27 h. ago Charge homeowners with swimming pools and big gardens more for water, industry urges

Under Water UK’s suggestion, frugal users would be rewarded with cheaper pricing per unit, while excessive users would be forced to pay more

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57 h. ago Fears grow over missing boy who was wearing a balaclava ski mask when he vanished

Police believe he may have taken a train from Llantwit Major station

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58 h. ago ‘Filling in these gaps’: Paul McCartney’s recently rediscovered photographs

A new exhibition at the Los Angeles Gagosian showcases previously unseen pictures taken by the musician during the rise of BeatlemaniaHe is not drowning but waving. John Lennon’s arms stretch at angles like the sails of a windmill. His face wears a toothy, incandescent smile. Beads of water dance around him like an upside-down waterfall as he swims off Miami Beach.“He’s so carefree,” says Joshua Chuang, director of photography at the Gagosian art gallery. “It’s almost like you’ve never seen him like that; he’s always kind of joking around or brooding or being sarcastic. He’s so happy. It’s his best friend at the time capturing that and, when you know about what happened, it’s so moving.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Beckenham Place Park lake to reopen less than three weeks after 'heartbreaking' death of teenage boy

Izaiah Smith, 15, died on April 4 after swimming in the water in the London park

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3 d. ago Urgent search to find missing boy, 13, who may have travelled to Manchester

Antonio Shay Patrick Latouche has not been seen for more than 24 hours

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3 d. ago Coroner calls for wild swimming regulation after death of man, 55

Joel Kenneth died after suffering a cardiac event while taking part in an organised open-water swim

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3 d. ago Coroner urges government to act after man drowns at open water swimming event

Joel Ineson, 55, suffered a cardiac episode before drowning at a supervised session in a Sunderland park.

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3 d. ago Married father who 'wanted to swim with sharks' was warned not to enter the water before he was savaged off Israeli beach, friend reveals

Horrifying footage shows the man flailing in the water off the coast of Hadera's Olga Beach on Monday during the bloody attack as the water quickly turned red.

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4 d. ago Urgent search launched to find missing boy, 15, reported missing three days ago

Issac may be in the New Mills or Buxton area

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5 d. ago Desperate search for missing girl and boy who vanished together as police launch appeal

Thames Valley Police are in a frantic search for a boy and girl who went missing from Banbury in Oxfordshire. The pair disappeared on April 16 and have not been seen since

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5 d. ago Police launch desperate search for missing girl and boy who vanished together four days ago

The girl and boy have not been seen or made contact with their loved ones for four days now, and Thames Valley Police are growing increasingly concerned for their welfare

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5 d. ago Boy missing for three days sparks 'direct' police appeal over welfare concerns

16-year-old Archie Henry went missing on Wednesday (April 16) and police are growing concerned about his welfare

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8 d. ago Kicking up a stink: row over sewage pollution blighting Cape Town’s beaches

Campaigners say authorities should be doing more to clean up waters around city of nearly 5 million peopleOn a clear summer’s day in Cape Town, the Milnerton Lagoon was serene, reflecting the bright blue sky and Table Mountain. But there was an unmistakable stench, and up close, the water was murky.A few hundred metres away, adults and children played in the water as it flowed into Table Bay. On the boardwalk, a sign read: “Polluted water: for health reasons, swimming and recreational activities are at your own risk.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Scots mum's swim in contaminated water leaves her hospitalised for five days

Shelley Sim became seriously unwell after swimming in the sea, which has left her fearful.

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9 d. ago ‘I needed heart surgery after swimming in polluted water’: Health warning as sewage spills reach decade

As a result of sewage pollution, 331 people have seen a doctor with chest infections and gastroenteritis and some were hospitalised

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1 week ago BBC DIY SOS star issues health warning after undergoing triple heart

DIY SOS star Mark Millar has issued a warning to his followers after undergoing triple heart-bypass surgery. The BBC star survived a heart attack while cold water swimming off Clevedon's coast, in north Somerset, at the end of last year.

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1 week ago DIY SOS star shares 'vulnerable' struggle and huge scar after open heart surgery

The TV builder, 55, had a heart attack while cold water swimming off of Clevedon’s coast in north Somerset late last year

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1 week ago ‘When I came out of prison, I couldn’t wait to create’: leading artists and inmates team up to break the prison cycle

Blak In-Justice, staged by the Torch and the Heide Museum of Modern Art, features works by Judy Watson, Vernon Ah Kee and Destiny DeaconGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMelissa Bell loves to paint images of water. In her work, blues and greens swim alongside one another in a colourful flow. “I grew up on the river in the backyard,” the artist says. “I was pretty lucky with that, living on country at Cummeragunja on Yorta Yorta, where I’m from. The water was always a part of me.”Bell always loved art – and studied it at RMIT – but then her life got “a bit chaotic”. “I ended up meeting a partner, [which led to] domestic violence, and I lost my way,” she says. Bell was incarcerated for the first time in 2015 when she was in her late 20s, and four more times over the next five years. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Urgent appeal launched to help trace missing boy last seen at Manchester train station

Shay has been missing since Tuesday

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2 w. ago Urgent appeals issued as police hunt four wanted men in Greater Manchester

People are urged to call police if they see them

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