah Michelle Gellar, her Buffy co-star, also paid tribute to her on screen sister, saying in a tribute: “Michelle, listen to me. Listen. I love you. I will always love you.

“The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it. I will be brave. I will live… for you.”

The caption, a tribute to quotes from Buffy, left fans emotional, with one posting a comment on Instagram saying: “I’m so sorry for your loss Sarah.”

Epstein was a monstrous businessman who was found out to be a child sex offender, abusing underage girls himself as well as providing them to other paedophiles through sex trafficking in Florida and New York.

Since dying while in custody in 2019, the general public have clamoured to know the truth behind what Epstein did, with his suicide coming before he could face criminal charges in court where he most likely would have indicted other famous faces in his sex trafficking ring.

And while his close friend and business partner, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted in 2021 of recruiting young girls for him, people continue to demand more on the topic.

Prior to the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump promised to released the so-called ‘Epstein list’ as he focused on a campaign of transparency.

Epstein was charged but never answered to his crimes after dying in custody (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

And after winning back the keys to the White House, his new US Attorney General Pam Bondi has this week released the first batch of Epstein files. But in doing so, Bondi accused the FBI of ‘hiding thousands more pages’.

The documents, released on Thursday (27 February), are the first declassified and publicly released files related to Epstein and his sexual exploitation of more than 250 underage girls at his homes in New York and Florida.

“This Department of Justice is following through on President Trump’s commitment to transparency and lifting the veil on the disgusting actions of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators,” said Bondi.

“The first phase of files released today sheds light on Epstein’s extensive network and begins to provide the public with long overdue accountability.”

But in a public letter from Bondi to FBI Director Kash Patel, it has also been made public that she believes the FBI is withholding extra information on Epstein.

It reads: “Late yesterday, I learned from a source that the FBI Field Office in New York was in possession of thousands of pages of documents related to the investigation and indictment of Epstein.

“Despite my repeated requests, the FBI never disclosed the existence of these files. When you and I spoke yesterday, you were just as surprised as I was to learn this new information.”

The first phase of the Epstein Files has been released (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Overall, the first batch of Epstein files have been somewhat of a disappointment, with nothing new coming out among the documents released.

With roughly 200 pages made public through 10 different files, it includes a series of flight logs from the sex offender’s private jet alongside a partly-redacted ‘contacts list’.

There is also a blacked-out list of more than 250 ‘masseuses’, a list many believe has been redacted due to the theory that Epstein trafficked his victims in to masseuse roles for his wicked operation.

A redacted photocopy of an address book allegedly created by Epstein, cited in reports on his crimes over the years, was also released.

Celebrity name listed in the contacts book include Mick Jagger, Alec Baldwin, Voldemort actor Ralph Fiennes, Dustin Hoffman, and Ivanka and Ivana Trump.

Epstein and Maxwell (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Conservative commentator Candace Owens questioned why there were even phases of the release, posting on X: “Something about this Epstein release doesn’t feel authentic. Why do we need “phases” of the release and why not just release it to the entire public at large to comb through?”

Other MAGA personalities were in agreement, with Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican member of the House Oversight Committee, posting: “THIS IS NOT WHAT WE OR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ASKED FOR and a complete disappointment. GET US THE INFORMATION WE ASKED FOR!”

Former One America News Network host Liz Wheeler said people wanted ‘the juicy stuff… names’.

As for the FBI documents Bondi says were withheld, Bondi has given the FBI until 8am local time today (28 February) to hand them over.

Content creator Taylor Donoghue (@taylordonoghuee) took to TikTok last year to reveal the ‘five things I’d never allow my BF to do’.

In the caption to her viral video, she acknowledges that it may be a ‘hot take’ but that it is ‘just my opinion’ at the end of the day.

But the 24-year-old from New York received a bit of backlash after opening up about the various red flags that could come up.

Best friends

(TikTok/@taylordonoghuee)

The first no-no for Taylor is having a girl best friend.

She told her 380k followers: “Because I don’t believe in them. I think those get messy.”

While she did say that it’s okay to have acquaintances and friends, but a girl best friend is absolutely off the table.

Notifications

Next up, she highlighted that it is key that her and her partner have their locations switched on for each other, mostly for ‘safety’.

The 24-year-old clarified: “Am I stalking every hour? No, but I feel like it’s just one of those things that when you care about someone, you’ll tell them their whereabouts.”

Taylor also calls it a red flag if your partner doesn’t want you to know where they are.

Strip clubs

Third of all, she says that her boyfriend is not allowed to go to the strip club, even though some couples ‘go together’.

She states: “You can go to bars. You can have a guys’ day, but strip clubs? Absolutely not.”

Paying your way

Taylor then said that she wouldn’t let her boyfriend pay all the bills, saying it is ‘wrong’ for men to pay for ‘100 percent of everything’.

She clarifies that she’s talking about dating and not marriage though, explaining: “Especially early on, the guy should take on majority of the bills but I’d be lying if I said, like, I didn’t pay for a dime.”

Instagram pictures

Finally, she says that her partner cannot like bikini pictures of other girls on Instagram, labelling it ‘a huge red flag for obvious reasons’.

She says there’s a lot more awareness around the problem, but concluded: “It always makes me sad when I see someone that’s married with kids or just in a relationship and they’re liking girls’ photos, especially provocative ones.”

Viewers in the comments were divided on her ‘rules’, with one user commenting: “But when guys say this we are insecure.”

However, one user commented: “HEAVY on the strip club one!!!!”

A third said: “OK so true I don’t understand how people’s boyfriends are paying for everything like where is that money coming from!??”

Her boyfriend has since made a video of his rules for her, which include not flirting with guys at the bar, not liking other guys’ Instagram pictures, making sure she texts him while she’s out and not getting lip filler.

Jac Sexton had begun his career as a hairdresser in South Wales when he started to experience dizziness, double vision and slurring in his speech in October 2024.

The 19-year-old visited the doctors who told him that he had an ear infection from a recent bout of glandular fever.

The doctor initially misdiagnosed Jac’s condition as an ear infection (PA Real Life)

The teenager underwent six weeks of radiotherapy and lost the ability to swallow and perform normal tasks.

Due to the size of the cancer and the location on the brain stem, it prevented him having conventional chemotherapy treatment.

He suddenly suffered a near-fatal medical collapse which lead to emergency surgery at his home in Aberdare in January.

Jac died from a diffused glioblastoma on 25 February 2025.

Jac was diagnosed with high-grade glioblastoma (PA Real Life)

Jac’s uncle Rhydian Sexton, 37, told PA Real Life: “Jac touched so many people in the last few months.

“The nurses called him ‘Sassy Jac’. Even though he was going through what he was, he had so much character.

“That’s what kept him fighting so long. In the last two weeks, the laughter we’ve had in the house was amazing. The relationship he had with his family said it all. He was happy, which is the main thing.”

Jac’s treatment ended on Christmas Eve and the final chemo session took its toll on him.

On 4 January, the aspiring barber suffered stopped breathing and collapsed.

According to the NHS, this aspiration occurs ‘when food, drink or saliva goes the wrong way, enters the windpipe and goes into the lungs’.

Paramedics arrived at the scene and were forced to cut open his trachea to get to the blockage.

Jac was looking forward to his career as a barber (PA Real Life)

For the next 40 minutes he drifted in and out of consciousness as his access to oxygen waned.

“The prognosis was bad,” said Rhydian, a site supervisor from Aberdare.

“The doctors said that if he did wake up, he would be brain dead or fully disabled.

“The amount of trauma Jac’s body had been through with the tumour and the radiotherapy and now this on top, nobody’s body should be able to go through that.”

But Jac’s uncle praised the NHS for their persistent work when he was transferred to Noah’s Arc Cancer Centre.

“You see so much negativity around the NHS,” Rhydian said.

“But Noah’s Arc has been amazing – the nurses there are second to none.

“Nothing’s too much trouble. The passion they had for caring for their patients is remarkable.”

“His older brother Jay was by his side,” Rhydian added.

“And his cousins Caitlin and Josh, Libby, Riley and Mason, all came to see him too. His stepdad Rob was also so important and his girlfriend Abby was with him for his final few weeks.”

A friend set up a GoFundMe page when Jac fell ill with a target of £1,000, but it has already surpassed £13,000. You can donate here.

If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, contact Macmillan’s Cancer Support Line on 0808 808 00 00, 8am–8pm seven days a week.

Yep, the Irish presenter seems to be taking a page out of the Scot’s book as he hands over his titular show to another celebrity.

Norton is being replaced as the host of his The Graham Norton Show tonight (28 February) while guests Chris Pratt, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Toby Jones, Rob Beckett and Rachel Chinouriri chat to someone else.

Don’t start panicking though, the 61-year-old is only going to be gone for the short-term.

And the star stepping into the legend’s shoes? Well, it’s only the iconic Claudia Winkleman.

He announced the news in a January episode of his BBC show while The Traitors presenter was on the coveted sofa.

Norton’s time-off from his show comes as he’s headed Down Under to perform his live tour, An Evening With Graham Norton.

The star will be hitting up cities including Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne in March as Aussies apparently love the host just as much as us.

The Father Ted star is set to discuss his new book and will share ‘hilarious tales from his star-studded sofa’, as well as doing a Q&A with fans.

The Claudia Winkleman Show? (BBC)

With the BBC keeping the show going without him, Winkleman hilariously said of her fill-in role: “I apologise in advance!”

She’ll apparently only be taking Norton’s seat for tonight’s episode. But it’s not the first time she’s done her pal a solid like this either, as she took his place after he quit BBC Radio 2 back in 2021.

The Strictly Come Dancing host said she was left ‘gobsmacked’ by her appointment at the time and said it was a ‘privilege and honour’ to take Norton’s place.

Jack Whitehall has previously taken the seat of Norton on his long-running chat show too, having filled in presenting duties in 2019 while the BBC star was preparing for Eurovision in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Claudia’s filling in tonight. (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Even though the Irishman will be well missed by fans, it’s fair to say people are pretty excited to see Winkelman chin-wagging with the A-listers on the sofa tonight.

Reacting to a preview snap on X, users called her ‘the queen’ as they said they’re ‘looking forward’ to the episode.

Although, there is of course the suggestion that the show should be temporarily renamed as ‘The Claudia Winkleman Show’. But let’s be honest, while Winkleman might be an iconic fill-in, no one can truly replace Graham.

The Graham Norton Show airs on BBC One at 10:40pm tonight (28 February).

Just before Thanksgiving 2024, Brittany experienced ‘severe abdominal pain’ and was rushed to hospital. It was found that the mum from the US had gone into septic shock.

This had been brought on by Group A Streptococcus (GAS). The same bacteria that cause strep throat, in Brittany’s case it had entered her blood and led to toxic shock sepsis.

This ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ was able to spread rapidly through the woman’s body and attacked her limbs.

While she was unconscious and unaware of what was taking place, doctors performed ‘life-altering procedures’. Brittany then woke up a week later to discover she was an amputee as numerous surgeries ‘took more and more from her limbs’.

Brittany went into septic shock, which resulted in her having both of her legs and left hand amputated (GoFundMe)

Her brother, Chris, and best friend, Mel, wrote on GoFundMe: “It was heartbreaking when she was finally conscious enough to be aware of her body and discovered the devastating reality that both of her legs, left hand, and half of her left forearm, had all been removed.”

Although Brittany was able to keep her right hand, her family explain that the ‘damage and loss of sensation’ in most of her fingers mean even the simplest of tasks are a struggle.

As they try to raise money to help with medical costs, home modifications and a handicapped accessible van they say ‘high-quality prosthetics’ are the woman’s ‘greatest wish’.

They describe the mum as a ‘fighter and a warrior’ and an ‘artist, photographer, pianist and gardener’.

Brittany has been described as a ‘fighter and a warrior’ during the traumatic time (GoFundMe)

Referring to Brittany’s fiancé and 12-year-old son, they added: “Adrean has been her rock; tirelessly splitting time between the hospital, caring for Rowan, and navigating the healthcare system, all while continuing to manage their home and daily responsibilities. Every aspect of their lives has been so profoundly affected by this tragedy.”

Earlier this month, they updated the page to say the woman had been discharged from the ‘step down unit’ and has been transferred to the in-patient rehab ‘that will be her final step before going home’.

“She deals with phantom limb pain and severe loss of sensation in her hand, except for pain. But she is working through it and trying her best to overcome all of these challenges with every passing day,” they added.

Brittany is set to remain in hospital while she relearns to live as independently as possible.

If you’re thinking, ‘wait… people can hear their heartbeat??’, then it looks like you’re one of the fortunate ones, as it turns out that this phenomenon can actually be a sign of a pretty serious health issue.

Dr Ahmed Abd Elbary took to TikTok to shine a light on pulsatile tinnitus (TP), a condition in which patients hear an odd ‘whooshing’ or the ‘sound’ of their own heart beating in their ears.

Hearing ringing in your ear could mean something serious, according to an expert (Getty Stock Photo)

While the usual form of tinnitus – which, as the NHS state on their website, is when a person can hear noises that do not come from an outside source – is usually benign and not a sign of anything serious, the same cannot be said for PT.

Some people just brush PT off as an annoying sensation here and there, but it can become overwhelming and extremely uncomfortable for others, making it difficult to concentrate or sleep.

PT can also point to something more sinister going on.

Dr Ahmed explained how PT is typically a result of ‘changing blood flow in the small blood vessels inside your ear’ in the social media clip.

However, he warned that this could potentially indicate someone had an aneurysm – a dangerous bulging of a blood vessel that, in some cases, can be fatal.

“Sometimes, your blood flow can become more turbulent, and the most common causes for this are things like aneurysms and atherosclerosis – this is narrowing of the arteries,” the health expert explained.

PT sufferers can also get something called localised increased blood flow, the doctor added, which means a particular blood vessel has increased blood supply to it.

However, this means that it is caused by a tumour, and while tumours associated with PT ‘are benign’, according to the British doctor.

Explaining that this is down to something called ‘altered awareness’, it means that the blood flow hasn’t changed and that you are more aware of the PT.

Dr Ahmed went on to say that this is down to hearing loss, adding: “That’s because you become less aware of your surrounding noises and the pulse starting it has becomes more obvious to you.”

Dr Ahmed has urged people who experience symptoms to get it checked by a professional (TikTok/dra_says)

The doctor added that there are also other causes of the condition, but highlighted: “Most of the time it’s completely benign, and nothing to worry about,” but he did say that you should ‘definitely’ get it looked at by a professional.

Highlighting that it could be a cause for concern if it’s a new occurrence, he advised that it’s worse if you don’t get it checked out.

It’s not too long now until Grand Theft Auto VI is finally made available to the public, with an autumn 2025 release date on the cards according to parent company Take-Two Interactive.

Take-Two, which owns GTA developer Rockstar, made this commitment last autumn and then again in the first week of February in a move that was widely applauded by fans, given it wasn’t the feared delay to 2026.

And given it’s been 12 years since the last GTA game was released, fans reckon they are going to get an incredible instalment that could go down in history.

There’s a reason Spotify playlists with all these songs still exist, with fans listening to them reminded of the good times they had bopping along while doing their best to escape a five-star police chase.

Well, GTA 6 wont be any different, it seems, thanks to one musician, Martyn Ware, who took to X to explain how he was approached by Rockstar for his song to feature. One of the founding members of the band Heaven 17, he co-wrote the song ‘Temptation’ (search it, you’ll know it) which was one of the best selling songs of 1983.

GTA 6 is released later this year (Rockstar)

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) last September, his comments have resurfaced on the r/GTA6 subreddit this week after he rejected the offer from Rockstar.

“I was recently contacted by my publishers on behalf of Rockstar Games re the possibility of using Temptation on the new Grand Theft Auto 6,” he wrote.

“Naturally excited about the immense wealth that was about to head my way, I scrolled to the bottom of the email re the offer

“It was $7,500 – for a buyout of any future royalties from the game – forever. To put this in context, Grand Theft Auto 5 grossed, wait for it… $8.6 BILLION. Ah, but think of the exposure. Go f*ck yourself.”

Martyn Ware said no to the deal (Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images)

Responding to the original post from Ware, one fan said: “Sure, that’s probably not a lot, but y’all kinda f**ked up. Having a song in a GTA game is a long term win. I hope you guys can negotiate this.”

Responding, Ware explained: “I haven’t ‘f**ked up’.

“I’ve worked in artist rights advocacy for 20 years. I know the game. This is iniquitous.”

Will we get a second GTA 6 trailer before the game is released? (Rockstar)

Another fan agreed with Ware, stating: “You did good. You can make $7,500 in western countries from waiting tables probably in a month or two.

“That is no way to evaluate art, especially from the creator of a game that will likely make over a billion dollars on its launch night.

“‘Exposure’ isn’t payment because while there’s a chance you could get more famous being included in such a big project, there’s an even bigger chance you’d be treated as just another random song on the game’s radio that people won’t care to Shazam and listen to.

“Unless they’re willing to offer royalties, it isn’t worth it.”

Ware later clarified that the offer from Rockstar was in fact $7,500 for each of the co-writers on Temptation, meaning the overall offer was $22,500. He still rejected it, saying it was ‘utterly unacceptable’.

Given that gaming analysts reckon GTA 6 will make $1 billion before it goes on sale, you can kind of understand where Ware is coming from.