There are some small things anyone can do to ensure they get home safely if travelling alone
Travel blogger Megan Singleton has shared her tips after the story broke that an American college student was found dead after reportedly getting into a vehicle outside a bar she mistakenly thought was her Uber ride.
Police say 21-year-old University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson from New Jersey was last seen getting into a car outside a bar in Colombia's Five Points entertainment precinct.

Samantha Josephson, 21, was confirmed dead after disappearing in Columbia. Photo / Supplied
On Saturday, authorities announced that her body was found by turkey hunters in a rural spot in nearby Claredon County.
Hours later Nathaniel David Rowland, 24, was arrested after being pulled over by officers driving the same car she had been last seen in.
Singleton told Francesca Rudkin that she has not been able to get the story out of her mind, as it could have been anyone. 

Cemetery Road by Greg Iles: Wonderful southern American writer who does Mississippi angst better than anyone I know. Over the last few years he’s done an amazing trilogy, which started with a book called Natchez Burning – but this one is a standalone and can be read all by itself.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40604810-cemetery-road?from_search=true
Identity Crisis by Ben Elton: He’s a writer who worked on shows like Blackadder and The Young Ones so has great pedigree – and latterly written a number of books in addition to the screen writing. This one is very funny, and very black humour. A series of apparently random murders draws amiable, old-school Detective Mick Matlock into a world of sex, politics, reality TV and a bewildering kaleidoscope of opposing identity groups. Lost in a blizzard of hashtags, his already complex investigation is further impeded by the fact that he simply doesn’t ‘get’ a single thing about anything anymore. Meanwhile, each day another public figure confesses to having ‘misspoken’ and prostrates themselves before the judgement of Twitter. Begging for forgiveness, assuring the public “that is not who I am”. But if nobody is who they are anymore - then who the f**k are we?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43556477-identity-crisis?from_search=true
 
 
 
 

Cemetery Road by Greg Iles: Wonderful southern American writer who does Mississippi angst better than anyone I know. Over the last few years he’s done an amazing trilogy, which started with a book called Natchez Burning – but this one is a standalone and can be read all by itself.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40604810-cemetery-road?from_search=true
Identity Crisis by Ben Elton: He’s a writer who worked on shows like Blackadder and The Young Ones so has great pedigree – and latterly written a number of books in addition to the screen writing. This one is very funny, and very black humour. A series of apparently random murders draws amiable, old-school Detective Mick Matlock into a world of sex, politics, reality TV and a bewildering kaleidoscope of opposing identity groups. Lost in a blizzard of hashtags, his already complex investigation is further impeded by the fact that he simply doesn’t ‘get’ a single thing about anything anymore. Meanwhile, each day another public figure confesses to having ‘misspoken’ and prostrates themselves before the judgement of Twitter. Begging for forgiveness, assuring the public “that is not who I am”. But if nobody is who they are anymore - then who the f**k are we?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43556477-identity-crisis?from_search=true
 
 
 
 

Kaytee Boyd from the Boyd Clinic joins Francesca Rudkin to talk about the effects of going out of daylight savings time last night and how important sleep is to all of us.

Kaytee Boyd from the Boyd Clinic joins Francesca Rudkin to talk about the effects of going out of daylight savings time last night and how important sleep is to all of us.

Bernadette Gee is breaking all the rules.
Her first cookbook, Magnolia Kitchen, was released this week but it’s already into its third print run with unprecedented pre-orders and international sales for a first time author.
Gee is the creator of beloved baking brand, Magnolia Kitchen, which has a huge social media following.
Her story is an inspiring one, starting off as a teenage mum in the Navy to building her cafe and business from the ground up.
She joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss her career and her brand new cookbook.

Bernadette Gee is breaking all the rules.
Her first cookbook, Magnolia Kitchen, was released this week but it’s already into its third print run with unprecedented pre-orders and international sales for a first time author.
Gee is the creator of beloved baking brand, Magnolia Kitchen, which has a huge social media following.
Her story is an inspiring one, starting off as a teenage mum in the Navy to building her cafe and business from the ground up.
She joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss her career and her brand new cookbook.

Social media is driving people to take massive risks they are likely unprepared for. 
That's according to adventurer Adrian Hayers, a record breaking polar explorer and mountaineer. 
He has twice taken on K2, the second highest mountain in the world and its reputation for being extremely difficulty to ascent has it known as the savage mountain.
Hayes has written a book, One Man’s Climb, about the trauma, tragedy and triumph on K2.
He told Francesca Rudkin that he has found "extrinsic external significance" is driving more people to take on big risks such as mountain climbing, as they are looking to capture the perfect photo or obtain drone footage in order to share online. 
"Social media has now made our whole lives so public. I think what's happening now whether it's climbing mountains, whether it's running triathlons, whether it's raising money for charity, there is subconsciously the 'look what I've done' factor." 
Hayes says that a lot of people who climb K2 because it's a "gold medal mountain". 
"I didn't climb K2 to show other people they can achieve their dreams or to raise awareness. I did it for myself."
Hayes feels that the people who are tackling K2 are experienced climbers who do it for the joy, while the type of climbers who tackle Everest has changed significantly over the last decade.
"It has become the thing of ticking off the bucket list. But Everest is just a metaphor for challenges in all walks of life." 

Social media is driving people to take massive risks they are likely unprepared for. 
That's according to adventurer Adrian Hayers, a record breaking polar explorer and mountaineer. 
He has twice taken on K2, the second highest mountain in the world and its reputation for being extremely difficulty to ascent has it known as the savage mountain.
Hayes has written a book, One Man’s Climb, about the trauma, tragedy and triumph on K2.
He told Francesca Rudkin that he has found "extrinsic external significance" is driving more people to take on big risks such as mountain climbing, as they are looking to capture the perfect photo or obtain drone footage in order to share online. 
"Social media has now made our whole lives so public. I think what's happening now whether it's climbing mountains, whether it's running triathlons, whether it's raising money for charity, there is subconsciously the 'look what I've done' factor." 
Hayes says that a lot of people who climb K2 because it's a "gold medal mountain". 
"I didn't climb K2 to show other people they can achieve their dreams or to raise awareness. I did it for myself."
Hayes feels that the people who are tackling K2 are experienced climbers who do it for the joy, while the type of climbers who tackle Everest has changed significantly over the last decade.
"It has become the thing of ticking off the bucket list. But Everest is just a metaphor for challenges in all walks of life." 

Fixing poorly done earthquake repairs is likely to cost $1 billion, says a structural engineer involved in more than 100 cases.
John Scarry said he is yet to see a competent repair in 140 Christchurch jobs he has assessed.
Scarry, who lives in Auckland but has given expert advice to homeowners affected by the Christchurch earthquakes, said EQC repairs and those done via other insurers were cosmetic.
A common example was the failure to properly relevel timber floors, said Scarry, who has campaigned for years against poor building standards.
He cited one example where 22 piles needed to be replaced to relevel the floor, but only six were.
"I haven't seen a suspended timber floor that has been properly relevelled," said Scarry. "Everything that has been done is a cosmetic repair."
Common problems included "drummy" (loose) plasterboard linings which reduced bracing and stiffening of the house, 'repointing' repairs of cracked brickwork without checking whether the brick ties had failed and, in one instance, a badly cracked double cavity brick house that was "beautifully" plastered over inside and out while the structural cracking within the walls was untouched.
The failure to make proper repairs has led to a massive and rising bill for redoing botched repairs, not to mention the stress for owners.
EQC confirmed to the Herald that $315 million has been spent on redoing inadequate repairs with another $322m forecast for future work, not including settling court cases.
Scarry said he expects the cost to top $1b.
EQC had done emergency repairs well, such as taking down damaged chimneys, but substantial repairs were almost always poor, he said.
"People are saying that much more than $1b will be spent regarding repair work that has to be done again due to the lack of skilled people to do and supervise the original repairs."

Damaged buildings in the central city on the evening of the February 22, 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Repair work was often difficult but had to be done well or not at all, Scarry said.
A public inquiry into EQC's handling of claims arising from the Canterbury earthquakes is being headed by former Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright. An inquiry spokesman said notices calling for submissions were expected to be issued in April.
Dame Silvia has said the aim of the inquiry, which will also look at the response by other insurers, was to suggest improvements.
EQC Minister Megan Woods announced the inquiry - which has the powers of a Royal Commission, will be independent of Government and make its report directly to the Governor-General - after a report by a ministerial adviser found EQC to be hamstrung by disorder and dysfunction, to have serious problems with data keeping and its attitude towards claimants.
Scarry, who has in the past consulted MPs about the capability of the building and construction sector, told the Herald that the cause of the the poor fixes went beyond the capability of EQC.
The root causes were poor trade skills and a culture of shortcuts that had grown over time.
"EQC was hit with an enormous task and were without the necessary number of highly skilled engineers and senior skilled tradesmen to call on, and the necessary number of skilled contractors and contracting staff to call on.
"This goes to major systemic skills and competence deficiencies in New Zealand's building and construction sector that have developed over decades, and which have not been properly addressed despite numerous credible warnings to the highest levels of government."
No one had properly assessed the scale of damage that would occur in earthquakes and the work involved, especially for houses with timber floors.
"In more than 140 cases, many of which have had EQC repairs, I have yet to see a competent repair."
A test case alleging negligence by EQC is scheduled for August....