News about Tom Ballard

Stampede has risen to the summit of the world's most dangerous mountain, despite protests over a video of a deceased porter

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 11, 2023
Permits to scale K2 in comparison to all of the travel expenses, as well as hiring guides and Sherpas. Any K2 trips for the ultra wealthy are available for £54,700 (inset), where climbers have WiFi, hot showers, and heating at base camp, while Western food is available in Pakistan because "the food available to foreigners is not the best for foreigners." However, the prices do not appear to be deterring Westerners, as a record-breaking 207 permits to climb K2 were obtained last year. As eager mountaineers emerged from a deadlock in a narrow passage of ice in August, a Sherpa video showed major overcrowding (right) in a small passage of ice, sparking a slew of traffic jams this week, with mountaineers being banned from climbing over a dead helper (left) while attempting to crack a world record.

Wentworth star Kate Box addresses the importance of queer people playing LGBTQ characters

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 3, 2023
Lou Kelly, the former prisoner on Foxtel's "Wentworth," came to fame as a tough inmate. And now actress Kate Box has spoken out about the importance of queer performers playing LGBTQ characters. Deadloch, the 44-year-old plays Dulcie Collins, a police officer who is married to a female played by actress Alicia Gardiner, in the new Amazon Prime series.

On Prime Video, Australian comedy royalty The Kates make their Netflix debut with Deadloch

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 26, 2023
Prime Video is gearing up to unveil its latest Australian original series, Deadloch, on June 2nd. Be prepared for a new binge-worthy obsession. With its unique blend of humour, suspense, and wicked plot twists, this darkly comic murder mystery, created, written, and produced by Australian comedy legends Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan and Kate McLennan and others, is sure to captivate audiences around the world. Deadloch is expected to defy the crime genre's rules while still leaving viewers guessing at every turn.